Originally Posted by
deathb4disco
Charlie Elliott, the late southeastern editor for Outdoor Life once wrote an article called "The Ugh Fish". In it, he made this point exactly. He detailed example after example of how largemouth, smallmouth, trout and salmon were each considered to be "trash" fish by various fishermen, depending on what section of the country they lived in and what they preferred to fish for. My favorite story was the Tennessee sucker fisherman who loathed smallies AND trout.
Personally, I'd rather catch carp than anything. In terms of fighting ability, they put most freshwater fish to shame.