http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/readers-query-eden-lakes-in-france/ News from all our French carp lakes plus general info useful to carpers everywhere Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:59:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/readers-query-eden-lakes-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Jon Perkins Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:14:58 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=280#comment-790 I agree with what Gareth says about lines and rigs - my first choice of line is also Nash Bullet 12 lb it is virtually indestructible and unbreakable, I have used it for continual long range method feeder fishing, and it doesn't get any tougher on a line than that ! Daiwa Sensor is also an excellent line and cheap as well. I also use coated hookilnk materials, and although I think the Korda Hybrid is an exceelent material, the inner braid is incredibly thin, which is great for bait presentation, but not so good for the carp as it tends to cut into the mouth of the fish. Repeated captures on a material like this can cause damage to the carps mouth which will not heal, and for this reason I have decided to ban the use of it on my lake. My preference is for Kryston Super Mantis in 25lb, this comes in three different colurs to match the bed of the lake you are fishing. I often fish with the mantis in its original form, i.e. not stripped back as this is slightly different to what everyone else does, and I think it gives your rig somewhat different anti-eject properties. Hooks - I would go for the new Nash fangs, they are incredibly sharp, or something like the Korda wide gape. As the carp here in France have big mouths you will need a hook size 6 minimum, and probably some 4's as well, a size 4 hook with three 18mm bolies looks nothing in the mouth of a big French Carp ! I agree with what Gareth says about lines and rigs – my first choice of line is also Nash Bullet 12 lb it is virtually indestructible and unbreakable, I have used it for continual long range method feeder fishing, and it doesn’t get any tougher on a line than that ! Daiwa Sensor is also an excellent line and cheap as well. I also use coated hookilnk materials, and although I think the Korda Hybrid is an exceelent material, the inner braid is incredibly thin, which is great for bait presentation, but not so good for the carp as it tends to cut into the mouth of the fish. Repeated captures on a material like this can cause damage to the carps mouth which will not heal, and for this reason I have decided to ban the use of it on my lake. My preference is for Kryston Super Mantis in 25lb, this comes in three different colurs to match the bed of the lake you are fishing. I often fish with the mantis in its original form, i.e. not stripped back as this is slightly different to what everyone else does, and I think it gives your rig somewhat different anti-eject properties.
Hooks – I would go for the new Nash fangs, they are incredibly sharp, or something like the Korda wide gape.
As the carp here in France have big mouths you will need a hook size 6 minimum, and probably some 4′s as well, a size 4 hook with three 18mm bolies looks nothing in the mouth of a big French Carp !

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