We loved it Chris, and yes that storm just came out of nowhere! Andy was sat inside his bivi holding on to it LOL 😁

Real glad you liked the vid Chi it was an awesome week and very interesting to edit, I tried to show just how much of a laugh and micky take all the way.

Thank you John, your comment is very much appreciated, Dave and I rarely do not roll with laughter he is sharp and very quick whited. I certainly have to keep my whit's about me when the camera is on. regards Matt

@Adz We've invited him ... we want Chris to come with us, He will one day I'm sure..... wont you Chris 😁😁😁😁😁

@@MaffTUK I will indeed 👍🏼👍🏼

@@MrCarpking71 YES BUDDY WE WANT YOU ON THE NEXT FRENCH VID...............

enjoy both yours and Chris' channels, great laughs and fishing 👍

Yes Dave, I'm glad you said that that's exactly what i wanted to come across in the vid 3 blokes going fishing and having a great time. It is pretty much as it was but we cant show everything some of the joke and banter i have to cut out as you can imagine 😁 thank you for your great comment, regards Matt 👍

I hope you were not disappointed i had a sneaky suspicion it may take a long time to get this one out, just didn't know it was going to be such a long vid 😁

@@MaffTUK I was certainly not disappointed at all Matt. Another fantastic video with some absolute cracking fish caught. Dave is an exceptional angler and could catch a fish from a muddy puddle 👏👏👏 A really top class video and one that i will enjoy watching over and over again. Hope you are well and wish you your family and all the annual social lads a very happy Christmas and New Year 👍

Thank you Louis your comment is very much appreciated, regards Matt 👍

Simon you are 100% correct I've said this a few times already but its true "great times with great mates" what more could you ask for 👍

I thought at one point i wasn't going to get anything but could not believe it when that 50 came out we had such a great time and im hoping the vid shows that. regards Matt

Cheers Yardy it was a long bugger indeed but i didn't want to cut any more out it kept growing in length and i just though well some might watch it all but surprisingly its doing very well 😁👍

@@MaffTUK yeah i love long vids like that

Thanks Tony we had, and often do have a great time and to be able to upload a near two hour vid and receive such great comments is very rewarding indeed, 👍

Cheers Phil and right back at you mate have a great knew year buddy

Hi Wayne, thank you for your comment, Yep always welcome to share a beer in clearwater mate 👍

Matt its never perfect and it is easy to pretend it is with a camera during the edit but mistakes we all make, and we try to keep it as real as we can. Thank you for your comment, regards Matt

Hello Mike thank you for your comment, I wanted to show this vid with warts and all and just show it for what it was, Im glad you enjoyed the vid, regards Matt👍

Thank you Clive just lucky to have two nutters that will put up with me and the camera 😁 we love our trips and despite taking the time to get this video out I really do enjoy the editing and re-living it in real time again thanks and a great comment regards Matt👍

Thank you Guy long vid but its getting some real nice comments 👍 thank you

Hi Jamie hope your well mate, yes we had a great time and a great laugh and some awesome fish along the way. will pass on your regards, Matt 😁👍

Thank you Martin for your nice comment, I will do my best, merry Christmas regards Matt 👍👍

Thank you Chris it was fun making it to 👍😁

Cheers Dan ......always on the end of the wind 👍......if you can get to it 🤣

I took some time Elliot didnt mean for it to be as long as it was but, great laugh great mates. and some great fish too what more could you want 😁👍

Thank you Sean and i will try not too 👍😁

if i can upload a vid that puts just one smile on someone's face then its always worth uploading. Cheers Dan for your comment, Matt 👍

Well I totally agree with you cant beat it, it was a great week all round despite having a stinking cold. thank you regards Matt

That storm trashed the place Andy was sat inside his bivi holding on to it LOL 😁

Thanks Ken I knew it would take time to edit and upload and the video has been received well, thank you, regards Matt

I know just how close he came to reeling in, Dave was down to his last few minutes of fishing as nothing happened after 1800hrs every day in Daves swim😀🐟

Andy provides the social music hes a proper rocker at heart it was a great session and don't worry despite Dave's amazing success (which it was) we made him pay with torment from sun up to sun down lol 👍

I did feel real bad but them two were never going to give me any sympathy so i might as well just crack on LOL 🤣 thanks mate 👍

Thank you Matthew it really is as simple as great friends great times we all work well together, and it is always a team effort from concept to the final drive home we all play our part in some way to make it happen.

Thank you Tim and its was great making it, regards Matt👍

Mark thank you for that, its a bit risky putting out a near two hour vid but its being received well at the moment and I'm real pleased you liked it. Thank you, regards Matt

Thank you ARMZEE credit where its due That was an awesome last fish out of the water for Dave especially as he was just about to reel in !

Yes Mr B we loved it, we all do our bit to get us to France and back but the social side is awesome great mates 👍 thank you regards Matt

Hello Michael, Dave and Andy wont allow a dull moment its a laugh from start to finish every time, Dave nailed it on that one for sure

Good times Wayne we had been waiting for some time to get to France and we were not disappointed one bit, great laugh with great mates 👍

@@MaffTUK hey maff buddy, so yes had too watch again awesome upload buddy 3 mates having a great time fun an banter awesome, much love an respect maff,Dave, Andy 👍❤👍

Really hope you enjoyed the vid Mick, we certainly enjoyed the time over there, regards Matt

@@MaffTUK Brilliant video mate. When are you back out on the bank now?

Nicely done Ray 👍 and thank you for your comment, kind regards Matt😁

Hard to believe just how long ive been carp fishing now, 2014 was my first French trip and 4 years since we were there felt like we never left 👍 cheers Darren regards Matt

Cheers Trev we all recovered in the end LOL its a good venue isnt it, we had to go back after last time 👍

@@MaffTUK I'd love to go back one day too, the lake was very plain when I was there, looks like it's grown on nicely as have the fish! Better caravan too compared to what we had 😁 happy Xmas fella!

I actually went back out found the outer skin and re pegged as much or many pegs as i could find so the bivvi did survive but only just. As always with Andy and Dave we never fall out we treat this as our holiday and make sure we all enjoy it, and its never a dull moment with Dave 👍

Its amazing to see the difference from a 30 to a 50 Paul and its just an amazing experience to get a fish like that. I really look forward to our French trips just lucky to have two mates who will put up with me LOL

Just great guys to fish with even if Dave is totally mopping up...... literally ..lol 👍

HI Sam, slutchy Dave nailed it with one rod... trust me he got ripped all day every day we made him pay for his amazing success lol 👍

Thank you, we had such a great time despite feeling like crap and yes some amazing fish along they. A real long vid and its hard to decide what going to be cut or left in but it has been received well and I'm really pleased about that. regards Maff

Keep up the incredible work maff 🙏looking forward to your next film glad you all caught and had a great laugh as mates do all the best buddy 👊🏻👊🏻

Thank you Nigel it was an amazing session and a great laugh

Despite having a cold it was such a laugh with these two and some great fish

LOL wouldn't be the first time someone has said that, must admit we do bounce off each other well and Dave is so quick whited never a dull moment and Andy just make it all work perfectly as we all have our jobs to do to get to France and back. thank you for your great comment regards Matt

Thanks Chris glad you liked it regards matt.

Hello Steven, a cat fish usually pulls you left to right (visa versa) with a real slow drag and pull, after you have caught a few you get to know but not always, smaller cats are much harder to tell apart, I really like catching them awesome fish, Thank you Steven for your comment regards Matt 👍

Oh yes Dave did get his bivi back in the end although very soggy LOL

Cheers Bud, I don't think either of us can take ourselves any more serious than you see here, we always look forward to our French sessions and our aim is to always have a laugh first. real glad you enjoyed the video, thank you, regards Matt

You can do butif you know the sling weight when wet, just as easy to deduct and to be fair to us we are not to a few ounces.....unless of course I beat dave lol 😉 then its real important 👍🤣

Thank you Mill Pool good company good fish and a great laugh all the way cant beat it 😁👍

That lake is called commons lake at bigot fisheries

The thumbs up seal of approval from fru1t1....... that will do for me 👍👍

I do and was but i had that other bait in storage for two years so i had to get rid of that first before re stocking with Hinders which is due any time now 😁

He cracks me up always joking always a laugh no matter what we are doing

We love it there John its just set up right which ever lake you fish and they held our place until we could travel what more could you ask for.👍

@@MaffTUK yes always good service and sorted out our test when we returned home last trip,got two trip booked next year.

We really like it there and watch out for the big cats lol hope you have a great session regards Matt.

We had fish biggest at 45lb my uncle faild booked a 60lb gutted but a lovely trip

Been so busy its unreal and I was struggling to find any fish without Dave holding it LOL 👍

LOL i know it took some time to get out..... i was strugling to find any fish without Dave holding it LOL

@@MaffTUK it was well worth the wait and the watch. Excellent as always. Tight lines

Hope you enjoyed it Keri it was fun making it

I except that Chris, Sometimes the device you listen to the vid on doesn't help and and i forget that during the edit sometimes, shame you couldn't get through the vid it was a good laugh and some great fish, Thank you for your feed back, regards Matt

Sorry Karl I can't please everyone..despite my efforts. Hope it wasn't to bad for you.

I know Steve.... to some the music is a pain in the arse...... promis next fishing vid no music......just for you lol😅👍