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Hi Guys, Im after a venue with accomadation for 2 families, for the summer holiday period, so from 22nd july to the following 6 weeks. Can anyone recomend a venue, with good fishing and good facilities for children etc? Thanks in advance.

Shocker! I love it, got me quite exited that has. Do you know where to purchase this product? just checked ebay , you can get it for about 4 quid, all different colours and flavours. im gonna have some fun with this stuff Good lad, im getting on it. Got sooo many ideas for using it! sweet.

Shocker! I love it, got me quite exited that has. Do you know where to purchase this product?

A chapter that Ken Townley wrote in Tim Paisleys Big Carp shows how rigs are almost irrelevant in a fishing situation. He tied a rig up as he had been shown at Savay, so I presume it was the original Savay Looney rig, the extended hookshank being achieved by a length of tubing, and fished it on his local water. The carp in the lake were able to eject the hook on many occasions, in fact he had less than 50% hook-up. He tried again, by changing the pattern, still not effective. He then went back to his standard set-up, which I believe from memory was a critically balanced bait with the hair extension tag being used to hold the counterweight. That rig landed most of the takes he had on that water, and he had been watching pick-ups to runs and ejection from above the water. Now the KD rig is just the current fashion rig that the magazines are publishing, its slightly different from the knotless knotted rig. Yet years ago when Jim Gibbinson was playing with rigs in an attempt to recreate the effects of the Bent Hook rig that was causing damage he found that by using what has become termed the "Line aligner", he converted far more pick ups than a standard hook tied on with a hair. The Line aligner has faded out of fashion, maybe because the knotless knot is easy to tie and in theory the hook should turn, flip and get a hookhold, especially with the curved shank patterns we are using. Now I fully admit that at the moment the rigs I'm using are far more complicated than the KD rig, strange, considering I'm the person who started the "Complicated rigs" thread , and I will also say , that if you create or tie a rig, then in most cases the reason it often fails is because the feeding situation is not in such a state to get the fish feeding comfortably, as a result many rigs are not working as effectively as they could. Well said that man. I agree that confidence levels play a massive part in how effective are rigs work etc. Its a really interesting subject and nice to hear what others think about it. Iv had a few tough sessions where the carp are being cute! A simple change to a running rig and the buzzers screaming! Whats this complex rig your using then? be nice and share!

I was never that good at school! Spent to much time bunking off fishing. Spallong wos never somfing i wos good at.

As iv just said, written wrong.

I knew someone would pick up on how i wrote that! Critical bait combined with the hair and the way its tied. Is dynamite available online these days? May need some at this rate.

It is one of those! Haha the mechanics of the kd rig do work exactly as i described! Lalala Im on the bank trying to winkle one out so must get back on it! Maybe i should try a different rig cos the fish arnt havin it!

I know by changing things on my rigs, on the day, get me reults! Steve renyard is a genius when it comes to rigs! I dont think he'd have the results he has if it wasnt for his thinking angler approach. Iv fished with him and i can tell you now, He has more rig ideas then you could ever imagine. Some seem crazy but they put fish on the bank. And big fish!

Im not a fan of korda but just watch the underwater footage and you'll clearly see how fish 'get away with it' KD rig sends that hookbait further in the mouth and at greater pace then other rigs, the position of the hair enables that hook to turn and take hold far more effective then a standard knotless knot. Never once said that basic rigs arnt effective and if yoir catching then why change a thing. Proof is in the pudding as they say.

Yep i'll agree with that! Watercraft and bait location. There is no getting away from the fact that carp get away with it more then you think. The KD rig has caught me fish that perhaps a basic rig wouldnt have. FACT. Rig mechanics and new ideas are v ery welcome in my world of fishing.

I dont get why so many people complicate these ideas!! It isnt a complex rig by any means! The hookhold is different pretty much every time you use this rig. Thats because the mechanics of it enable the hook to flip and turn. That coupled with the aggresive angle the hook sits at! Its a good rig and used right is deadly. If your unsure how to tie it then find a diagram of it. As said before tye korda website shows it clearly!

Hi mate, iv been meaning to get back to you. So flippin busy working and trying to find money for france! I am jammy i guess, 3 rd trip this year! to be honest iv not been doing much fishing here in the uk. Not got anything here that interests me to ne honest! I do have some info on clib down here that'll be of interest to you. I'll pm you and let you know. Got offered a ticket on new forest but they wanted over £600 :0 may be worth it next year when there's some 40s to go at. This lake in france is just shy of 60 acres ans quite a low stocking so could be a chalenge! Hope your keeping well. Nath

Hi guys, Would anyone have any info on the Labrinth (which is one of kevin maddocks lakes? Lots and lots to read on Mar Peche as its well known but no alot on the labrinth. Im off the in 2 weeks so would be good to get some backround info on it. Thanks.

Hello all you lovely people! Iv searched long and hard for info on these lakes, and although iv read an awfull lot and certainly know more than i did an hour ago. Id really like to find out how these lakes are now.? There are lots of threads written on here and to be honest they all seem very negative! Any info would be appreciated.