Comments on: 6 tips for choosing a carp venue if it’s your first trip to France http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/six-tips-for-choosing-a-first-time-french-carp-venue/ 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 By: Jon Perkins http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/six-tips-for-choosing-a-first-time-french-carp-venue/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Jon Perkins Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:10:15 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=8#comment-820 Brilliant advice from Gareth, read it and believe it ! I especially agree with not trying to catch a monster carp too early on in your carp fishing career - I have enjoyed working my way up over the years, I have been carp fishing for 25 years and i have only caught one 40+ fish, but I still get great satisfaction from catching big 20's and 30's and i still have something to aim for in a big 40 or maybe a 50 one day ! If it gets to the point where you don't value a 30lb carp, its time to take up golf ! Brilliant advice from Gareth, read it and believe it !
I especially agree with not trying to catch a monster carp too early on in your carp fishing career – I have enjoyed working my way up over the years, I have been carp fishing for 25 years and i have only caught one 40+ fish, but I still get great satisfaction from catching big 20′s and 30′s and i still have something to aim for in a big 40 or maybe a 50 one day ! If it gets to the point where you don’t value a 30lb carp, its time to take up golf !

]]> By: Matt http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/six-tips-for-choosing-a-first-time-french-carp-venue/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Matt Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:54:47 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=8#comment-722 I feel the same way intirely, my PB at the moment is only 15LB 3oz, and i'm going fishing in france in 5 weeks time, and to be honest i'd rather work my way up the ranks as such, than to jump in at the deep end. Just looking forward to catching plenty of 20lb's and maybe the odd 30lb for a bonus!!!!! Matt I feel the same way intirely, my PB at the moment is only 15LB 3oz, and i’m going fishing in france in 5 weeks time, and to be honest i’d rather work my way up the ranks as such, than to jump in at the deep end. Just looking forward to catching plenty of 20lb’s and maybe the odd 30lb for a bonus!!!!!

Matt

]]> By: Gareth http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/six-tips-for-choosing-a-first-time-french-carp-venue/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Gareth Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:30:42 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=8#comment-29 Hi David Yes I've seen a number of lads turn up at the Croix Blanche with PB's of under 20lb and knock out a forty plus. Where do you go from there? You miss all the fun of building up to a big carp. I'm pleased I made my way up through doubles, twenties and thirties... It too me 20 years to catch my first 30lb plus carp... Cheers Gareth Hi David
Yes I’ve seen a number of lads turn up at the Croix Blanche with PB’s of under 20lb and knock out a forty plus.
Where do you go from there? You miss all the fun of building up to a big carp.
I’m pleased I made my way up through doubles, twenties and thirties… It too me 20 years to catch my first 30lb plus carp…
Cheers
Gareth

]]> By: David http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/six-tips-for-choosing-a-first-time-french-carp-venue/comment-page-1/#comment-12 David Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:28:02 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=8#comment-12 Excellent points Gareth. Being realistic about what you expect to catch. No point going to one of the more difficult 50lb+ waters and blanking if you've not got many fish under your belt in the uK. You learn more from catching than you do from blanking early in your carp fishing career so don't be seduced by the Big, big fish waters. anyway, if you knock a 50 out in your first trip you've nothing to aim for after! Excellent points Gareth. Being realistic about what you expect to catch. No point going to one of the more difficult 50lb+ waters and blanking if you’ve not got many fish under your belt in the uK. You learn more from catching than you do from blanking early in your carp fishing career so don’t be seduced by the Big, big fish waters. anyway, if you knock a 50 out in your first trip you’ve nothing to aim for after!

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