from my article on FishExplorer.COM Recently I was talking to colleague of mine who is an avid hunter. The topic of conversation drifted, as it usually does, to the merits of catch and release fishing. This is often a great debate. On one side is the desire of the “trophy” hunter to preserve his glorious catch …
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CarpQuest Blog – CarpQuest: Year in Review 2013 It was a an amazing year for CarpQuest. Early in the season I found my old Sony Camcorder and started the video blogs. We fished new venues, met new friends and banked some stunning carp together. We fished at Quail Lake, Prospect Lake, Runyon Lake, Pikeview Reservoir, …
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CarpQuest Blog – Rigs, PVA Sticks and a Puppy On a sunny, and surprisingly warm, Sunday morning I ventured out for my second session of the year. My first trip, a week before, had not ended so well. The plastic line-guard on one of my Daiwa reels shattering. I am still waiting on the replacement …
Continue reading CarpQuest Blog – Rigs, PVA Sticks and a PuppyCarpQuest – S2E2 – Quail Lake Carp Fishing – Rigs, PVA sticks and a Puppy A very quick session at Quail Lake, Colorado Springs, to test rigs, practice tying and using PVA sticks and finally, to see how my my puppy “Raven” deals with fishing – this was to be her first time on the …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S2E2 – Quail Lake Carp Fishing – Rigs, PVA sticks and a PuppyCarpQuest – S2E1 – 2013 – Carp Fishing a Year in Review 2013 was a an amazing year for CarpQuest. Early in the season I found my old Sony Camcorder and started the video blogs. We fished new venues, met new friends and banked some stunning carp together. We fished at Quail Lake, Prospect Lake, …
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CarpQuest Blog – John Finney and the CarpQuest I still recall that day in 1978 when my Uncle Frank took me out fishing on the River Trent in England. I was 10 years old and had never fished before in my life. I was excited as we left the house and made the long drive …
Continue reading CarpQuest Blog – John Finney and the CarpQuestCarpQuest – S1E30 – Pikeview Carp Fishing – A great pair of fat twenties! I have been working nights/swings since getting back from my Utah vacation and I could not believe it had been a month since I last went fishing. I finally managed to get some time in my hectic schedule to once …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E30 – Pikeview Carp Fishing – A great pair of fat twenties!CarpQuest – S1E29 – Utah 2013 Carp Fishing – Bear Lake – Part 4 Highlights from my last afternoon session fishing Bear Lake, in Utah. It was great to away vacation with my wife. It was also good that I managed to get in two good day sessions on the shores of this stunning …
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