Tuesday, Carp tournament organizers were in Baldwinsville talking to local business leaders about possibly hosting a regional competition in local waterways next year.

Just this weekend Oneida Lake hosted a bass fishing tournament. But the difference between Carp fishing and Bass fishing, is the style of fishing and size of fish that are caught.

Carp fishing has been popular in Europe for several years and is just now catching on in the U.S. Last year, the North Country hosted the World Carp Championship on the St. Lawrence River. This proposed tournament would be the first of five planned across the U.S.

David Moore, tournament coordinator for the American Carp Society, said a tournament could be very lucrative because the resources are available.

"It is, it's a very good area, I mean just right there we are catching, we had several fish, anywhere probably between 12 and 22 pounds, so the resources are here. Nobody utilizes them and that's one of the reasons we do these tournaments is to make people aware of what's in their backyard," Moore said.

Organizers hope to host the tournament next year at the end of May or beginning of June.

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