Armed with a Water Wolf underwater camera, we filmed some great footage recently of the carp feeding on our pack baits. In part 1 we see a trout ninja the bait soon after the cast, moving it a good foot away from the pack and perhaps costing us a bite. You just never know what …
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Following a few sessions that ended without even a single beep on the Delkim’s, I returned to Kingfisher once again. With storms forecast for later in the day, could I finally get a few beeps on the alarms and a carp in the net ? Please Subscribe to the channel, Like and Comment, if you …
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A return to Chatfield, Kingfisher for an afternoon session with Ron. Though I lost a carp early to the leader knot failing we both put a couple of fish on the bank later in the afternoon. Overall a good session. Please Subscribe to the channel, Like and Comment, if you enjoyed the video. Tight-Lines, John …
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Carp are widely blamed for the decline in the quality of local fisheries and waters Here copy of my article over on FishExplorer.COM which talks about the subject that carp are indeed the victim, not the villain in our waters! Carp, the Victim of the Villain ? Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) are an “introduced” species …
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Here are the links to the articles I wrote for Fish Explorer.COM regarding fish care and handling for carp. I have been asked many times to write some articles for the community on the appropriate, and Internationally accepted, standards of Fish Care and Handling with respect to carp. I wanted to start by saying that …
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In this video I show you the ingredients I use and how to put them together to make panko and a panko & oats packbaits for carp fishing. Everything can be purchased from your local grocery store! Basic Panko Packbait Ingredients: – 8 oz plain panko breadcrumbs – 7 oz creamed corn – 1 tbsp …
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It was an early spring sunny morning when I returned to Chatfield to fish my favorite big open water reservoir. I had never caught a carp this early in the season from this venue. With water temps in the 40s, a cold wind gusting in the afternoon, it was going to be a challenge to …
Continue reading CarpQuest New Episode Released – Season 4, Ep 3
In mid March, I met up with James, Ron and his son, Jordan. With the water temps still cold I decided to go back to basics and fish simple rigs with a range of brightly colored, highly flavored, pop-ups. For those that have often asked, who want the “how-to”, hopefully this episode shows you a …
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