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i think this is the reel your cousin wants ........... SHIMANO SUPER BAITRUNNER AERO 10000XTE The 10K as popular bankside jargon dubs this magnificent reel, has 30% extra spool capacity over the current 6000 & 8000 size Baitrunners. Line is thus wound over a bigger diameter, placing it under less tension. The upshot is longer casts, unimpaired by embedding or whiplash. Add the attributes of Shimano's technology plus 11 ball bearing equivalent performance for a genuine stand alone ball bearing equivalent performance for a genuine stand alone big fish reel. Spare polished aluminium spool supplied. Line Capacity: 10000XTE 12lb-380m Gear Ratio: 4.5 to 1 Weight: 573grm 10000XTE £159.99 Leslies Price £94.99 10000XTE Spare Spool - Code RD7393 £19.99   if he is comeing over from england then he would be wise to buy it there , tackle is much cheaper in england than france (no doubt why my french  mates keep asking  me to bring bits over for them :wow if you have a mondial peche  near you, they stock quite a good range . hope this helps .      

hi , this looks like a rather heavy thread  for my first post , human and dog attacking coypu .......ive heard it all now !! lol  when was the last time you heard of any non meat eating creature going on the rampage ? i spend a lot of time in france and hope to live there soon , ive seen loads of coypu and i can tell you given the chance they will run a mile at the first sign of humans or the dogs ! so you can forget about them attacking you , as for dogs  well ive no doubt that a coypu would try to stand its ground if cornered by a dog , what animal wouldnt  with no other choice ? haveing said all that , coypu are a pest they do a lot of damage  and do need to be controlled  i beleave the french blow them up in the far south . born to fish , did you say you was a fishery manager ? do they teach you to kill herons now ?  do they teach you to upset the  natural balance ? what about the birds of prey that hunt fish ? what about crested grebes they hunt fry ? what about coots  they eat fish spawn ? all of these freshwater birds are part of the natural balance of any lake ,  take them away and you get problems . as for cormorants  well they are a big pest and are not part of the natural balace !!!!!!! other than that good luck with your move