To be honest, I'm not a fan of carp, but in a way I am. When I bottom fish, I'm tending to catch some catfish and bullhead. Anything else that aren't cats or bullies are a bonus if they fight good. Here's something to add on this, pound for pound another good fighter is the white bass. Whether they're a runt or if they're damn good sized, they'll scrap like the best of them. Caught a good number of them last year, and most were keepers, all from bottom fishing. Kind of surprising, because I cast out about 70 yards out or so, and at that point its anywhere from 15-25 feet deep in my guess-timation, not sure exactly how deep though. I would even figure that I caught as many as I missed, because I would be using a decent sized hook to reel in the bullies and catfish. Those white bass love stealing my nightcrawlers. I can't say I'm too familiar with how white bass act and feed, etc. I can't remember if I've ever caught them before last year. I guess I was catching them from I wanna say mid-May through the end of September, the was the last time I've been out because of car and weather issues. My question for the masses, to continue the thread is this: What is your opinion on the fight of the white bass? Also, does anybody wanna share in on any white bass stories, because I was having quite a bit of fun catching them last year.