Thanks for the advice All.

Water quality is something I can cover off. The lake is within the bounds of the property and has 2 Gites on the lake edge.

She and her partner will be living & working in the main house, with the lets as additional income. They see the lake as a bonus point for the lets, and I just found that her partner has her older brother in france and he runs a shooting and fishing enterprise so looks like everything should be covered.

I aint paying for no let, sticking my campervan right on the lake edge.

In reply to Post #2
No, never..

My sister has just announced she is buying a property in France, and it comes with a 2 acre lake. The description says it is stocked with 80 garden carp to 20lb in weight.

She has no idea on lake management or carp feeding/care, and neither have I but I won't be there anyway lol.

What advice is available to make checking it possibke before purchasing, and any courses for once she has possession?

Thanks in advance

In reply to Post #12
I have as best as possible, any higher and I have a torpedo

Looking at some sinking Fluoro

In reply to Post #1
I had some Carbon Fibre tube left over from sleeving a rifle barrel, fitted perfectly inside 2” foam pipe lagging to create a stiff rig tube for beach casting rigs.

The rigs are pinned in place and run ‘helter skelter' style from top to bottom so I get a 1meter rig on a 500mm tube. I will be doing the same thing for my leaders once I know which to go for...

In reply to Post #9
Thanks for the replies, all the info and advice is appreciated....

30 - 40M for the best spots, and sadly the platforms are approx 1M above water level which is not ideal but the only way they could do it.

I'm not catching but know guys on similar hooklink setups, and baits, who are using leaders and catching.

In reply to Post #5
I'm not looking at Fluoro and never said I was, it's a leadless sinking leader as that will remove the issue of the line being knocked but allow me to take most of the slack out of the line. I'm already dropping slightly short ( 0.5 - 1m ) of what is the ideal baiting spot trying to draw them out a little.

I know the knot is the weakest link, it's an issue I know about from my beachcasting...

In reply to Post #3
Helicopter rigs are banned on the water, all fixed lead rigs banned on all their waters.

I need to fish on a tight line due to proximity of swim to tree snags in centre of the water, low depth of max 3ft at this time of year, and have been getting plagued with mono straight through being knocked constantly. Hence looking to try out a leadless leader setup.

In reply to Post #1
Decathlon running section.... Thin but keep some of the chill off, and touchscreen compatible.

For those that use leadless leaders...

If fishing on a silty lake with very little weed, what length of leader would you recommend for a running lead rig ( helicopter rigs banned )?