christoph22

So where abouts do u put the putty? at the top and bottom of the tubing? or just spread out randomly along it ?

Has anyone thought of putting some putty on their rig tubing? I was wondering about using leadcore to hug everything closer to the deck but heard lots of stories of how unsafe this was, and it just came to me would the idea of sticking some putty on my rig tubing work instead and would it be safe? I dont know if anyone else has thought of this but if u havent then id like to know of any advice on keeping everything flush to the lake bed thanks

Ye thats true, thanks for ur help anyway mate really appreciate it. thought i best ask for some advise as this will be my first trip to france and i dont want it to be a blank one! lol cheers fella

ye was thinkin 15 - 20 kilos is it worth messing about with spod mixes and particles as well? my mate has a bait boat so we'll be able to bash anything out there its just im only used to fishing boiless and pellet really. The owner prepares particles for u as a rule just not sure wether to give them or go or stick with what i know

You sure mate? Maybe 10kilos Opps ye 10 kilos lol sorry typin error Looks like a nice place to me, not sure about some of the rules away from the lake like the showers and kitchen, surely if you book exclusive it yours to do what you want, within reason Ye ur best off emailin him if ur interested, im only going with one other pal so the exclusive bit doesnt concern me. Take it uv been on their website then? i know u havent fished this lake but u probably fished somewhere in france before so as a guide how many kilo's wud u take?

You sure mate? Maybe 10kilos Opps ye 10 kilos lol sorry typin error

hi mate its been a long time since u posted the thread about lac de charlou but i just wondered how much bait do u rekon ill need and what kind? Im deffo buying the 100kilo for £70 offer that the bailiff has on his own boiliess but just wondered what else to take with me as its my first visit next july? ill be going for a week and its my first visit to france so im bit in the dark about carpin in france any other advise wud be great thanks

hi mate its been a long time since u posted the thread about lac de charlou but i just wondered how much bait do u rekon ill need and what kind? Im deffo buying the 100kilo for £70 offer that the bailiff has on his own boiliess but just wondered what else to take with me as its my first visit next july? ill be going for a week and its my first visit to france so im bit in the dark about carpin in france any other advise wud be great thanks

why dont they like it? does it frey?

Can anyone tell me a good hooklink material that is strong and camafllauges its self well in silt and maybe another to use in gravel Iv used alot of snakebite in the past (probably more suited to weed) which has been successful but its green and i think if i choose something more silty coloured then id have more succes as these are the kind of waters i mainly fish Thanks

hello Me and my friend are about to fish lac de charlou in france soon and if anyone has any info on this lake it would be much appreciated. Of course I have looked on the website and had info from the owner but I'd like the opinions of others who have actually fished it or know of news from there (as the owner is obviously going to make it sound good) thanks alot

Hello Me and my friend are about to fish lac de charlou in france soon and if anyone has any info on this lake it would be much appreciated. Of course I have looked on the website and had info from the owner but I'd like the opinions of others who have actually fished it or know of news from there (as the owner is obviously going to make it sound good) thanks alot Chris

ok thanks alot everyone, uv saved me a bundle. I'll have to get my mate to read this forum to prove him wrong lol Oh and one last thing are there any lakes out there that any of u would personally recommend (in france)

Thanks dude, so what distances or size of lake would u say step up to 3lb/3.5lb test? i cant see us fishing a lake bigger than 10-15 acres

Me n my mate are planning to go to france for the first time next year or maybe the year after and he says we will need stronger rods to deal with the bigger fish over there. We both have 12ft, 2.75lb test curve rods both made by good brands. I was just wondering is it worth investing in some stronger rods for france? or is it a must to invest? thanks

In most cases about the only thing you need as a rig, is a basic knotless knotted or line aligned hook and hair, (some hook patterns DO NOT flip in with a knotless knot) rig that you can tie. Then if you have problems with hooking, or not or hookpulls you can change and adapt by playing with the hair or rig length. Also don't forget that how you feed or bait up and put in free offerings may have some effect on a rig behaviour. That is down to YOU to develop your own style. Find a suitable hooklink material for you and the lakebed (!), but remember that you will have to possibily change this hooklink material depending on what you fish over as the various areas or lake you fish changes. Those links above should help you immensely, but remember, MOST rigs are only confusing, because WE make them so. We fish the same every time, bait up same, cast the same, to the same features. When the fish get wary of that feeding situation, that area, that same lead set-up, then we change the rig, its the rig fault, not our own. I've used this rig pretty much from 1994 to now, although I've used a fresh hook a few times and a fresh piece of braid a couple more, its the same rig Why change what works? I'm comfortable with it, as are the fish in MOST waters Rigs are only as confusing as you allow them to be. I agree all the fish iv caught have been on simple rigs it just seems im missing out sometimes on more fish with the complicated rigs. Guess its more of a marketing product than anything else

thanks mate ill have a look at those links later, i think im gonna create a log of all the new rigs and tactics i use as well as lake info, this should help me remember what i can do to get more catches

You mean this one ? I quite liked the look of it. just a 360 isn't it ? good rig but again in the right situation have fun and keep up the tying, it's good to experiment now and then and the above rig really isn't that tricky to tie like them all a couple of goes and you soon will pick it up. Ye thats the one lol whats the point tho i mean how will this catch me a carp more than say a normal knotless knot rig set up? ppl say its for the right situation but they dont say what these situations are. Can u help?

What exaclty is a chod rig?

thanks to all replys i just had a tough session on a lake in retford. The carp were spawning heavily and me n my friend caught nothing until the last half hour were he caught a 20 pounder off a critically balanced bait where the hook lied flat on the bottom and the bait popped up of the bottom. Did this really mean that he caught and i didnt? my rig was a standard bottom bait with a lead clip set up. Maybe his approach was better because of the silty bottom

Hello you can probably guess what this thread is about. I've been carpin for about 6 years now but only have i just started 24 hr sessions so i thought id get my head into a few books. i already know rigs that work well for me and i use them all the time as im not so sure theres much point in using complicated methods yet why do all the mags and books suggest it? i mean i have just bought the fox guide to modern carp fishing and they say there rigs are simple but there really not.... one rig had the hooklink tied to a swivel with an added ring (on the hooklink end) and the other end of the swivel was attached to the hook (the hook was not directly connected to the hooklink) then the bait was attached to the hook with floss D-Rig style with 2 pieces of putty on the hook to stop it going to far up or down the shaft. I mean this doesnt sound simple to me at all. Why have an extra ring on the swivel? why have the swivel connect to the hook in the first place? and why do hooks come in different shapes (Eg wide gape/long shank)? WHY WHY WHY!!?