[From Beginner to more Advanced Gear]

Trakker holdall and Korda rig safe are good

[Maumee River in Toledo]

Jerome,

I stood in that exact spot by the boat on Saturday. Besides the museum I didn't see a rest room anywhere close which wouldn't work out well for my fishing partner.

I will be back down there before long. I plan to fish there in the spring several times.

[Maumee River in Toledo]

Thank you all. Just what I needed.

[Maumee River in Toledo]

I have actually been on the ground there some. Much of the obvious areas are overgrown with brush and trees; even in the parks. I hoped to run across a local who has fished in the area with some better suggestions than I have found so far.

[Maumee River in Toledo]

I am looking for a good place to access the Maumee River in Toledo. Any parks you suggest with open bank space would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Brian Pearcy

bpearcy10@yahoo

[Hello]

Hello. Welcome to the club.

[2016 Midwest Regional "The Fourth Awakens"]

Sounds good. I can't wait.

[2016 Midwest Regional "The Fourth Awakens"]

Great news Paul.

[Carp Master Classic on DirectTV (Sun Jan 3rd, 11am EST)]

Here is a response from Dave Mercer's Facts on Fishing Facebook page about availability of the Carp Master Classic online:

"the only way to watch it right now is on Sportsnet 360 in Canada & on Outdoor Channel in the U.S. Later in the year WFN - World Fishing Network will re air the shows. We will post the new season on You Tube once all those channels are done airing it. Sorry we will not have them on line until after that. But we do have older episodes posted on you tube now for you to watch."

Keep checking YouTube. It will eventually show up there.

[Shimano Speedcast 8000 XTA]

I have been looking at the Carp Kit items marked down this weekend and the Shimano Speedcast 8000 XTA's caught my eye. $139.99 sounds like a reasonable price on those reels.

I have five reels that are fully functional at this point or those reels would be coming to my house next week.

If you are reel shopping, they might be worth a look.

[The Case of the Stolen Wallet]

Good one. I'm glad you found it.

[Carp Master Classic on DirectTV (Sun Jan 3rd, 11am EST)]

Here is the write up. It looks like this was on The Outdoor Channel.

http://www.bassmaster.com/news/mercer-vs-swindle-carp-classic

It looks like it might show up on You Tube eventually under the Facts of Fishing You Tube channel with Dave Mercer.

Here is a video I found on Dave Mercer's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OutdoorChannel/videos/10153832283522884/

[CarpQuest's Christmas Greeting with a LightSaber !]

LOL

[New Memeber SW MI]

Welcome to Michigan carp fishing. Before too long you will be hopelessly addicted like me.

[Sonik 6000 FS Reels - One Year Later]

I haven't noticed the handles causing any issues for me.

[Black Friday Buffs and a little bit O'Gold]

Nice fish and good story

[2016 events...]

I am in for Wooden Spoon

[New Episode of CarpQuest Released: Crayfish and Carp]

I know the feeling. We received 5 inches yesterday. There won't be much carp fishing happening around here until April arrives.

[New Episode of CarpQuest Released: Crayfish and Carp]

I enjoyed the video

[Sonik 6000 FS Reels - One Year Later]

I purchased the Sonik 6000 reels on a promotional sale last year and have used them for 1 full season at this point. I thought I'd post my impressions of them after catching 140 carp on them this season.

I agree that the sales information posted on Carp Kit is accurate. Here it is again in case you need it:

A superb new bait-runner style reel, with a super smooth trouble free operation and sleek black cosmetics. Supplied with two spools, they feature S-curve Oscillation for even line lay, instant anti-reverse, front and rear drag, balances twin handles, thick Aluminum black bail arm, Titanium coated anti-twist line roller and a 4.6:1 gear ratio, which recovers a full 87cm/34 inch of line per turn of the handle.

• 5+1 Stainless Ball Bearings
• High Strength Composite Body/Rotor
• Instant Anti-Reverse
• S-Curve Oscillation for even line lay
• Line Recovery Per Turn of Handle - 34inch/87cm
• Balanced Rotor
• Balanced Twin Handle
• Titanium coated
• Anti-Twist Line Roller
• Thick Aluminum black bail arm wire
• Free spool feature
• Sensitive sealed drag
• Gear ratio 4.6:1
• Supplied with 2 graphite spools, capacity of mm/m 0.30-460 0.35-340 0.40-260/lbs/yds 15-375 18-340 22-225.
• Reel Weight - 460g

These are sturdy reels. They look good and they produce as advertised. I have snagged hooks with them occasionally and jerked, yanked and ripped to free the snag and the reel did not falter. I even tightened down the drag once reeled until my hook bent with no obvious ill effects, although I don't recommend you do what I did.

I like the black finish on the reels and it has worn well with minimal scratches. The only reason there are any scratches at all is because occasionally I got a little excited and dropped the reels when unhooking fish.

I'd buy them again if I needed new reels. I think they are a good intermediate reel for people who are getting serious about catching lots of carp on a regular basis.

[High Water at the Buff Hole!]

I enjoyed the write up. Thanks for sharing.

[Final Session in 2015 Was a Good One; 9 carp]

I like being outside even if I don't catch fish. Catching is a big bonus though.

[Final Session in 2015 Was a Good One; 9 carp]

Thanks Frank

[Final Session in 2015 Was a Good One; 9 carp]

Thanks John. It's the latest in the year I have ever fished for carp. I was certainly happy to catch several of them.

[Carp Fishing Bloopers Video]

I repeated it til I got something I could live with. I trimmed this 90 second video down to 28 seconds in the version I ended up with.