I just watched the episode where Howard caught Old Sam, the silver carp. It
always struck me as odd that they talked about how big he was. Andy, Goober,
and Floyd talk about how long Old Sam had been in the lake. What is odd to
me is that the fish they show doesn't seem that big. I looked up this on the
net about silver carp.
The silver carp is also called the flying carp for its tendency to leap from
the water when startled. They can grow to over 40 lb., and can leap 10 ft.
in the air. Many boaters traveling in uncovered high-speed watercraft have
been injured by running into the fish while at speed.
Seems like Old Sam should have been a LOT bigger than the 8 lbs or so he
appears to be if he was that old. Maybe that couldn't find a bigger fish.
"Wonder what causes that?"
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