emmcee

not trying to put a downer on what has just been said above but id only ever consider fishing a lake that i have spoken to people who have fished the venue in question. nearly all lakes will claim to be this that and the other etc but not all live up to your expectations. so be careful.

3 lads that i know have just got back from a week at bluewater lakes in france. now 3 anglers sounds good but in reallity they probably needed an angler or 2 more on there as the fish just went to the quiet areas of the lake, whereas if there are 5/6 of you on a small venue it keeps the fish moving about and gives you all a chance. bluewater is about a 3 hour drive and the nearest town is a 5-10min drive with 2 big stores. the town is called brienne le chateau. well worth a look, top venue with very nice couple who own it. peaceful and some right whackers too.i'll be going in september for the 3rd year on the bounce and my mates 4th year in a row, its that good.

well a fella i know who is in a wheelchair is currently out in france this week at Bluewater lakes. he fished there last year too. ive been there myself and all the swims are very good. made up with sleepers and covered in gravel. this fella always takes a roll of carpet so as to make manouvering about the swim much easier. also im sure whichever venue you chose the owners would be more than accomodating.

yes cm i have or rather i am. im using your particle on one rod and boilie on another. granted the fish have been in spawning mode the last couple of weeks but these blokes still winkle them out.

its not the cell mr newmarket. anyone that talks to them says that everything is always out of site. when theyve packed up no dropped bits or nothing. this could be a job for poirot or marple . i saw one go to his motor on saturday and all he got out was a pressure cooker with its lid on. so particles is my guess unless he fancied a nice stew at 9 in the morning lol

whatever the carps dietary needs are i think 2 blokes on one of my lakes knows exactly what that is. they are machines, and not blanked yet whilst all around are blanking good and proper, including me and they do this on every lake they fish so im told. if only they liked the odd beer i could maybe get them talking lol

i do still want him to go and he can take a few players with him

ive not been myself but from what ive seen and heard then abbey lakes is probably your best bet

you got it now but if you hadn't i would of suggested the use of korda mouthtrap for your rig material. the best out there in my opinion

when i use inlines which is very rare, i use atomic tackles inline leads. they have a slot built into them so when you get a pick up the lead goes up your line and drops off everytime

thats not a krank hook, its a short shank curve. be that a korda, esp, fox who knows. just a simple knotless knot/coated braid rig. ideal for a bottom bait

i use a few, korda kranks in size 4 for wafter hookbaits. korda wide gapes in sizes 4 and 6 for pops and bottoms and also carporium longshanks in size 6 once again for pops and bottoms. the last 2 patterns depend on which of my lakes im on. and then for chods i use jrc mbt4 in size 4, these are now discontinued but i brought 10 packs when i heard they were to be no more once these are used up then it will be korda chod kranks.

dont think it matters in my opinion. i fish them both and ive caught on both.

seen too but in size 6 and smaller, i use the size 4s and haven't had a problem

i know for a fact premier baits use nothing but fresh eggs. i was there once just after they took delivery of 2 pallets of eggs and they were over 6ft tall. something like 10,000 eggs or something silly like that, all needing to be cracked by hand . some firms use buckets of broken eggs etc. for me using whole egg powder may give you a slight edge as most baits are made using liquid egg, be they fresh, broken etc

just been using the normal crank hooks tied up with a knotless knot on a 10" hooklink and with my usual wafter hookbait with a spread of boilies. i have purchased the chod cranks but have yet to use them as my fishing situation doesnt warrant a chod at the moment, also im very reluctant to change my current choice of chod hook if im honest. but i have some incase

whether the crank hooks are new or not is neither here nor there for me, i walked into my local tackle shop, saw them, liked them, used them and ive landed every hooked fish on them since. i would of brought them if they had been fox, e.s.p, ace, nash or whoever, its the first time ive seen a hook pattern like this apart from in match fishing where a size 14 hook is no good to me. and i dont purchase items on the back of a dvd or whatever. i make my own choices and my own mistakes and i learn by them.

it was a great week thanks. and they are as much related as hitler was with martin luther king

up the size of your hooks. 90% of my fishing is done with size 4's. nice bit of metal, it goes in and stays in. no tares

good question mr newmarket. what i do is set a target for myself and once its achieved i set another. in my fishing in england im on a few syndicates that hold some big fish. so when i hopefully bank one im straight onto the next biggun in that lake. ive been on one of my syndicates on and off for 10yrs now and there are 2 main targets left me but they are not the be all and aend all. its all about enjoying myself at the end of the day. as for fishing in france its the same. ive caught that 56lb mirror and next id like a 60lb carp. obviously you need that size of fish in the lake to achieve that target. bluewater lakes holds around 8x60's, 20 or more 50's and as for 40's and 30's even the owner dont know as there are that many so my targets are achievable in time but most importantly i dont put pressure on myself to achieve them, if they are achieved then all is good but if not i wont have sleepless nights. up until the last 4 or 5 yrs fishing was the most important thing in the world to me, but in the last 4 or 5 yrs i feel ive relaxed more and now mix fishing with a weekend out with mates or family etc and ive got a good blend which i feel makes me angle better.

thanks john, i daren't show my full album, you might want to hang me lol

no hard feelings johnplumb .

yeah mate, it took me a couple of goes but sussed it now. i think and thanks for your comments

also had this 43lb mirror. they were part of a 9 fish catch.

went to Bluewater Lakes last week and caught a new pb for myself in the shape of this 56lb mirror. the kronenbourg flowed afterwards