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[FURNI]

Got back from france on friday didnt get a great result due to fish spawning and the weather being so hot. I had three and my mate had one, his went 24lb mirror and mine were 21 lb mirror, 29 lb common and a 32 lb common. That was my last trip to expensive and to be honest would sooner of done a week on home soil

[richk]

Bad Luck there mate but its just the way it is sometimes. I was in France last week and did Ok 42,37,33,32,31,29,27,26, and a 39 LB Common even though they were spawning but luckily some did feed.

Would not let it put you off tho as I have blanked for a whole week but still keep going back!

[mancity]

How much on average does it cost to do a week in France?

Not taking into account travelling.

[FURNI]

Originally Posted by mancity

How much on average does it cost to do a week in France?

Not taking into account travelling.

the lake was 350 each but its when you add bait, food, fuel and tackle you wouldnt use at home thats when its starts adding up plus there was only two of us so fuel and tolls were expensive

[FURNI]

Originally Posted by richk

Bad Luck there mate but its just the way it is sometimes. I was in France last week and did Ok 42,37,33,32,31,29,27,26, and a 39 LB Common even though they were spawning but luckily some did feed.

Would not let it put you off tho as I have blanked for a whole week but still keep going back!

Thats a great result mate there were lads on this trip who blanked all week, due to the weather being rain all week prior to us getting on and then it felt more like mexico the fish really wasnt having it but like you said it happens and its always a gamble this time of year but wont be going to france again lots of fish to target on my club waters

[mancity]

How much do you reckon it cost in total each mate?

Im thinking of it for next year, abit.

[FURNI]

Originally Posted by mancity

How much do you reckon it cost in total each mate?

Im thinking of it for next year, abit.

Most lakes are around the £300 mark but there are cheaper lakes to fish add to that your bait boillie, particles for me cost £150 plus a weeks worth of shopping another £35 and theres your fuel which was in total about £200 plus your ferry which was about another £150 due to it being a bank holiday over there. So between two of us was £1420 if my mrs reads this im dead

[mancity]

So ill be looking at 700 each .........yeah - better keep that one away from the missus hadn't I


Cheers mate,

[richk]

If you look around its cheaper mine was for 7 nights and it cost -

Ferry 87
Fuel (From M/c ) 145
Tolls 25
Ticket 100
Bait inc Patricles etc 80
Food etc 70

So just over 500 and I went on my own so if there was 2 of us we would have split the Ferry, Fuel and Tolls which would have brought it down to 380 so not that bad when you think a week on a Pay Lake over here is about 175 to 250. I would rather go to France anytime.

[Mutley]

You could fish somewhere like Millstone, which is a top notch water for around £520 ish.

Based on 2 sharing

Fishing = £280
Fuel + tolls = £130 each
Ferry = £60
Bait = £50

You can't count food for the trip as an expense, unless that is you plan on not eating for the duration of the trip, if you were still at home?

Somewhere like Vaumigny can be done for around £400

Fishing = £160
Ferry = £60
Fuel + tolls = £90 each
Bait = £100 (need lots of it in summer to combat the chats)

[Wooly]

Originally Posted by mancity

How much do you reckon it cost in total each mate?

Im thinking of it for next year, abit.

It depends totally on the water and its location and the car you drive.

Millstone for example is a round trip of 1600 miles. In my Octavia thats about £160. Tolls cost £60. Ferries can be very cheap if you book early, we've booked them for £60. Thats £280, split 2 ways £140. The lake costs £280, giving a total of £420.
However my usual weekly fuel bill is £50, so I would of spent that anyway, therefore the trip is only an extra £370.
The same applies to food, I spend no more in France on food than I would in the UK. Bait is a minefield. Many people take far too much. For Millstone half a bag of their pellets at £12 will do, add to this some peperami firesticks, halibut oil, chilli olive oil, a few rosehip and other odd boilies and some hali hookers and you have a £50 bait bill. This means that the trip can be done for less than £450. Considering on my last trip I had 7 forties, 2 fifties, 10 thirties and 2 twenties, I consider that money well spent.