Seen as things are a little slow on the carp side of things, if there is any of you that fancy a spot of French public water fishing and want to know a bit of the language, then over the session we'll guide you through a selection of fishing related and other useful Frenchy bits and bobs. I've done my best to give you a pronunciation on the right of each word - just imagine them with a French accent and you won't be far off.

Carpers French Lesson 1 - Tackle

rod - canne/canne a peche - can

reel - moulinet - moolinay

line - fille/ligne - fee/leen

bobbin/hanger - bobine - bobeen

rig - montage/badling

lead - plomb - plom

hook - hamecon - hamson

alarm - detecteur

pod - rodpod

net - puisette - pweezet

scales - balance - balonse

unhooking mat - tapis de reception - tapee de raysepshon

bivvy - biwwy - bewee

bedchair - bedchair

chair - chaise - shez

sleeping bag - duvet/sac

throwing stick - stick

boat - bateaux - bat-oh

echo sounder - sonder

battery - battery

Thats lesson one done and dusted with twenty items of tackle - simples, as that annoying little bas**rd meerkat says.

See you soon