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elderly
20th June 2011, 11:09 AM
How is this for a fishing trip.



YouTube - ‪Flying Silver Carp on Wabash River in Indiana‬‏

Scott
20th June 2011, 09:46 PM
Completely insane and they didn't even get a rod out!

From Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 (18 kg), and can leap 10 ft (3 m) in the air. Many boaters traveling in uncovered high-speed watercraft have been injured by running into the fish while at speed. In 2003 a woman jet-skiing broke her nose and a vertebra colliding with a silver carp and nearly drowned. In another example, a teenager's jaw was broken by a silver carp while being pulled on an inner tube. Water skiing in areas where silver carp are present is extremely dangerous.