i for one have never fished in france and have no intention to do so. I also have no access to an exclusive syndicate or estate lake.
call me old school, but i spend hours pouring over o.s maps looking for lakes, then finding owners of said lakes to try to get permission to wet a line
as coops said i like carp fishing not fishing for fast growing abomanations that are only in existance for glory hunters and owners pockets
for get your 40lb'ers gimme a hard won, hunted down 20 any day