starting up

[live to fish]

Evening all

Im after a bit of help ive been doing match fishing for 20 plus years and im going to start carp fishing with my son now he's 10.

Whats the best sort of gear to start off with , Also some good fisheries in my area that are quite easy to make a start on and how to tie and make rigs up please.

Thanks Marcel..

[HEWY]

Originally Posted by live to fish

Evening all

Im after a bit of help ive been doing match fishing for 20 plus years and im going to start carp fishing with my son now he's 10.

Whats the best sort of gear to start off with , Also some good fisheries in my area that are quite easy to make a start on and how to tie and make rigs up please.

Thanks Marcel..

Hi Marcel,

Firstly here (below) is a list of fisheries in your area, do a little bit of research on them for rules, fish size, etc...With regards to gear how much you looking to spend? Do you need a set up for you and your son? There is a lot of free information on rigs, such as the rig section on here...there are good rig books about, also if you have an iPhone download iRigs from the app-store it's £2.99 and will help you out a lot.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Hewy

Gloucestershire Apperley Pools 01214519111 / 01214549111
Gloucestershire Ashton Keynes Pool 01793822137 / 01285658117
Gloucestershire Bledington Chad Lakes 01451831470/0160874252
Gloucestershire Cheltenham Burley Fields 01242862905/07831734683
Gloucestershire Churcham Bulley Lane 01452750320
Gloucestershire Cirencester Bradley's Pit 01452883202
Gloucestershire Cranham Brook Farm Fishery 01452813162
Gloucestershire Forest of Dean Cannop Ponds 01594833286
Gloucestershire Saul Gardners Pool 01452532799
Gloucestershire Stow-on-the-Wold Adlestrop Lake 01451821719
Gloucestershire Tewkesbury Bredons Hardwick 0145223009
Gloucestershire Westerleigh Bitterwell Lake 01454778960

Somerset Ash Ponds Martock 01935 823459
Somerset Bridgewater Combwich 01278429335
Somerset Bridgewater Dunwear Lakes 01278422397
Somerset Bridgewater Durleigh Reservoir 01278424786
Somerset Chard Chard Reservoir 01934742610
Somerset Cheddar Cheddar Reservoir 01934741291
Somerset Exebridge Exe Valley Fishery 01398323328
Somerset Frome Edney's 01373812294
Somerset Keynsham Century Pond 01179260790
Somerset Kingston Seymour Bullock's Farm 01934835020
Somerset Midsomer Norton Emborough Pond 01255466325
Somerset North Petherton Folly Foot Farm 01278662979
Somerset West Huntspill Emerald Pool 01278794707

Wiltshire Bromham Burbrooks Reservoir 01380850337
Wiltshire Calne Blackland Lakes 01249813672
Wiltshire Calne Bowood Lake 01249812102
Wiltshire Calne Buckland Lake 01249813672
Wiltshire Swindon Coate Water 01793721173
Wiltshire Warminster Crockerton Pond 01985844496
Wiltshire Westbury Clivey Pond 01373858311
Wiltshire Westbury Cuckoos Rest 01373826792
Wiltshire Westbury Eden Vale 01373466406

[Echelon Pest]

Fox do a great little book for the starting Carper. Covers basic rigs, lead systems, feature finding, understanding lake make-ups, and fish handling.

Think this is it here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fox-Guide-...item3a6eadab51

Make sure your first trips are to a 'runs' water or the lad will get bored. Your local tackle dealer would be best to advise

[live to fish]

Thanks very much guys thats a great help. I just need to start saving now to buy it all thank god ive only gotta buy one setup lol..

Thanks Marcel

[Echelon Pest]

Keep it simple, spending lots of money isn't necessary - Carpers traditionally like to believe that they caught because of the complicated rigs and expensive kit they're using. Watercraft will always count for more, and if you've been match fishing 20 years you're probably more than half way there already.

Good luck

[live to fish]

Yh ive worked that out over the years lol. The misses is always on wtf you need that for you already got one.. Ive learnt to keep it simple as ive been up on the avon for to years but all ive had so far is chub,roach and perch and im still waiting for taht big one lol


Thanks marcel