October carp session at Mas Bas
Sander Beijderwellen’s Oct 2011 session at Mas Bas. This is part 1 – you can watch all 4 videos here.
Month: November 2011
The big willow at Mas Bas gets a haircut!
With the temperature still up around 20° in the afternoon, the south west remains the warmest area of France. Making the most of this Indian summer Gilles decided to tackle a big outside job here at Mas Bas and called in Ivan the tree ‘hairdresser’. He definitely made his mark on the trees around willow […]
Customer shot video of a 2011 Mas Bas session
The Rangers Fishing Team explain their approach to their 2011 Mas Bas session;
Webcast – November 2011
This issue introduces two new venues, news of a major stocking, a 54lb capture plus part 1 of our new series that will follow the trials & tribulations of an owner as he sets up a brand new French carp venue.
French carping video – a session on Old Oaks
A Quest Baits video of Shaun Harrison’s session on Old Oaks.
Weed clearing on an industrial scale!
Weed can be a problem on some lakes in certain years. Here’s an industrial sized solution! This service is offered by one of our lake owners, Sebastian Vasseur, for any lake over one acre in size. If you’re interested in the service his number is on the second sheet… or we can put you in […]
Success comes from confidence in your bait
No matter how good an angler you are or how poor, if you have no confidence or have lost that confidence in your bait you are bound to fail. On a recent carp fishing trip to Boux, Jim Kelly and I were both armed with our confidence booster, Quality Baits HG42. With each of us […]
Over 1 ton of carp stocked into Blue Lake – Nov ’11
After a short delay caused by the indian summer, Blue Lake‘s major stocking programme is under way. A total weight of carp of 2,500lb including 33 x 30’s and 52 x 20’s is added to the existing stock. 86 carp in all with an average weight of just over 29lb. And that’s not all………..There’s another […]
A unique opportunity to see Sapphire carp lake bed
It’s October 2011 & Michel Bigot has just netted Sapphire Lake. This gives us a unique opportunity to see the lake bed – invaluable information for serious carp anglers!
Laroussi session produces 3 carp over 50lb – biggest 69.06
Mike Dagnall has just experienced a fantastic week (w/c 29th Oct ’11) on Laroussi taking 21 carp, the biggest 3 being; * 69.06 * 55.08 * 53.00 He also had 3 sturgeon @ 52, 56 & 62. Quite a session!
Boux carp lake – an update
Jim Kelly with a fine 31lb Boux common Paul Cooper and I had a week booked on Boux during the end of October. It was to be my first trip to the venue; Paul had fished it on two previous occasions. On arriving at the lake I was not disappointed as it is situated in […]
October Webcast out now
Monthly video news from Angling Lines covering notable carp catches, what’s new from our venues, plus any offers we may be running. This issue introduces several new technical videos, news of record catches on several venues and a round-up of the netting season video clips.
Tying the Combi Rig
Paul Cooper shows you how to construct the Combi Rig using a leader knot;
2 x 50lb+ mirror carp from Boux
49.14 Here’s Paul Cooper’s results from his Boux session w/c 22nd Oct 2011; 27 carp which incuded mirrors of 51lb 11oz, 50lb 4oz, 49lb 14oz, 49lb 3oz, 31lb 12oz, 34lb 8oz, 35lb 15oz, 31lb 10oz, 36lb 10oz, 31lb 3oz, 31lb 1oz, 33lb 1oz and 30lb 1oz, one 30lb common with the rest being mostly upper twenties. Here’s his […]
50lb 10oz mirror carp from Villefond
Villefond saw its first 50lb mirror grace the banks with a fish called Arnold at 50lb 10 oz, caught 26th Oct 2011. This makes a total of 3 different 50lb fish to come out this year!
A first time guide for French carp fishing
During the winter months I do the winter show circuit with my own “A” Baits stand or helping out friends. It never ceases to surprise me how many people would love to go to France but feel a bit intimidated by it! The channel tunnel train comes out on the motorway and in most cases […]
How To Protect Baits When Crayfish or Poisson Chat are Active
Paul Cooper shows you how to protect carp baits when Crayfish or Poison Chat are active;
Mas Bas review by The Rangers Fishing Team
After months of planning and preparation it was finally time for me (Steve) to head from Manchester to Bristol to pick up the others. On arrival at Bristol I picked up Andrew (Angler) and Kerry (non-angler) and spent the night at James’ to get a fresh start to head to Dover first thing in the […]
