Hi Chuck, Jyndrek and Everyone:
Chuck, Wow, that is a beautiful picture of a Carp, love it! Wished you could have put in on a plain surface (like a cardboard) and have it lie down and hold still for a second or two while you take the picture. You will have to learn to say "sit and stay" to the Carp. Maybe "lie down and keep still" ?
I build this Jumping Carp because it had a "perfect" profile picture for a fish builder. Perfect side view without distortion, all the fins were in place and clearly seen, and the picture was in high resolution. The fish had beautiful colors and a nice patina to it. Yes, it is a picture of a juvenile Carp. This might come in handy when I build another outing for the "kids" again!
Also you were only partially right about Carps not Jumping. In fact they do jump a lot....even though sometime not when they are fighting a fisherman.

In Ancient Chinese Mythology there is a story about "The Carp jumping over the Heavenly Doors". The Carp was perceived as an object of good fortune to the Chinese and was a very important part of Ancient Chinese culture. It presents a symbol of good fortune and happiness. There are many explanations about why Carps jump, some folk lore and some scientific and you can look those up in Wikipedia to get the full picture. It is an education in itself!

By the way, It is good luck to see a Carp jump out of the water. So the next time you go fishing keep a look out for that. The bigger fish the bigger luck and everybody can use some of that!

Jyndrek, thanks for the links to the various Carp fishes... the scaleless carp looks very interesting and appears to be a form of the Mirror Carp missing some DNA's. I will try to find a good profile picture of one and built it for you as you said this fish is quite common in Poland.
Regards,
Stanley