Comments on: What bait should I use in France? http://www.questbaits.com/blog/readers-query-what-bait-to-use-in-france/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:18:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: neil http://www.questbaits.com/blog/readers-query-what-bait-to-use-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-731 neil Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:36:47 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=449#comment-731 hi thanks everyone for the advice i will post report on return neil hi thanks everyone for the advice i will post report on return neil

]]> By: Pat Gillett http://www.questbaits.com/blog/readers-query-what-bait-to-use-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Pat Gillett Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:27:05 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=449#comment-730 Hi, Neil, I would highly recommend the Rahja Spice Shelf Lifes has i have used them in many different weather conditions both in France and at home and have found them to be a great carp catcher no matter what the temperature is. (see previous blog entries). Has Jamie says it pays to start off baiting lightly and see what happens. At the time of year you are going the weather may well be very mixed and so piling the bait in from the off could well kill your chances. I fished Little St Christophe at the start of October and the weather was terrible for catching carp. I ended up catching all my fish using a single bait fished snowman style with no free offerings. I would also advise you to take different sized baits (20mm , 15mm & 10mm) and try various combinations until you find the one the carp like the best. The best thing about taking the shelf lifes is that you can bring them back if you don't use them (without any hassle). Add a sack of pellet and / or hemp / pigeon conditioner and you should be sorted for the week. Have a good trip, Pat. Hi, Neil,
I would highly recommend the Rahja Spice Shelf Lifes has i have used them in many different weather conditions both in France and at home and have found them to be a great carp catcher no matter what the temperature is. (see previous blog entries).

Has Jamie says it pays to start off baiting lightly and see what happens. At the time of year you are going the weather may well be very mixed and so piling the bait in from the off could well kill your chances. I fished Little St Christophe at the start of October and the weather was terrible for catching carp. I ended up catching all my fish using a single bait fished snowman style with no free offerings.

I would also advise you to take different sized baits (20mm , 15mm & 10mm) and try various combinations until you find the one the carp like the best.

The best thing about taking the shelf lifes is that you can bring them back if you don’t use them (without any hassle).

Add a sack of pellet and / or hemp / pigeon conditioner and you should be sorted for the week.

Have a good trip,

Pat.

]]> By: roy van goor http://www.questbaits.com/blog/readers-query-what-bait-to-use-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-729 roy van goor Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:06:31 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=449#comment-729 Hi neil, Bait is always a bit of personal choice. But what my choice would be are the smokey fish..and the rahja spice. You will have things covered this way..fishmeal based and non-fishmeal. For size...I would take the 15mm and 20mm version. If baitboats or margin fishing is in order then take some 10mm..the fish love them, and allot of people don't seem to use them. Normally 15-20 kg should get you true the week... Good luck! And post the catches. Greetz roy Hi neil,

Bait is always a bit of personal choice.
But what my choice would be are the smokey fish..and the rahja spice.
You will have things covered this way..fishmeal based and non-fishmeal.

For size…I would take the 15mm and 20mm version.
If baitboats or margin fishing is in order then take some 10mm..the fish love them, and allot of people don’t seem to use them.

Normally 15-20 kg should get you true the week…
Good luck!
And post the catches.
Greetz roy

]]> By: Jim Kelly http://www.questbaits.com/blog/readers-query-what-bait-to-use-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Jim Kelly Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:01:55 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=449#comment-723 Hi Neil, I do a fair amount of fishing in France. My big problem is that I don't know the lake you are going to. I agree with what Jamie said. However, the big problem is how much to take. When I go to France I normally work on: 2kg of boilies per day, say 15kg for a week. 15kg of trout pellets. 10kg of hemp. This is for each angler. I take quest shelf life boilies, if I don't use them all I can then bring them home. Normally I take 10kg of special crap 20mm. 5kg of raja 20mm. Some 10mm pineapple pop-ups for snowman presentation. Pop-ups to go with the raja and special crab. plastic corn. HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE POISSON CHAT IN THE LAKE I WOULD TAKE 20KG OF 20MM PINEAPPLE CRUNCH AND 20KG OF TIGER NUTS (IF THEY ARE ALLOWED). Hope this helps, if you want any more info get back in touch. Jim Kelly Hi Neil, I do a fair amount of fishing in France. My big problem is that I don’t know the lake you are going to. I agree with what Jamie said. However, the big problem is how much to take. When I go to France I normally work on:

2kg of boilies per day, say 15kg for a week.
15kg of trout pellets.
10kg of hemp.

This is for each angler.
I take quest shelf life boilies, if I don’t use them all I can then bring them home. Normally I take

10kg of special crap 20mm.
5kg of raja 20mm.
Some 10mm pineapple pop-ups for snowman presentation.
Pop-ups to go with the raja and special crab.
plastic corn.

HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE POISSON CHAT IN THE LAKE I WOULD TAKE 20KG OF 20MM PINEAPPLE CRUNCH AND 20KG OF TIGER NUTS (IF THEY ARE ALLOWED).

Hope this helps, if you want any more info get back in touch.

Jim Kelly

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