wags1984 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Posted January 28, 2011 hi im off to france in september and was wondering if my fox fs7000 reels would be up to the job? would like some help as havent got a clue cheers Quote
cobleyn Posted January 28, 2011 Report Posted January 28, 2011 It really depends where you are going. If you're heading onto Chatecoq or Cassien and boating your rigs out to 250+ yards, you need to make sure you can put that amount of line + 50 yards for playing the fish (before you get in the boat) on your spools. if you are on a normal French lake- i.e. one that's similar to a UK lake (up to 120 acres) - then there's no issue with your normal UK gear. Quote
wags1984 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Posted January 28, 2011 im goin off to lac serenity. like i say im not goin till septmber but would rather get new reels sooner rather than leave it till its too late. the lake is 7.2 acres. Quote
Guest keenook Posted January 28, 2011 Report Posted January 28, 2011 Standard Carp size reels then. Quote
wags1984 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Posted January 28, 2011 Brilliant cheers for the help. Quote
leggs007 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Posted January 28, 2011 7.2 acres is pretty small so normal reels will be fine Quote
wags1984 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Posted January 28, 2011 Hopefully should be able to get enough yardage of 18 or maybe 20lb line on the spools Quote
nash_gadgeteer Posted January 28, 2011 Report Posted January 28, 2011 Hopefully should be able to get enough yardage of 18 or maybe 20lb line on the spools You don't really need to go to them levels, I use 12 or 15 lb line in France with no hassle at all, and have landed very large carp, catfish and sturgeon.. But putting new line on prior to the trip is advisable... Quote
cobleyn Posted January 28, 2011 Report Posted January 28, 2011 If the lakes not snaggy, or there aren't fish over 60lb's; I would say there's no need to go above 15lb's. I'm going to Vallee in a couple of weeks (Carp to 65lb,cats over 100lb and sturgeon to 90lb) and I've only got 17lb tiger flouro on. I would still expect to cast 120 yards with that. Quote
wags1984 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Posted January 28, 2011 so the fox stratos fs7000`s i have will be fine?? Has anyone been to lac serenity?Thanks for the info guys. Quote
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