Holiday Feedback Form

Name of customer:  Bill Holcombe

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 11-11-2006 to 18-11-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: 14 fish, best 40lbs., one 30, five 20's, 7 doubles

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Fishing baits close to structure (lilies, islands etc.). Echo sounder on baitboat showed bottom to be very flat and featurless.

Were the facilities what you expected? Facilities were great

Were you happy with them? Very much so, first time had been given towels at a fishng lake

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Family holiday with a bit of fishing - great. For serious carp angler - out of season like me!

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Angling Lines are the best, why bother with the rest

General comments: Have had to alter my brag-sheet, the 40 made it to no. 2. Not sure if I agree with the big strong hook theory, lost four fish to hook pulls in the lilies, 'the big one' straightened a size 2 Fox 2XS, hate to think of the mouth damage that caused. In my opinion much better a smaller springy hook.

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Name of customer:  Tim Naisbet

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 09-09-2006 to 16-09-2006

No. of persons fishing: 2

Brief details of your catches: Around 10 carp - largest 42lb, 4 others over 30lb. Rest good doubles/ low twenties. All the fish were in absolutely excellent condition. Several small cats too.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Snowmen & single 20mm baits in the margins & off the lilies. We tried the centre of the lake but with no success. Start of week was very hot & the fishing was not too good but as the weather deteriorated the fishing got better. Didn't have much trouble with the Crayfish as others seemed to have? Used Giles Quest baits & some Crab & Onion boilies given to us by the other anglers on the lake.

Were the facilities what you expected? Yes delighted. We stopped in Lotus last year & Lake House this year - both superb!

Were you happy with them? Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes - this was our second trip & I hope to return next year

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: Giles & Lesley are lovelly people. I never get tired of Mas Bas - its such a lovelly spot.

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Name of customer:  David Nash

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 02-09-2006 to 09-09-2006

No. of persons fishing: 3

Brief details of your catches: Fantastic Fishing!!! 36 fish... biggest 51lb, 2 x 40's and loads of 30's. Hardly anything below 25lb.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Cast tight up to the lilies. PVA bags. Tiger Nut boilies. We only lightly baited. Only used 6kg of bait in total all week. Caught best at night to start with as it was too hot in the day (38c) butas it cooled down towards the end of the week we started to catch in the day.

Were the facilities what you expected? Yes - great

Were you happy with them? Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes totally

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: Fabulous venue. This was great fishing. We have already booked up for next year - I'm going back for that 57lb mirror!

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Name of customer:  Terry Fishlock

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 26-08-2006 to 02-09-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: 9 runs - lost 5. Landed 22 commom, 20, 18,11 mirror

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Casting to showing fish with boilie & PVA bags. Crayfish are a problem at this time of year so be prepared to net (or shrink wrap) your boilies

Were the facilities what you expected? I was in Lake House - excellent facilities

Were you happy with them? Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes - this is a stunning venue - I loved it

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: I only fished days so with more time on the rods I would have done better. This is a lovelly location.

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Name of customer:  Graeme , Donna , Katie (7), Megan (5), Alfie (1)

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 20-08-2006 to 27-08-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: 48lb 6oz mirror, 39lb 5oz mirror, 22lb 1oz common, 18lb 8oz common, 15lb 9oz common 2 x 2lb common

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Raptor t4 size4 wide gape hooks.

Were the facilities what you expected? yes

Were you happy with them? yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? yes

Would you recommend our services to a friend? yes

General comments: We had never been to France before and were nervous as we have three young children... but we found the journey to be an adventure. Thank goodness for DVD's and the convenience of service stations every 10 to 15kms! When we arrived Giles and Leslie made us feel welcome ensuring we had everything that we needed, eg. coffee/tea milk. They were very helpful in giving directions for local amenities and places of interest as this venue can be a great place to set as a base to explore southern France. We stayed in Lotus cottage over looking Lotus and Main lake which has a shared pool that the children loved. Before we left Bridget phoned to confirm there was a cot for the baby. She had been to Mas Bass for a holiday one week previous and gave me some brill advice on rigs, what features to fish to and bait to use (thanks Briget - much appreciated) I decided to fish the Main lake which as you can see by the fish caught this is the place dreams can come true! While I was setting up my fishing gear Brendon who was staying in the Lake house introduced himself. He had been there for a week and had 22 fish up to 30lb. I took his advice for where to fish and also Giles who is always on hand. There is a catch report book going back 4yrs - this is a 'must' to read if you want to catch. I picked three features straight in front of the peg at the end of the garden the bridge at the island, red/green bush far bank, green bush farbank - fishing only 2 of these and baiting the other. I also fished to the lillies behind the island and caught 39lb 5oz Mirror and in the margins past the island which produced 48lb 6oz Mirrror this was caught on Quest Smokey Fish boilies which Giles had sold me at 58 euros for 5kg. We enjoyed the holiday so much that we have already booked for next year. I hope this info will be helpful and don't be put off by the drive as this is a great place to go to.... well worth it!

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Name of customer:  Barry Grant

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 19-08-2006 to 26-08-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: Nothing of note. I was fishing only occasional days & evenings - this was a holiday with friends. But the fish are definitely here.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: N/A

Were the facilities what you expected? Yes - fantastic

Were you happy with them? Totally

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Very much so

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: Even though we didn't get the best from the fishing we had an absolutely fabulous time. This is a teriffic spot - just walking round the lake of an evening was a real delight. You don't need to be a fisherman to enjoy a holiday here. We thoroughly recommend Mas Bas to anyone.

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Name of customer:  Philippe and Dominique

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 13-08-2006 to 14-08-2006

No. of persons fishing: 2

Brief details of your catches: We set up at 5.30 pm fishing on the Lotus Lake1 - common 6lbs 6oz at 7.30pm 2 - mirror 39lbs 2oz at 1.20am 3 - mirror 29lbs 7oz at 5.45am 4 - common 19lbs 8oz at 1 pm 5 - common 5lbs 5oz at 3pm 6 - mirror 44lbs 5oz at 7pm 7 - common 11lbs 9oz at 10pm 8 - mirror 30lbs 8oz at 1pm. We then called it a day - a fantastic couple of days fishing!!

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: We fished close up to the lotus margin and out to the edges. We had a hook no 2 and a 120 gramme weight on a 20cm Fox Insider rig.We used several sorts of boilies - New Remedy, a floating peach and mandarin, spicy chicken however proved and excellant bait along.

Were the facilities what you expected? Better

Were you happy with them? Very

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes

Would you recommend our services to a friend? We came from France

General comments: This is a very pretty quiet spot, with lots of big carp. Patience and good tactics are required.

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Name of customer:  Brendon Cocking

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 12-08-2006 to 26-08-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: 35 fish. 36.08 biggest. Loads of good 20's (about 8 @ 29lb). Only 4 singles. Any doubles were good ones.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Fistight to the lilies or the far margin. I was rowing the baits out. Only light baiting (12kg for the 2 weeks). 18mm boilies. No pellet or particle. I did start using Maize but I was catching too many big bream. I was netting my baits to avoid any problems with poisson chat or crays. Get the location right & you will catch.

Were the facilities what you expected? We stopped in Lake House - Great facilities

Were you happy with them? Very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Totally

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: This is our 4th year at Mas Bas. We came for one week the first year & have been back for 2 weeks every year since - we love it! Even though its a family holiday & I do not fish hard I always catch well - nothing too complicated, just find the fish & present your baits well & you will catch. Great fishing & great facilities... we totally recommend it!

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Name of customer:  Simon Kiwanuka

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 05-08-2006 to 12-08-2006

No. of persons fishing: 2

Brief details of your catches: 26lb 8oz common carp on the second night & 17lb mirror caught on the last night of stay. 6 or 7 other big ones lost to snags & inferior tackle (15lb line and size 4 hooks not large enough).

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Fish at night on Lotus Lake - no bites during the day at all. Main Lake seemed to fish well during the day. Snowman baits work best as lakes are silty. Fishing margins & close to pads will give results.

Were the facilities what you expected? As expected.

Were you happy with them? Views were amazing and tranquility superb.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Already have!

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: Giles & Lesley are great hosts, helpful & informative. The accommodation is basic but clean & comfortable. The fishing isn't easy but worthwhile. My PB was much improved (26lb 8oz common) and worth the sleepless nights. The surroundings will take your breath away.

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Name of customer:  Mr D Weaver

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 05-08-2006 to 12-08-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: 2 x 30lb+, 10 x 20lb+, 4 x 15-20lb.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Snowman baits with 10-15 boilies around hook bait close to the lillies at the far end of the lake in shallow water.

Were the facilities what you expected? Better

Were you happy with them? Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes, very much so.

General comments: Excellent holiday, relaxing and wonderful value for money.

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Name of customer:  Bridget Keep. ( Angler 14 year old Luke Allaway)

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 29-07-2006 to 05-08-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: Previous PB was 18lb. Fishing 3 rods part time during the week... 2 x 3lb common. 1 x 9.08lb common, 1 x 11.08lb mirror. 1 x 13lb mirror, 2 x 15lb common, 1 x 20lb common. ***then finally a 43.08lb mirror***6 lost in snags and 2 missed runs.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Specific spots detailed in the log books there. Just off the lillies and overhanging trees produced slow but steady throughout the week. Quest baits Rahja spice and Tiger nut boillies with the glugs. double 14ml bottom baits with very few free offerings. Often didn't fish during the day but caught late evening and then reeled in in the early hours. A few runs in the day time.

Were the facilities what you expected? yes

Were you happy with them? very

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? yes, definitely. Great fishing, but all the non anglers enjoyed it too.!

Would you recommend our services to a friend? yes

General comments: Wonderful place and fishing was great. The 43.08 certainly put a smile on Lukes face, previous PB was 18lb. No one was on Lotus lake and we were offered to fish on there as it is generally easier due to less pressure. But we stayed in Lake House on the main lake and didn't want to leave the pool area. Fantastic holiday for all 6 of us though only one angler :-). Photo's to follow...

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Name of customer:  Kenneth Stafford

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 15-07-2006 to 22-07-2006

No. of persons fishing: 2

Brief details of your catches: We struggled to get takes but ended up with a few nice fish - best was a 27 mirror & 21 common. We were troubled by the poisson chat.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Various

Were the facilities what you expected? Yes

Were you happy with them? Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes - great hospitality from the owners

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: This is our second visit. It was very hot - 99 degrees & we found the fishing hard. The accommodation & surroundings are out of this world though.

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Name of customer:  Annie Fisher

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 08-07-2006 to 15-07-2006

No. of persons fishing: 2

Brief details of your catches: The weather was very hot & definitely affected our catch rate... but we did have a lovelly 40.08 mirror & a 26lb'er

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Tiger Nut boilies

Were the facilities what you expected? Yes - great

Were you happy with them? Very much so

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: We would love to go back again and have another go at the carp. The lake and facilities are absolutely spot on.

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Name of customer:  Sam, Dom , Michelle, Chloe

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 24-06-2006 to 01-07-2006

No. of persons fishing: 2

Brief details of your catches: 2 carp (1x18lb, 1x 22lb), 4 poison chat, 6 bream 2lb+. lots small bass and roach.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Tried everything, maize worked the best. fish caught around the margin with few freebies.

Were the facilities what you expected? yes

Were you happy with them? yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? nice location

Would you recommend our services to a friend? yes

General comments: The house and location is great, The hosts giles and leslie are extremely helpful. The fishing is extremely difficult - we fished day and night for 6 days and caught 2 carp the day before we left. The weather was mixed thunder and showers with sunshine towards the end of the week. Giles is extremely helpful and tries to point you in the direction of the fish, he even fished with us for six hours one night but we still had no luck! its a beautiful location and lovely facilities just a shame the carp were not feeding!

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Name of customer:  Dan Williams

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 17-06-2006 to 24-06-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: 8 big fish caught and 1 lost. 6 mirrors between 21 and 46lbs. 1 x common 16lbs. 1 x leather 27lbs

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Fishing by the margins to the right side of the lake as both 30's came from there. From the edge of the lilies (get really tight) and the big one came from under the 3rd willow to the right! I recommend light accurate baiting (use the boats), tiger nuts, maize and fruity boilies.

Were the facilities what you expected? Second to none

Were you happy with them? Absolutely

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Mas Bas is one of the the most beautiful locations I know

Would you recommend our services to a friend? yes

General comments: The weather was all over the place, we had a couple of huge thunder storms and a couple of cloudy days but the evenings were warm and sunny. Don't give up during the day.... I had my biggest fish at 1.30 pm. The fishing is challenging but we managed to haul in some 'crackers'.

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Name of customer:  Stephen Walder

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 10-06-2006 to 17-06-2006

No. of persons fishing: 2

Brief details of your catches: We caught nothing of note.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: 

Were the facilities what you expected? Yes - great - we stopped in Lake House

Were you happy with them? Yes, great to take non-fishing partners.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes - our second visit!

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: Our second visit. We took the wives so went out most days & fished at night, but we did find the fishing slow.

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Name of customer:  Ken Thelwell & Dave Warner

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 27-05-2006 to 10-06-2006

No. of persons fishing: 2

Brief details of your catches: 44 fish caught.... 3 x 40's ( largest a mirror of 41.12)....... 5 x 30's (inc. a leather of 34.08)..... rest good twenties & high doubles.

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: 

Were the facilities what you expected? yes

Were you happy with them? yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? yes

Would you recommend our services to a friend? yes

General comments: Our second time at Mas Bas

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Name of customer:  Mr Wolfe

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 20-05-2006 to 27-05-2006

No. of persons fishing: 3

Brief details of your catches: 28 fish in total. Biggest - 41lb. 2 x 30's. 17 x 20's

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Hemp underground and yellow dream (pineapple) and squid/scopex boilies. Pop-ups mainline assasin 8. Best tactic - have a nice beers during the day and fish during evening and night!

Were the facilities what you expected? Yes

Were you happy with them? Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Yes

General comments: We'll be back! Beautiful family venue, friendly hosts Gilles and Lesley.

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Name of customer:  Robin Smart

Venue:  Mas Bas

Date of holiday: 08-04-2006 to 15-04-2006

No. of persons fishing: 1

Brief details of your catches: 9 carp in total. 5 commons.... 18 to 25lb. 3 mirrors 15 to 29.08 ....1x leather 19lb

What did you find were the best tactics/baits: Small amounts of bait as free offerings. I was using pop ups in fishmeal and squid and stawberry flavours, bottom baits were spicy crab, and home mades

Were the facilities what you expected? Better

Were you happy with them? Very much so

Would you recommend the venue to a friend? Yes

Would you recommend our services to a friend? Very much so

General comments: I was very lucky when picking this venue as I live in Spain so it was an easier drive. The accomadation was spot on. My wife and daughter and dog arrived at 8.30 in the evening and was met by giles, who helped unload all my kit and then sent us to the local restaurant which he booked for us. What a nice start! (by the way I recommend this place to anyone) First thing Sunday morning saw me picking my swims. I opted for the small lake as this looked perfect, the main lake did have a problem with the weed and poor giles was at a loss as to how to get rid of it. He had treated the main lake with some very expensive chemical to knock it back and by the time I was leaving it seemed to be kicking in. Both giles and lesley and there little fellow were all very nice and helpfull and if you asked they would do what they could to help. This is by no means a runs venue but when you consider that there's a chance of a 40 - 50lb carp.... well, thats got to be why we do this sport aint it!!! You will mainly catch during the night so go out and see the sights during the day. The 25lb common was a pb for me and as for story of the one that got away,,,,,, two lost, and two hook pulls, and i know that one if not two were upper thirties maybe even the big uns! So to sum up this venue.... if you've got a family and you know how to fish I cant see any reason why you shouldn't catch. PS. can I just say that all the girls at Angling Lines are spot on, all my questions answered as honest as possible. Thanks very much to you all.