Benjamin Perry

IQ2 straight through is a very underused rig, just with a single boillie can be great, as the carp try to eject the bait it works as one with the hook, so the stiffness allows the hook to catch bottom lip.

i dont get the hate for Korda some people have, they have no doubt improved people's catch rate through the years and made competitors improve their game. N-Trap is quality, so many rigs can be made, the soft and stiff versions are mint..straight through rig, combi, pop-up..never let us down. Other companies do also offer top end rig materials no doubt..

is the lake french run or english? if you have not alreayd booked up on the lake then you may need to buy a permit, have you no contact details of the lake at all? Doing your homework and getting as much info as possible before going is a massive help and half the battle is won. I like to find out teh following: size of lake, depths, swims, hot swims, length of lake, bait bans, rules, bait that works well, hot periods. all of these factors ensure that when i get to the lake I already know what rigs i will use and the bait so its just a matter fishing well. If you don;t know anything then you wnat to take a large selection of bait to cover all areas, boillies fish and fruit, particlesm trouts, maize, tigers then you have the weapons at you disposal. The same goes for tackle and rigs, take a selection, if its weedy may need to use chods, if gravel then stiff rigs could be worth a go etc... can take baits on ferry, they use a toll service on motorways so make sure you have euros for these. also they work out your speed by the time you hit each toll so be careful!! make sure you have fun though and treat it as a holiday, if teh fishing gets too tough have a break and explore the local bars!! hope that helps. Ben

You have fished henleaze? This is our local lake but we don't get the time to fish it as much as we used to due to other lakes and france fishing. Dave is the baliffand a top bloke, welford is just too busy for us, too many lines in the water. Have a look at Acorn lake near Clevedon superb water lots 20's good value and settings. Also try the South Cerny complex, hard fishing but superb environement, we did a season on hampool the smallest and did ok, biggest 26.12lb but there are some lumps in the other lakes. Perry & Dix