Comments for Angling Lines Blog http://www.anglinglines.com/blog Quality Carp Fishing Holidays Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Six Tips for Big French Waters by UK Carp Fishing http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/six-tips-for-big-french-waters/#comment-848 UK Carp Fishing Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:48:16 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=424#comment-848 <strong>UK Carp Fishing...</strong> You might liquidise your readymade baits and mix with eggs and a little wheat flour or other glue- like ingredients (caseins and caseinates are extremely effective containing high protein levels.) This way you can fish a conventional bait which has an ... UK Carp Fishing…

You might liquidise your readymade baits and mix with eggs and a little wheat flour or other glue- like ingredients (caseins and caseinates are extremely effective containing high protein levels.) This way you can fish a conventional bait which has an …

]]> Comment on Picture This! Carp Fishing Tools on the Net by Jon Perkins http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/picture-this-carp-fishing-tools-on-the-net/#comment-846 Jon Perkins Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:37:16 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=524#comment-846 Gareth, Yes, www.geoportail.fr is an excellent site and I would say for France, forget Google Earth and just use this - the clarity of the aerial shots is truly excellent - on our lake you can see the lily pads ! Gareth,

Yes, http://www.geoportail.fr is an excellent site and I would say for France, forget Google Earth and just use this - the clarity of the aerial shots is truly excellent - on our lake you can see the lily pads !

]]> Comment on Get the Rods Out !!! It’s PB Time! by Jon Perkins http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/get-the-rods-out-it%e2%80%99s-pb-time/#comment-845 Jon Perkins Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:28:08 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=533#comment-845 Gareth, Could not agree more, all my memorable big catches in the UK came in late October or even early November. If I could have just one trip to France a year it would be in late October or early November, think of the UK weather late September early October and how good the fishing is - it is around a month later here in France when it kicks in properly. I would never choose to book a fishing holiday in the summer (but then i can't stand the sun when I am fishing !) Thankfully the fish in France don't switch off in winter like they do on so many lakes in the UK, and given reasonable weather conditions, fish can be caught all through the year. We offer fantastic deals from November 1st - March 15th at Les Croix. Cheap fishing, fish feeding hard and at their top weights - enough said ! Gareth,

Could not agree more, all my memorable big catches in the UK came in late October or even early November.
If I could have just one trip to France a year it would be in late October or early November, think of the UK weather late September early October and how good the fishing is - it is around a month later here in France when it kicks in properly. I would never choose to book a fishing holiday in the summer (but then i can’t stand the sun when I am fishing !)
Thankfully the fish in France don’t switch off in winter like they do on so many lakes in the UK, and given reasonable weather conditions, fish can be caught all through the year.
We offer fantastic deals from November 1st - March 15th at Les Croix. Cheap fishing, fish feeding hard and at their top weights - enough said !

]]> Comment on What percentage of carp caught are recorded at their true weight? by Paul Cooper http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/what-percentage-of-carp-caught-are-recorded-at-their-true-weight/#comment-838 Paul Cooper Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:34:55 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=483#comment-838 Jon I know that I started this debate about true weights in a previous blog, and it does seem to gather some interest from the carp fishing community. Can I suggest that amongst the documentation that is forwarded by Angling Lines to its customers, that a guide to the correct method for weighing fish and fish care is also included in the package? This could also be displayed at some of the venues. I know it might annoy a few, but I am sure that the fishery owners would like to know how there fish stocks are progressing, and not being led up the garden path, with wrong weights. Sorry to keep “carping on”. Paul Cooper. Jon
I know that I started this debate about true weights in a previous blog, and it does seem to gather some interest from the carp fishing community.
Can I suggest that amongst the documentation that is forwarded by Angling Lines to its customers, that a guide to the correct method for weighing fish and fish care is also included in the package?
This could also be displayed at some of the venues. I know it might annoy a few, but I am sure that the fishery owners would like to know how there fish stocks are progressing, and not being led up the garden path, with wrong weights.
Sorry to keep “carping on”.

Paul Cooper.

]]> Comment on Men Behaving Badly ! by oioi http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/men-behaving-badly/#comment-837 oioi Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:17:43 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=243#comment-837 how i laughed when the 'bivvy boys' turned up,got the music out then wandered across with the obligatory can of beer and asked the immortal question...'can i cast across you into that channel mate'.luckily i can look after myself but an older guy or kid would have been intimidated! anyway he scuttled off back to his mates muttering under his breath ... the next few hours were just a completely embarrassing charade! i wont go into details but JAYSUS i think everyone for a mile around would have heard that 'it was a 15'...the funny thing was my littlun had just pulled out a 16 on a telescopic rod and a blackberry...unhooked it quickly and returned it properly. lets not start on the bait boats, all i can say is unfortunately there is a breed of idiot carp anglers who dont know any different... they are complete morons at home,in the pub and on the bank...their whole life consists of having more expensive tackle and more complicated rigs than their mates... even more unfortunately they are starting to appear more and more regularly at a lake near you!!!! how i laughed when the ‘bivvy boys’ turned up,got the music out then wandered across with the obligatory can of beer and asked the immortal question…’can i cast across you into that channel mate’.luckily i can look after myself but an older guy or kid would have been intimidated!
anyway he scuttled off back to his mates muttering under his breath …
the next few hours were just a completely embarrassing charade!
i wont go into details but JAYSUS i think everyone for a mile around would have heard that ‘it was a 15′…the funny thing was my littlun had just pulled out a 16 on a telescopic rod and a blackberry…unhooked it quickly and returned it properly.
lets not start on the bait boats,
all i can say is unfortunately there is a breed of idiot carp anglers who dont know any different…
they are complete morons at home,in the pub and on the bank…their whole life consists of having more expensive tackle and more complicated rigs than their mates…
even more unfortunately they are starting to appear more and more regularly at a lake near you!!!!

]]> Comment on Carp Care by Jon Perkins http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/carp-care/#comment-832 Jon Perkins Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:36:52 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=438#comment-832 Great advice - if everyone followed this procedure, all the carp would be better off for it. Just one thing to add, never ever stand up whilst holding a carp ! I have seen people do this on my fishery and it is beyond belief. It is just lack of thought, but if you are standing up with a carp in your arms and the fish starts to thrash, it is likely that you will drop the carp, and this can have very serious consequences. The minimum will be damage to the body of the fish but more serious damage such as broken fins can occur, and it is possible that it may even lead to death of the fish - please do not ever stand up whilst holding a carp ! Great advice - if everyone followed this procedure, all the carp would be better off for it.
Just one thing to add, never ever stand up whilst holding a carp ! I have seen people do this on my fishery and it is beyond belief. It is just lack of thought, but if you are standing up with a carp in your arms and the fish starts to thrash, it is likely that you will drop the carp, and this can have very serious consequences. The minimum will be damage to the body of the fish but more serious damage such as broken fins can occur, and it is possible that it may even lead to death of the fish - please do not ever stand up whilst holding a carp !

]]> Comment on Carp Fishing Sessions: Not so unlucky 13! by Pat Gillett http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/not-so-unlucky-13/#comment-824 Pat Gillett Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:15:01 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=354#comment-824 Hi Will, You are right when you say a lot of skin marks/ sores are caused by spawning and or stress, but in this case i am not so sure. Has i said in the article i have seen the exact same 'rash' on a fish in this country. When i first caught the fish (a 32lb common) it only had a small 'rash' on its head, then when i caught it again about 14 months later this had also spread too its gill cover. Niether of the captures was during spawning time. The fish was one of about 60 in 170 acres and to my knowledge it hadn't been caught by anyone else so i wouldn't of thought it was stress. With the time of year we are in now i don't think the 'rash' on the island lake fish is down to spawning, as thay would have spawned a good while ago. Since i never sack fish or in fact retain them for longer than it takes to take a couple of photo's i don't think it is down to the stress of capture. It also seems odd that i have only ever seen this rash on the head or gill covers (you can find spawning marks on any part of the fishes body). I don't think it is harmful, but i was just wondering what it was and if it is a parasite. Maybe we have some budding fish biologists out there who can give us an answer. Cheers, Pat Hi Will,
You are right when you say a lot of skin marks/ sores are caused by spawning and or stress, but in this case i am not so sure.

Has i said in the article i have seen the exact same ‘rash’ on a fish in this country. When i first caught the fish (a 32lb common) it only had a small ‘rash’ on its head, then when i caught it again about 14 months later this had also spread too its gill cover. Niether of the captures was during spawning time. The fish was one of about 60 in 170 acres and to my knowledge it hadn’t been caught by anyone else so i wouldn’t of thought it was stress.

With the time of year we are in now i don’t think the ‘rash’ on the island lake fish is down to spawning, as thay would have spawned a good while ago. Since i never sack fish or in fact retain them for longer than it takes to take a couple of photo’s i don’t think it is down to the stress of capture.

It also seems odd that i have only ever seen this rash on the head or gill covers (you can find spawning marks on any part of the fishes body).

I don’t think it is harmful, but i was just wondering what it was and if it is a parasite.

Maybe we have some budding fish biologists out there who can give us an answer.

Cheers,
Pat

]]> Comment on Carp Fishing Sessions: Not so unlucky 13! by Will James http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/not-so-unlucky-13/#comment-823 Will James Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:52:17 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=354#comment-823 Brilliant session Pat, congrats on the big 50. I have seen discussion amongst other venue owners about the rash, and the consensus was that it was linked to spawning and stress, but largely harmless. The 'Royal 40' from the UK was showing signs of this in pictures from it's latest capture too. Brilliant session Pat, congrats on the big 50.

I have seen discussion amongst other venue owners about the rash, and the consensus was that it was linked to spawning and stress, but largely harmless. The ‘Royal 40′ from the UK was showing signs of this in pictures from it’s latest capture too.

]]> Comment on Carp Fishing Abroad: What Should I expect to Catch? by Will James http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/carp-fishing-abroad-what-should-i-expect-to-catch/#comment-822 Will James Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:49:30 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=361#comment-822 Wise words indeed Gareth - if only every carper planning on fishing in France would take this on board, our jobs would be much easier! Wise words indeed Gareth - if only every carper planning on fishing in France would take this on board, our jobs would be much easier!

]]> Comment on A Quick Guide to Using Backleads by Jon Perkins http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/a-quick-guide-to-using-backleads/#comment-821 Jon Perkins Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:46:00 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/a-quick-guide-to-using-backleads/#comment-821 Having fished mostly gravel pits in the UK, i did not use backleads very often, as Gareth says, when you have a lot of weed in a lake, the use of back leads is not really beneficial and can work against you, in a situation where there is a lot of weed between you and your fishing spot, a fairly slack line with a light bobbin is often a better option as this allows the line to settle on top of the weed. The Korda underwater fishing part 2 DVD gives an excellent demonstration of how various lines and setups sit under the water and is essential viewing. On many French lakes (not including the French gravel pits where the same thing applies) there is little or no weed, and here i would say back leads are a must, because the only thing a carp is going to bump into is a fishing line, and this will spook carp like nothing else. When there is no weed at all it is possible to get your line right down hard on the lake bed by using a flying back lead and a sliding or captive back lead. One thing worth pointing out is that if you are using a flying back lead with a bait boat, it will end up under the rod tip, as the line will pull through the lead as the boat goes out, so they are not really suitable for this type of fishing, it is better to remove the flying BL and just use a sliding or captive system. Having fished mostly gravel pits in the UK, i did not use backleads very often, as Gareth says, when you have a lot of weed in a lake, the use of back leads is not really beneficial and can work against you, in a situation where there is a lot of weed between you and your fishing spot, a fairly slack line with a light bobbin is often a better option as this allows the line to settle on top of the weed. The Korda underwater fishing part 2 DVD gives an excellent demonstration of how various lines and setups sit under the water and is essential viewing. On many French lakes (not including the French gravel pits where the same thing applies) there is little or no weed, and here i would say back leads are a must, because the only thing a carp is going to bump into is a fishing line, and this will spook carp like nothing else. When there is no weed at all it is possible to get your line right down hard on the lake bed by using a flying back lead and a sliding or captive back lead. One thing worth pointing out is that if you are using a flying back lead with a bait boat, it will end up under the rod tip, as the line will pull through the lead as the boat goes out, so they are not really suitable for this type of fishing, it is better to remove the flying BL and just use a sliding or captive system.

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