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Nice 1st fish of the year - congrats !
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Nice work - truly dedicated out in that snow !
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Great story...im sure you will catch one soon!
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The bottom of Pikeview does have some gravel, rocks, silt and weeds - I say weeds given the slew of them i reel back in attached to my leads at times. I've never seen a juvenille trout out of pikeview though so doubt if they do spawn the fry survive for long - then again, i've yet to see a juvenille carp either. If memory serves, only juvenille carp i've caught last year was a 1lb little baby from Adams Country Fairgrounds - so the carp certainy are spawning and surviving up there at least. Pikeview has saugeye, trout, northern pike, bass, blue-gills and other small fish I honestly don't recognise (no, not minnows!). Given the small size of the water, the general lack of cover, i'd suspect most fry would become fodder for larger fish darn quickly. Pikeview really is classified as a "put & take" fishery for trout with the other fish being a "bonus". Someone did pull at 24" northern out last year - there really cannot be many northerns left in there now.
"Honest, officer, you have to get the mix just right for it to stay together!"
Yeah, well, I need to figure out a new "line" for that this year. I was in the Circle Feed & Seed earlier today drooling over a nice 50lb bag of trout/bass pellets and some bags of field corn and maize. Not quite sure how I can work those into my pack (perhaps mix down the pellets fine and incorporate) and still have a hope to use the excuse of "it accidentally flew of the hook sir, and honest those darn carp & catfish, they have huge mouths and can eat down that pack ball in a single gulp and then get hooked!" I can somewhat get away with the catfish excuse as folks use some pretty huge size doughballs etc, when fishing for those.
2013 shall be a fun year ahead !
John
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Stunning fish and a well deserved winner. Well Done!,
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As if 2/2/2013, Pikeview Reservoir is still frozen over. Given the warm weather the past few weeks I had hoped it may be thawed out a bit - alas not. Spoke to a few folks I noticed Ice Fishing and they noted given the history and current weather conditions it will likely be thawed by end of Feb (same as last year). Of course another cold snap for a few weeks could push this out. Note: Ice Fishing is not actually allowed on Pikeview Reservoir, and with the local DoW office being within a few hundred yards, I was a little surprised to see people there.
John
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Holy Carp ! Just got to get myself out to this wonderful venue this year !
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Nicely done Willem!
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As this turned into the Goldfish pose post , just had to post mine from last year !
John
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DOW has updated their stocking report and survey for this venue.
Currently the lake/ponds here are frozen over solid and being used heavily for "Ice fishing"
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If all planned systems work went without issue, i'd be unemployed ! Given that i've worked in the IT Management field now for 27 years i've seen the good, the bad and the totally unexpected. No matter how much ITIL/ITSM, change control, technical advisory boards, change advisory and review boards, online, or offline backups, detailed plans, back-out plans and testing you perform - chite always happens !
My job is to mitigate customer impact and restore systems to operation asap. The why's, the wherefore's and the blame can follow later. Willem I salute you for all your efforts in getting us any data back at all ! Thanks !
John
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Congrats, a real monster there ! very nice !
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My wife had thought my carp sickness had been cured and treated long ago - before we were married. I am still not convinced that she is pleased to see it return again, though at least she is supporting my rehabilitation through tackle during this difficult time for me ! Sadly, or fortunately, once you have the carp disease in your system it has no long term cure - perhaps just a quiet point for a few years!
John
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I used to use banksticks exclusively, tried a variety of products, from cheap versions to solid stainless. So far, I do like the versatility that bank sticks offer - the downside being, hard ground. I have destroyed I don't know how many bank sticks hammering, or beating them into a hardended surface (brute force, seems to triumph - er.. not!). Having constructed my own DIY pod I am now becoming a fast pod fan for places I just cannot get those bank sticks hammered in (perhaps I should try the screw in versions rather than pointed ends?). Once I get a half-decent pod I suspect i'll likely use both, depending upon the location and ground conditions. Tri-pods, could be good, need to check those out!
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I shall have to add Willow Springs Ponds, to my 2013 venues - sounds like it could have some great potential ! Thanks !
John
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I am looking forwards already to springtime next year when the waters are clear and the carp ready for some spring action ! Perhaps i'll be brave and venture out in the new year to find some open water, not sure what won't be frozen here over winter!
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My wife wanted to post her thanks to BCT for their super fast delivery of the items she ordered earlier this week. From order to doorstep was <48 hrs! Sheesh ! Almost as fast as Santa on his sleight the night before Christmas ! So, thanks to BCT ! Excellent ! Of course, what this does mean, is that I must be on Santa's "nice" list this year ...! either that, or my wife is taking up carp fishing ! <unlikely>.
John
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If the remarkable warm weather continues here in Colorado then there should be plenty of waters still open without ice for some carp fishing over the holidays ! was a balmy 66F here in Springs today - felt like late September rather than early December - however rumor is we may get down towards our seasonal norm of about low 40's again by end of this coming week. Alas I have guests in town over the Xmas break so doubt I can sneak away for some fishing. You're now the 2nd person recently to also have fished at Stanborough Lakes in Welwyn - I had never thought that to be the "hot spot" of fishing 8-)
Tight Lines!
John
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Well done Robert, a great fish, even more so on 6lb line - Congrats !
John
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Congrats on a fine days carp'ing ! a great spot you have found there.
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Absolutely Classic - love it
got to get me one - though doubt it will fit in my little cart to haul around the bankside! -
Nice work !
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Two fine fat ladies (or gents!) there ! congrats !
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Very nice and wonderful fall colors!
John
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Lots of great info and you have put a great deal of thought into it... nice work!
Only real observation i would have are:
You can start out carp fishing with just about any rod, reel combo, i would personally say medium action would be a good start, 6' or longer. Spinning reels with half decent drag would be an ideal base. 8lb+ line, thought great fights can be had on less. Bank sticks or something to hold onto your rod with to prevent seeing is float away! Hooks agreed, size 6-10, wide gape. Basic rigging could be a simple run rig with a plain 1oz egg sinker, 4-9" leader. Bait, just stuff hook full of corn and toss it out! Chumming darn works though need to check regs. Bite indication, can simply ledger with rod 90 deg to bait and watch tip.. wait for drag to sing or as most seem to do here stick rod tip up and wait for it to be yanked down with a bite!
The goal should be to get people into the sport, their first fish on, feel the rush of these golden monsters pulling and the exhilaration or catching their first carp! One of the things we want to dispel is the myth that to fish for carp you need 1000s in gear and tackle. Carp care tips certainly well worthwhile.
Hopefully you can highlight to the bass crew the joys and challenges of carp fishing and attract more people to the sport.
John