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Fox amour points without a doubt

pretty much what i thought when i had the RX's, then i went and bought some TXI's. and even if they are on a level par in terms of sensativity the delks still look better and sound better. you cant beat a delkim wobble different strokes and all that though !!

yup il second that i have Fox Rx Digital and TXI the delks are superior without a doubt although the RX's are still a damn good alarm !!

No probs, enjoy your trip

No mate you will be fine genrally you the conversation goes as follows. "Alright Lads, where are we off to then and what you carrying" "were going fishing and we are carrying fishing tackle" "right ok on you go" i think there must be something about fishing tackle and the vast quantities of stuff that fisherman carry that puts them off, because everytime we say were going fishing we get waved through yet every time im driving abroad for meetings i get searched. can you imagine how long it would take to search all of the bags and boxes and bait that your carrying. they would need all day lol. As for knifes scissors sharps ect that is only a problem you will come up against at an airport, you can buy a swiss army knife on a ferry they even have proper knife and forks in the food areas so no problem there. also bait is no problem either infact i think thats what puts them off searching the car in the first place to be honest !!

they are a great read mate and il second your 10/10 I fished in Holland last year we treid absinth for the mind meld moment it doesn't work, but does give you a nasty headache in the morning certinaly not recomend as drink by the lake either the forgoton chapters by Gaz Fareham is pretty good read as well, bit chunky to take fishing but its lots of short stories from differant anglers some well known some not as well known and there conquest for certain fish. that way you can read a couple of chapters then get some kip cos the following chapter is a whole new story some stunning pictures in there as well

so what your saying is you lost all 9 of the fish as a result of the weed in the lake?

Leadcore at the mo

is there a freezer you can use on site? if so you can always bring your bait back. Hemp.Maize party blend all great for bulking out your bait and keeping the fish feeding. in my opinion the key is watching the spots you want to fish like Keenook said the people the week before could have pilled it. if they are having it and getting on the food a good starting point would be two kilo per rod per day so 30kilo over 5 days for 3 rods. Also if you have the place to yourself this will allow you to bait up a few margin spots ect and go stalking, which will make it easier to see if the food you have put down has gone. you could always get yourself 20 k of one and 20 k of another many companies offering a good quality bait will do you a deal on 20 k. Just remember that you can always add to the lake but not take it out. but you dont want to get stuck away from home running out of bait if you have the ability to keep it frozen.

you could use the rig marole free fall tubing and there freefall tubing micro beads to create a chod without leadcore. the tubing is a plastic coated stainless steel continious coil that sinks pretty well.

Zammo, have you tried cutting the tag end at an angle so you get a very small point tohelp push it back through ??

if your nice to them they will give you a map to the cash machine confiscate your passport, driving licience and all you car reg documents and let you go get the money for them

same as mate i said to the one that pulled me "next time meet me at calais when i arrive and i will pay in advance" he laughed and said "you call me for fast track ticket" i got 75 euros for doing 125mph i personally think its beer money for em but i wasn't going to argue

you will not need a GB sticker if you have it already on your number plate, and you now need a high viz jacket for all passengers in your car / van just get as many jackets as you have seats. you never know !! also fire extinquisher is required as are the deflectors ! and another thing the tolls will only accept euros and it may pay to have a good 100 plus to hand in your wallet as fines for speeding etc are expected to be paid on the spot ( trust me on that one)

what a load of old tosh, when did that rig in the pictures suddenly become named as a litter rig lol, also i wouldn't see this as a particularly effictive rig fished over debris as stated a nice supple hooklink would be a much better option !! right time to get the rig wallet out and start re naming all those rigs in their, might throw a few into the patent office for good measure

Hi Keith, yes we did go, we went in March this year. It started raining as we arrived and continued to rain for the following week only stopping for a few hours in total As we pulled up the owner and his wife were still their finishing off the new lodge. which they had done a cracking job on. We didn't stay in the lodge and opted for the bivvy just using the lodge for hot showers breakfast & dinner ! we had around 35-40 fish between the 3 of us over the week but we were not really fishing during the days as it was more of a social trip i think the biggest that came out was only 26lb but we had a good crack all the same. take some lighter tackle with you as u can have a good laugh catching little stockies from their smaller lake. All in all it was a good trip a good laugh with good facilities and a very pretty little lake. the swim closest the lodge did the most fish of the week fishing along the margins under the willows then the second most productive was the other end. any more specific question give me a shout, enjoy !

Thanks for the reply, very good website btw. I have caught bigger than the fish in the pic, the biggest was over 20lb but without scales I dont know for sure. The best spot I have right now is a dam on the river at Algodones that holds some big carp, could be a 30lb fish there for sure. I am just getting going again I fished carp in the UK before I moved here but I am starting from scratch right now. I hope to have better tackle by next year and will be trying some other waters come the spring. I have been fishing sweetcorn mainly but end up catching a lot of cats and suckers besides the carp I want. I think next season boilies may be the way to go a larger more carp specific bait will hopefully get better results and aviod other fish. Good to know there are some serious carp fishers in NM, where abouts are you maybe we can meet up next season. all the best Terence i think next season one of these could be the way to go for you fella http://shop.carp.com/fox-elite-unhooking-mat

Thank you Mrs Rusheslake, i was kind of hoping you would know of somewhere, if somewhere does come to mind though please do let me know maybe we will have to look at driving a little further down south or throw in a slightly longer ferry journey to get what we are after (or is required by the powers that be) Carpnovice, i did have a brief look on anglinglines website mainly because they have a good search facility that helps you narrow down what you want, but to be honest what i did see didn't really inspire me to much. i will keep looking though Cheers all and dont be afraid to PM me if you know of a little Gem that suits our needs but dont want to share you secret with the world.

someone, anyone.....................

Hi all, i am after some suggestions, Next year myself and a friend have agreed to take our other halfs and his kids away on one of our European fishing trips. We have both fished abroad alot for a number of years but this will be the first time we take our partners and children. What we are looking for is a pretty venue with good stocks of fish to a decent size, with facilities to keep kids and partners entertained swimming pool is pretty much essential, lake exclusive is a must and somewhere there is some good local activities as well canoeing on the river that sort of thing and we would prefer not to break the 4 1/2 hours drive from calais but would consider it if it was worth it. Self catering accomodation would be good as well to allow us the flexability to come and go as we please and choose to fish when we like. does anybody know of anywhere that fits the above or is close many thanks Dan

get yourself a gardner line twist lead for a quid or so and give it two three cast, start of about 25-30yds, wind it in then 50yds then further. this should remove all that slinky like memory !

To ensure that the presentation is at its best, you must use it in conjunction with a slow-sinking hook bait. This can either be a purpose-made, neutrally-balanced hook bait or a pop-up anchored by placing a split shot on the hair. you could use a bottom bait but you would be best to try and critically balance it with some cork or zig foam ! Tight Lines Dan

Leave it on 15lb is plenty strong enough mate

yes you can tie you safe zone leader to your mainline in the same way as you would a leadcore leader, although capable of doing the same job a safezone leader will not take up the contours of the lake bed like leadcore does.

Classic !!!