Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 186
STEVE
PAUL BENNETT
BRIGGS
i n advance. All of the pub l i c s t re tc he s o f r ive r w i l l re q u i re a
n a tional permit , or Carte-d e -Pe ch e . T h ey wi l l c o s t s o me wh e re
a round €130 for a yearly ve rs i o n b u t o f te n s h o rte r ve rs i o n s
a re available which cost les s .
When talking about ta c kl e , s tro n g a n d d u ra b l e i s t h e
way forward. Of course rive r s wi l l va r y g re a t ly i n s i z e a n d
c o nditions so it’s impossib le to g ive p ro p e r a dv i c e wh i c h w i l l
c over all events. But in gen e ra l th e re w i ll b e s n a gs , m u s s e l s t rewn ledges as well as t h e f l ow i ts e lf to c o n te n d w i th a n d
s o it would be foolhardy to g o i n wi th ta c k le t h at i s to o l i gh t .
S t rong braid is a reliable m a i n li n e b u t t h ere a re ti m es s u c h
a s when fishing across a s t ro n g f low th a t i t wo rks a ga i n s t yo u
h aving near zero stretch. I t wo u ld s t i ll b e my f i rs t c h o i c e i n
m ost cases though. Bi g lead s may b e n e ed e d to h o l d b o t to m i f
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