CarpQuest Blog – Take a Kid Carping – 2014 June is TAKC “Take a Kid Carping” month for the Carp Anglers Group. To honor of this event, I had the privilege to take Casey, Brittany and their 4 yr old son, Brayden, out carp fishing for their first time. Casey had written to me earlier …
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CarpQuest Blog – Everything is better with Friends CarpQuest is all about having fun and, most of all, fishing with friends. On a chilly early morning I took a trip to Pikeview Reservoir, Colorado Springs, to fish with James. Arriving just before dawn I got setup, drank that first morning cup of java and waited …
Continue reading CarpQuest Blog – Everything is better with FriendsCarpQuest – S2E4 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – An Unexpected Meeting You just never know who you may bump into on the bank side. I headed up to Chatfield Reservoir yesterday, the first long distance run for my new (1999 4-runner) “carp mobile”. I was planning to meet up with a young lad from the …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S2E4 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – An Unexpected MeetingCarpQuest – S2E3 – Pikeview Carp Fishing – Better with friends CarpQuest is all about having fun and, most of all, fishing with friends. Spring had begun and it was time for the “carping” crew here in Colorado to once again hit the banks together. Winter had not released her grasp yet Pikeview Reservoir had …
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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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