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Quick Tank

Quick Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Rio Arriba County.

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Quick Tank is a reservoir in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.3 acres, reaches about 2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.4 acre-feet.

On a water as small as Quick Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Quick Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Use this plain plan on Quick Tank: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

While learning Quick Tank, begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.

How to Read the Water

To narrow down Quick Tank, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.

Season by Season

During the first hour on Quick Tank, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.

A Simple Tackle Plan

On Quick Tank, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.

For a first pass on Quick Tank, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.

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