Well This Was A Bizarre And Unusual Catch

[@robbiefishing]

Filmed with: amzn.to/3RhcRPn Jan Juc Worms: www.fishingworms.com.au/ Fishing Rod Holder: instagram.com/U_bewt_fishing_rod_holders_/

[@kirstyshiels6155]

Merry Christmas 🎄dear Robbbie and family from Kirsty in Holland ❤

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much for your kind words Kristy. I have a friend here named Kristy too. Merry Christmas to you and your family too.

[@lightningsfishingadventures]

We've caught a few dark ones but not that dark. That looked pretty cool 😁🎣

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Haha Darth Vader of carp. LOL

[@browntrout1156]

Wow the black carp, lovely spot there Robbie.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@kainewright8389]

Wow that black carp is almost like a melanistic carp!

[@jimdobies7314]

You’ve never sounded more like a “DAD” than in the extra footage where you’re puffing, grunting, and singing to yourself. The icing on the cake was you casually watching the carp release itself 😅

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahahaha I watched that with Holly and she cracked right up. LOL 😅😅😅

[@jimdobies7314]

@@robbiefishing my kids would have totally laughed at me. My wife frequently asks if I’m ok in the bathroom when I talk to myself!

[@robbiefishing]

@jimdobies7314 hahahaha

[@peterhipwell4632]

Amazing color of that carp Your so right about COVID restrictions

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Pete. Wasn't it a crazy time to be alive. Hopefully we never have to endure anything like that again.

[@michaelpaul5498]

Just caught my first fish out of the Yarra. A big fat mud marlin. Glad to get it out of the river. Thanks for all the tips Robbie. MP

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate, and well done on your big carpio.

[@CamBill]

Good one mate 👍👍👍👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Cam..👍👍

[@brentonclarke]

I love the machete I might need to get one myself if I do more bank fishing, plus it serves as a good fish erradication tool 😊

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Haha I have a few very distasteful carp photo on my phone that wore the sharp end of my machete. LOL

[@brentonclarke]

@@robbiefishing haha

[@LarrysFishing]

Oh what we do when we think the camera is off LOL I've caught a couple Black Carp in the Edwards, very strange for sure. Nice session with the Jan Juc's!!!!

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks Larry. I'm always amazed at how much I talk to myself. LOL

[@blainesellars1548]

That’s crazy mate wow black as the ace of spades ♠️

[@robbiefishing]

Haha you're not wrong mate. Certainly unusual that one.

[@christophergold6056]

I love that spot you go to Robbie, always produces! Ever thought about packing the Whipper Snipper in the car before a fishing trip? 😂

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks mate. Someone else suggested that too. LOL 😆 This is definitely one of my favourite fishing spots

[@Fishing_n_that]

Hey mate, hope you and your loved ones have a safe and merry Christmas🎄, Cheers! 🍺

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much mate, I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas too.

[@T.J-and-Soul]

I bought a Ryobi 32v brush cutter it's pretty bloody good. You should look into getting one. You cand trim all the long grass with no engine noise or carrying petrol around. No hot mufflers to catch the grass on fire either.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, what a fantastic idea. Thanks for the heads up. I have en electric chainsaw and absolutely love it.

[@T.J-and-Soul]

​@@robbiefishing I got the Ryobi 32v leaf blower too, that thing is more powerful than the Stihl petrol blowers. And you only need the one battery to swap between the two. Contact Ryobi they might send you one when they see how many subscribers you have. They even have 18v fans that are really good. I have the 18 volt vaccuum which I'm not that impressed with but their 18v impact wrench is amazing. I keep that in my car with a set of sockets for car wheels incase of a flat tyre. I even have a medium sized trolley jack I keep in the car. Flat tyre changes only take 5 mins with little effort.

[@DwayneSlobe]

Melanistic carp. nice

[@crazycollectables]

Haha 😂 Mishap Na just say oh wow what a beautiful safe release. Love ya work I’ve caught black , red , brown carp and some beautiful pure gold females up to near 2 foot. 👍

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks mate. I was so slow off the mark. LOL 😂

[@KJAJMurdoch]

Hey Robbie I am the one who sent you the chopping board and at the moment down in Blanchetown we are catching those jet black carp left right and centre😂

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much for your amazing gift. WOW the black carp are taking over. LOL

[@beckyrobinson5672]

Im glad you got the carp. The carp is gross.it looks like rat poop.

[@beckyrobinson5672]

Im glad your enjoying your fishing.yucky old carp.

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Becky. I hope you have a blessed Christmas. 🙏

[@ben-zt4el]

Great vid Robbie m8 keep it up

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@Northisbest]

I love catching U Carps U lucky bugger Whoa I love Black Carp cos it's special I could watching your video all day long. More Carps 👍👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much for your kind words mate.

[@sharonwylie1104]

So sorry you have been sick 🤧 Robbie. You need to completely recover before Christmas Day as history has shown that’s always been a successful day for you 🤗

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Sharon. Haha it sure is. I have had great fishing success on Christmas day.

[@Liamkassulke]

I caught 4 black carp today but they aren't normally that colour and you don't see them often

[@nikolaj5563]

Goulburn River near Echuca is currently swarming with extremely black carp, exciting once or twice until you realise it’s still a mud marlin 😂

[@robbiefishing]

Haha the novelty soon wears off. LOL

[@LangeysFishingAdventures]

Hope your better soon mate

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@Matto_Harvo]

I reckon that you've done the drummer joke before Robbie.

[@robbiefishing]

Oh bugger really? I try to avoid doing that. LOL 😂

[@AndrewFishman]

*Sigh* beating the same old drum again, are ya Robbie? @@robbiefishing

[@thisyoungfogey701]

Ive been watching since you started. Didn't understand how to subscribe until my kids show me. Minnesota USA is a lot like you. Just colder lol

[@robbiefishing]

WOW thank you so much for your great support. I would love to visit Minnesota some day. I have been to California and Nevada. I LOVE America.

[@RKJFishing]

Not often you see a bright black carp haha. What an interesting catch though I wonder what on earth would cause that to happen. It's nice to be catching at an old favorite spot. Well done mate

[@ExzotikGaming.]

Another sick legend on a legends video

[@RKJFishing]

@@ExzotikGaming. haha cheers mate

[@T.J-and-Soul]

Black is a genetic mutation same as gold is. That's basically how the Chinese developed Koi fish and goldfish. Selective breeding mutations together. Just like having a blue budgie etc blue budgies occur in the wild but the other budgies won't breed with them an hawks can single out a blue from all the green ones. That's why we don't see wild blue budgies. I don't think a carp would care what colour is partner is though.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. This is the same spot where I caught the bright orange one a while back. Haha

[@robbiefishing]

Legend... Thanks so much for your kind words mate.

[@AndrewFishman]

Mate, ya can't let the grass grow under yer feet ;) Hope you are doing alright in the changeable weather we are having lol.Stay warm and dry or cool and out of the sun... whichever suits.

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks so much mate. I hope you have a fantastic Christmas.

[@AndrewFishman]

Likewise. A merry Christmas to you and Holly and Lauretta and Skye. @@robbiefishing

[@nuthousenut4017]

Where can I get some of those Jan juk worms? Is there any way in the northeast that stock them? Preferably around Wodonga

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, I'm not sure if anybody stocks them up here. There is a link to them in my pinned comment, and also in the video description. You order them online and they arrive in the mail.

[@robbiefishing]

I will type the email address here too... fishingworms.com.au

[@nuthousenut4017]

@@robbiefishing appreciate the response. I checked out their website but they don't list any places that stock them. Was hoping to get some for my camping trip to like Eildon boxing day. Anyways have a Merry Christmas and happy New Year.

[@dougpetty6854]

Hundreds of years ago Chinese/Japanese fish breeders would have kept the black and orange carp (incidentally carp are Asian not European) and bred from the different colours to produce the incredible coloured koi that are available world wide today... a white black and red one was bought by an American a few years ago in Japan for US$80,000... 😳

[@robbiefishing]

WOW that's just crazy isn't it. I should have sold this one on the black market. Haha 😅

[@captainfrank01]

So, how black was it? Oh, bright black, got it. 😁 Caught a few like that myself of late but probably not as bright as that one!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Frank. What a crazy looking fish. I caught a black fish. Not a blackfish, a black fish. LOL

[@captainfrank01]

@@robbiefishing 😁

[@catherinekamoen6685]

I’m glad you don’t record knocking them out thanks ☺️ and I love the crazy jokes 😊

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks so much Catherine. Yeah there's some thing's that don't need to be on camera.

[@thisyoungfogey701]

It's a Ripper is still my favorite saying lol

[@robbiefishing]

Haha

[@terryharwood1969]

Hope u feel better soon bro

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much bro. I'm on the mend now thankfully. 👍👍

[@TheGreatoutdoorsAndGourmetVic]

Better'n nothing dude! I reckon that fish you lost was a yella!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, it certainly felt different to all the rest.

[@zergydergy]

How bad are the flies this summer!🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰

[@robbiefishing]

You're not wrong mate, they're terrible..

[@dant-h-fp9qe]

to Robbie Fishing Cingratulations and Zmerry Christmas to the Drummer

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Dan. I hope you and your family have an amazing Christmas too mate.

[@dant-h-fp9qe]

@@robbiefishing you are so rude robbie watch out I think Krampus is visiting You this year

[@dant-h-fp9qe]

@@robbiefishing whT about a Christmas card eith candy anes in an envolope and a Christmas present or two rrom Robbiefishing and Holly and Lorretta and Your wifein the mail

[@sharynallott7332]

Bless you (sneeze)

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thank you.

[@michaelhayes1068]

Good day rob.... Mate that carp was as black as coal...I haven't seen one so dark ..... Rob thank you for all the laughs along the way this year.... We hope you and all the family have a wonderful Christmas and we wish to each of you good health... God bless 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎄🎄🎄

[@robbiefishing]

G'day Mike, thank you so much mate. I hope you and your family also have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 🇦🇺

[@skeetercreekoutdoors7994]

That carp was under the bed dark

[@robbiefishing]

LOL

[@markwindley7932]

Can i ask why you through them both to the right could you not put one a little to the left ??

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, I prefer to cast my lines downstream and fish with the current rather than into it. Plus it is deeper down that end. I have actually sounded it out with a Deeper fish finder.

[@Kadesf1shing]

Robbie ur videos are amazing u remind me of Rex hunt with his fishing shows what a guy great video hope for many more to come

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much for your kind words mate. Rex was, and is a hero of mine. A huge influence to me.

[@AndrewFishman]

Yibada yibada @@robbiefishing

[@thisyoungfogey701]

It was minus 3 ish this morning. around 28 degree feirnenheidthaldoamon

[@robbiefishing]

WOW That seems so crazy as I sit here under my air conditioner. LOL 🤣

[@lenlemaic7849]

I trust you got some anti virals, they will make you recover quicker. Stay strong.

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, I called about them but I wasn't able to get any. I was advised by my medical centre that if you're under 50yo you need to have a severely compromised immune system or be indigenous. LOL So I just had to suck it up. If I was over 50 I could get them because I am a chronic asthmatic, but as I am 48 and white skinned I miss out.

[@lenlemaic7849]

Sorry to hear that, I've had covid twice, but this last pneumonic flu mucked me up real bad. Start eating lots of garlic, it helped me.

[@robbiefishing]

@@lenlemaic7849 Thanks so much mate, I actually really like garlic. About time I found a healthy food that I liked. Haha

[@gumbie1711]

crazy luck for the first fish. fish on in 2Mins

[@daveb6470]

Take care of yourself mate. I must admit I was willing that second fish to escape..lol

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha thanks mate..

[@Urbanfisho]

HOW'S your sense of smell & taste Robbie?

[@robbiefishing]

Hey UF I still don't have any mate. It's like everything has been watered right down. It's horrible.

[@Urbanfisho]

@@robbiefishing TELL me about it! When I had it last year, I couldn't smell anything, & what I could taste was only very BASIC flavours. I bought a curry a few times, and all I could taste was the meat & veggies, mildly, but NONE of the spices. ALL it tasted like was a plain, salty stew!

[@haroldtakahashi8875]

💛...hope santa brings everything everyone wishes for.. including whirled peas...

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Harold. I hope Santa looks after you too.

[@catherinekamoen6685]

What does carp taste like?

[@robbiefishing]

Absolutely terrible. Haha I've eaten it a few times. I have found ways to make.it taste OK, but the bones are horrendous.

[@AbelCarden]

What causes the carp to be black in colour?

[@robbiefishing]

I am not sure sorry mate. Possible a genetic thing? After all, goldfish are carp.

[@jeetts59]

I got COVID 8 days ago and I’m only about 90% better

[@robbiefishing]

It's horrible isn't it. It takes ages to shake off. I'm still not 100%.=

[@AndrewFishman]

Feel like I am missing out. I still have not had it. @@robbiefishing

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

I remember i was working every day during covid working on the trains. There was hardly anybody on them but i was on them every day with a letter for the police if they stopped me driving to work in my car which they did and my letter was proof that i was an essential worker. So i was at work every day not one day off. But i wasn't allowed to go fishing up into the mountains on my own 😢 it's a mad world. Great video Robbie.

[@patrolmanracv]

the world is fine ...the politicians are mad ..

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

@@patrolmanracv your a wise man.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Vincent. It certainly was a crazy time to be alive. I hated not being able to go fishing in NSW (the next state to the north). I spend a lot of time up there but our state had the border locked. If I went over, they wouldn't let me come back into my own state. They had police road blocks at the border. What a crazy time. Hopefully we never see it again.

[@gordonbate2844]

If the government said that you could go fishing people would have been shoulder to shoulder along that river

[@victorbitter583]

@@gordonbate2844 If the local walking tracks are all chockers, what's the difference?

[@Knee-ko]

Nothing better than a good session eliminating Carpios from the system. #doingyourbit. Hope you, Loretta, Holly and the rest of the clan have a great Xmas, mate. 👍👍🎄🎄🍺🍺

[@Marschy85]

I was wondering Robbie if you have any information on growth rates of carp?

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, it varies a lot according to conditions but I know they're one of the fastest growing fish in out waterways..

[@Marschy85]

@@robbiefishing So how old do you think the fish were that you caught in this video?

[@AndrewFishman]

@@Marschy85 the carp Robbie was catching are probably about 3 -5 years old. In their first couple of spawning seasons. They get to maybe 8 - 10 inches in their first year, with the bulk of that growth being in the first six months. They slow a little and reach about 13 - 18 inches in the second year and get to about 18 inches - 2 foot by year 3 when they are pretty much into their breeding maturity. The females are generally larger than the males at the same stage of growth.

[@Marschy85]

@@AndrewFishman Thanks for that information. I'm trying to get a feel for how many larger carp are being caught that are the offspring of last years Murray/Darling flood events. It would appear at this stage, not many???

[@Jorre-Fisk]

My locals have a bunch of random coloured carpios. Heaps of released pets and ones that are spawned from them. Great catches 🎉🎉

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. That might explain why this one was so dark..

[@rodneylloydnason7455]

Robbie ol chap, where do ya get your worms from?..

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, there is a link to Jan Juc Worms in the video description, and in the pinned comment. You order them online..👍

[@thisyoungfogey701]

We call you good old boys over here. Just a good person

[@brucemoffatt]

Budoom tish!

[@papeep2694]

The carp appeared to be making room for the native fish today. Looked like a fun day.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. They've.certainly left plenty of room for them now.

[@brettellis1837]

Shit mate I was excited on a downer now.

[@robbiefishing]

LOL

[@brianed1258]

Your jokes are as bad as the flies Robbie , sleeping pills , oh boy 😂😂😂

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahahaja

[@francesottewill2538]

The Dad Jokes due to Covid as well or were you happy to be out fishing? Less likely to get Covid there than surrounded by people who don’t know if they have it or not 😂

[@robbiefishing]

Absolutely. Looking back, some of the rules were ridiculous. LOL

[@mickwatson2177]

There was a chance that you would come across a zombie with covid mate. Cheers 😅👍🐕🤠

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha

[@michael-fb7ps]

Nice mate cracked a few carp glad to hear the covid has nearly passed and yeah pretty stupid rule that’s for sure cheers mate

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. This covid stuff is overrated I can tell you. LOL

[@bushfishncook2128]

I have caught a few dark ones before but never that dark, almost looked a bit of a koi x carp Well apart from that the rest of the fishing was "pretty" successful, the one that got away after he was got 😅 had that happen a few times As for the carp putting the pine over the back fin, i have seen them doing that on purpose in clear water, you get it off and they do it again by rolling. Plenty of fish landed in the end to make up the lost 1 👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I have never seen one that dark either. I have cut my finger open on that spine on their back spin. LOL

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@robbiefishing yeah I have been there it's sharper than I ever first thought

[@thisyoungfogey701]

Please keep making vids

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much for you kind feedback mate.

[@vincecotton127]

Hi Mate. Mice vid as always. Just a quick question..... Do you think the native species are winning the battle against the Carp? With all you fresh water fisho's disposing of the Carp whenb you catch them? Also is there Carp only fishing competitions that run that help keep the numbers down? If not it would be a great idea if State Governments funded sucj comps. Cheers

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, there certainly are carp only competitions. They're a lot of fun. Unfortunately fishing pressure has little to no impact on carp numbers. Other fish impact them more. Predatory fish such as Murray cod and yellowbelly have a greater impact on carp than anglers ever could. We kill them, and pat ourselves on the back, but the reality is that carp are such prolific feeders that all we are doing is freeing up good for the remaining carp to grow bigger and spawn again. If a waterway is healthy and had a lot of native fish, it certainly helps with the carp population.

[@vincecotton127]

@@robbiefishing Thanks Robboe. As a Salt water fishing New South Welshman I'm always happy to be educated on what I watch on The TUBE. Thanks again Mate.

[@RobW-AU]

Definitely “Australian water rat” only given one of the about 500 possibly resurrected or made up other names it has had over the continent.

[@robbiefishing]

Sure is mate. I think the real name is Rakali.

[@AndrewFishman]

As far as I know, this is the name currently being espoused, yes. Whatever you call them, I love the little buggers. @@robbiefishing

[@calvincraft2580]

Was it melanistic?

[@robbiefishing]

Quite possibly, I'm honestly not sure though sorry.

[@OutdoorTv313]

Hey robbie, would 30lb jarvis walker braid be good enough for massive cod fishing? Love the videos keep it up and also thanks for responding to me previously. Glad to hear your feeling better from covid, hope your back feels the same way.

[@chriscoyne4827]

I've caught a 98xm cod on 15lb Kmart line so I reckon you be fine it's all about how you set your drag. Even got a 89cm cod on 15lb again Kmart line Robbie knows that fish really well and knows the story behind that catch

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I prefer 50lb. You will get the fish in on 30lb line, especially if you have plenty of room to play it out, but if you're in heavy timber heavier line will be better. Also, you get more lures back with heavier line.

[@OutdoorTv313]

​@@robbiefishingthanks mate

[@narinkhmer]

Hey Robbie, love your fishing❤ i do sometime caught lots of carb as well. I heard that we are not allowed to put them back in the river right? What are you going to do with them? Since you caught alot.

[@thecricketcorner.24]

Yeah your not allowed to throw em back but I usually go for a long walk and dispose of it somewhere in the bush nowhere near any campers

[@willsaint7469]

He normally deals with them off camera since some people wouldn’t enjoy seeing it

[@AndrewFishman]

That depends entirely on which state you are in . in NSW ad ACT you are allowed to return them to the place of capture, you are not allowed to place them into adjacent waterways or transport them live. @@thecricketcorner.24

[@thecricketcorner.24]

@@AndrewFishman thanks so much mate I completely forgot about that I was just going off vic rules

[@GregPalmer2]

Did l tell you me wife left with my best mate,l miss him

[@TheGreatoutdoorsAndGourmetVic]

LMAO!

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha

[@alexanderwright9064]

I see you have a Dutch viewer. Kirsty. I wonder if she likes carp She probably gets mad at all the cheese you waste on the Murray Cod. Ha ha. ! My daughter is married to a Dutchman.

[@robbiefishing]

Haha 😂 My uncle was Dutch, he passed away a few years back. My aunty married a Dutch man and he was a wonderful guy.

[@alexanderwright9064]

It's definitely a cause of envy to the English, a trophy black carp you just so teach them who. is the greatest .Ha !Ha.

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha thanks mate.

[@krissteel4074]

I guess with the prolific amount of eggs Carp release, if there's a chance of a 1-1mil mutation happening to get a different colour it'll happen from time to time. From a biological perspective there's also 3 different strains of the European/Common carp in Australia- a Singapore, Ornamental and a Hybrid which got released in the 1800's to plague us with their stinky presence. When you do mix strains there's all kinds of weird hybrid vigour. mutations and differences that happen over time as well, considering they spawn every year for the last 150 odd years there's probably bound to be an increase in the couple of weirdos combining all that genetic difference. At least you are a bit better in this video, seemed pretty haggard in the trout fishing one!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Haha I was really struggling in that video wasn't I. LOL Thankfully that's all behind me now... Until next time. LOL

[@AndrewFishman]

The history of carp is not quite that simple or as described. The Prospect population stemmed from a introduction in the 1850s and is recognised as the oldest strain. Yanco, sometime in the 30s possibly an introduction during the depression. These were of limited viability and spread slowly. The Boolara strain was a game changer. A hybrid carp developed in Victoria apparently from a German strain. This is the one that was adapted to our conditions, was introduced in the 1960s and spent 20 years being spread around and facing unimpeded spread due to the lack of natives until the mid to late 80s when the breeding facilities made some breakthroughs and these became commercially viable to breed. The fact that we had denuded our rivers through drum netting and set lining, clearing, grazing and other land use allowed the Boolara carp to spread without competition and they were introduced and welcomed in many waterways. Their "stinky presence" is highly overblown in the category of things that are wrong with out waterways, they are a convenient scapegoat for many mismanagement practices in place. All 3 strains are shown to have come from European sources through DNA analyses. The Koi and Goldfish hybridise freely with carp, being to all intents and purposes carp themselves. These are, of course, Asian introductions.

[@pierreborg]

Awesome carp slaying mission, Robbie. Thanks for helping reduce the mud marlin population. Good to see you on the road to recovery. Stay safe, and thanks for the great content.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much for your kind words mate.

[@OutdoorTv313]

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