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The following is an excerpt from the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Television show.
[water flowing]
Carp were introduced in the United States about 1870 or so.
Buffalo is a native species, and buffalo get really big here.
They've been captured over one hundred pounds.
IT WAS IN AUSTIN IN 2008 THAT JASON CAUGHT A SEVENTY
POUND BUFFALO.
[water splashing]
A lot of people, they want to catch big, hard-fighting fish.
As far as why it's not more popular here,
I think that's changing.
Nice!
[camera clicks]
WORD IS SPREADING THAT WORLD-CLASS BUFFALO
AND CARP FISHING CAN BE FOUND ON LAKE AUSTIN,
AND IN THE MIDDLE OF AUSTIN ON LADYBIRD LAKE,
JUST ASK THE BATES BROTHERS.
This is one of the three best carp-fishing waters in the whole
of America.
THEY ARE COMPETING WITH SIXTEEN OTHER TEAMS
IN AN ANNUAL CARP- FISHING TOURNAMENT.
[splash]
This is the 8th annual Carp Anglers Group
Austin Team Championships.
Total team weight takes first prize.
That's awesome!
43 pounds, 12 ounces.
K.C. CRAWFORD HAS JUST BOOSTED HIS TEAM'S STANDING
BY CATCHING A NEW STATE RECORD CARP.
[fish flops] [laughter]
People ride around this, run around it, row in this lake
all the time, never have any idea that there's something that
big under there. And I caught that one ten foot off the bank,
so your dog might have been swimming next to it.
Bigger than your dog! [laughs]
[slap]
He slapped the [bleep] out of me!
[laughs]
I guess I deserved it, I did have a hook in his mouth.
This is a big fella.
EDMEN FLORES HAS GONE CARP FISHING WITH HIS DAD
FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE.
Good one!
When I was, like, five, we got into a carp tournament
just for the heck of it.
[straining]
Today, that's his second buffalo
a beautiful 35 pound buff.
Bringing in something that big is a miracle.
35 point one nine.
My friend, he thinks a 12 pound fish is big.
We really need to take him fishing.
We've got to get that one still?
Oh, you take your reel off.
We've been lucky today, we've caught about five, right here.
Fishing was very good.
AT THE END OF THE DAY THE ANGLERS MEET
TO SHARE DINNER, STORIES, AND A FEW AWARDS.
The Bates brothers with 550 point 69 pounds
Congratulations on your A.T.C. victory!
[applause]
We really never knew until right now.
Great job.
We've had a 2nd, 3rd, and a 4th in the other three years,
but first is much nicer.
We never got one of these for coming in second.
[counting cash]
THOSE WHO CAUGHT THE BIGGEST FISH EVEN GO HOME WITH A LITTLE
EXTRA CASH, INCLUDING EDMEN FLORES WHO WINS THE PRIZE
FOR THE LARGEST BUFFALO.
Congratulations, go buy a Nintendo!
[laughs and applause]