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unless your doing it for free, then i'ld say when can i book

wow in that case then i can drive in France, weres good? haha.

You need to have passed your driving test and have a minimum of 3 years driving experience and be over the age of 21 to legally drive abroad. I will have a gander into those lakes however i think i've stumbled onto a lake that seems perfect.

sent you a message buddy

Right this is a mixed post, and probably easy to answer. Me and a friend want to go on a carping holiday but want a nice lake to go to, the size of the fish isn't bustingly important, we don't really need to push into the 40's aslong as it has a nice stock of 20's and 30's. The main thing we are after is a nice secluded lake, not situated by any motorways or any attractions like that, quiet in a land of its own with a nice scenic enviroment. The reason we choose England is because were guessing the price to go to France for a week raises by a busting amount? If not we would probably choose to go France, however once again raises the question, were? Due to our age neither of us can drive in France which causes a problem wanting to fish France, but can drive anywere in England, we've already looked at Orchid lake in oxford and Blubell lakes, both looking very attractive however we want to know if theres anywere else avalable? Were after 24/7 around the clock fishing, no-were you have to pack up come a certain time and sleep in a lodge. Thanks alot - Jack

ok, i think i understand what your saying, with a season ticket i can fish the lakes asfrequently as ilike however thelakemustpermit nights and daysto be able to fish nights? p.s sorry, i'vejust broke my spacebar

http://www.cemexangling.co.uk/venue_guide.php?function=groups luckily for me i've bumped into these lakes and there not to far of a drive for me, however, i'm just curious about something, if i was to join up and get a season ticket to one of the lakes would i be able to fish nights along with days? and fish there as frequently as i like? I'm after joining a lake and paying a yearly permit or season permit as such to try and get some solid fishing in at such lake, but how do these season permits work?

PLEASE, don't make comments like that. I can think of no end of double entendres to go with it, so I'll just hope the jokes blow over quietly When it comes to Snag fishing is this any use: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=28532 well when you have beans for lunch, sausage and beans for dinner and scrambled egg for breaky. Your just asking for trouble. And will read up on that thread cheers

Velcro'd closed, very easy to push open. A windy night will have it off

annoying aren't they

nope, definately put huts up haha Whats wrong with Orchid Lakes?

not as easy as it sounds when your in a bivvy at 3am

well i've just treated myself to a nash double top 2 extreme so the peak will allow me to keep the door open even in harsh rain, but clambering out of my bedchair bag can still stake 4-5 seconds

Cheers i will start with the kiss effect immediately. After however realising im actually using death rigs at the moment without realising im going to stop immediatly, switching to semi fixed rigs just for the pure fact i need the weight of the lead to hook as im always night fishing at a small lake which i tuck up my bait close to objects, a post and island to be precise. So i feel i need the carp to be hooked before i can let it wonder around the lake or spit out my hook in my delayed reaction time.

Thanks Ian. I've made my decision and its definately down to semi-fixed rigs and helicopter rigs! Ill just have to go down to a tackle shop and buy the parts to make them i guess. Any advice on which one is a better rig to use?

i think i will be going for the semi fixed rigs, is it wise to use tubing with them or leave them as mainline?

Wow, since reading that im supposed to loose my lead on every take im strongly considering switching over to inline leads. I understand that its about the fish and i don't want to hurt them or even kill them myself, i just really, really think its bizzare loosing a lead everytime we hook a fish. That you might not even land i might add. Surely theres got to be another way of putting a lead on other than inline were you don't loose it per run but can still be enviromentally friendly to the fish? (i'ld just like to add, using lead clips means the lead comes off everytime right? i use them myself at the moment but i think i push the tubing on too far creating a death rig, apologies up untill now i didn't realise that it did that. I thought that it would come off only when it was direly needed, not fix on permenantly.) Maybe this set up is for me http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/rig-section/carp-rigs/semi_fixed_running_rig.html?print could anyone explains how its put into play in a very newbie way of text. You make it so the lead is secure then when it gets a take it comes loose but stays on the line? correct?

so let me get this correct, your supposed to loose your lead everytime you get a run :S i understood you'ld loose it if you got a snag so as if the line snaps and the fish takes it through some snags the pressure would cause the lead to fall off, but i didn't think every time you got a run

another vote for bluebell! im going myself in 2010 only for the kingfisher lake mind, not swan. Don't feel confident enough to pull out a monster yet!

right so a free running rig would be - hair rig to swivel shock absorber from swivel to mainline, then an inline lead. is that it? And yes i think i shall purchase a book on making rigs. Would braid be the best option to go with for hair rigs? adding on that what use is shrink tube? also ild just like to ask what type of lead rig is the more popular? which tends to be used more in the world of fishing?

at the moment i buy ready made rigs from my local tackle shop as i can't quiet grasp tieing my own. Im stretching my knowledge and ild like to give Snowman rigs a go. First off i just want to ask how do i go about making them? does it need a pop up or can i just put two/three boillies on the end of the rig, further more will it fit onto a ready made rig or will i need to learn to tie my own to fit them on? please note im using 15mm boillies? After which im interested in learning about Fixed, Semi-Fixed and Free Running rigs. Please correct me if the names are wrong. At the moment i use fixed rigs, well i think there fixed, this is the item i use for my rig: http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/wp-content/images/2008/05/lead-in-clip.jpg also after reading some posts i think i may push the clip on too hard? is it suppose to lie quiet loose or tight? Im interested in learning about the other two types of ways of attacthing rigs so if you'ld be able to show me what i need to do to be able to create them or if theres a product that has them made up already that i can purchasethat would be super. Also im very interested in the pro's and con's of each rig Thanks for all your help! - Jack