{"id":377,"date":"2014-12-08T14:01:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T14:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/?p=377"},"modified":"2020-03-02T16:59:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T16:59:31","slug":"tackling-croix-blanche-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/tackling-croix-blanche-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tackling up for Croix Blanche Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tackling up for Croix Blanche Lakes<\/h1>\n
\"Landing<\/a>

Landing a carp on Croix Blanche Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

I thought I\u2019d do a blog piece to give some advice to first time anglers to our Carp fishing in France venue<\/a> or to those who found their tackle wanting last time out.
\nIt is worth bearing in mind that there are some very big fish in these lakes, the catfish being the species that will test your gear most<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Generally all but the largest fish can be handled on a decent carp rod, and a good quality big pit style reel. But you can do a number of things to improve your chances by tweaking your set up a bit. By this I pretty much mean \u2018Up rating\u2019. While standard gear will handle the smaller carp say to mid thirties, even in the weed, the larger fish which run to nearly 60lb can prove too much on occasion.<\/p>\n