New To Fishing

[opnight]

hey there im new to fishing, only been twice properly, i started with Bream, Tench, Roach then moved onto half-2 LB carp and next time going a little bigger using my dads rod and reel but these are quiet old he says and i need to buy some gear, but being new to the sport im stuck on what is good enough and what isnt, of course i dont need nothing expensive or flash etc but need something that isnt going to Break if i hook a 4-5LB carp for example, so whats a decent enough Rod and Reel for lets say £50? any extra info would greatly be appreciated..

Thanx

[pompy.bass.man]

hi mate welcome to te forum. im normally quite gd on advice but im a salty sea fisher and know nothing on freshwater

regards

ollie

[Banana Steve]

Firstly what type of fishing do you want to do, by the sounds off it just general fishing. I would look at geting a float rod, something in the £30.00 range, Shakespeare, leeda, Map all do good priced rods at around £30.00 as for reels something like an okuma, mitchell, abu they all do reels for around £20.00 a good site to look at is Bennetts of Sheffiled this will give you a basic idea.

Hope this helps

Regards, Steve

[bpool81]

ask in your local tackle shop you can get some great second hand deals and you can bid them down to.ebays always sell good stuff at great price,At the end of the day aslong as your gettig fish it doesnt matter if your tackle cost you £30.just enjoy it.

[dave fish]

i started on a ledger rod with two and a half pound test curve made by john wilson works brilliantly and i also use said rod for coarse fishing as well bought second hand for twenty quid but looks new i use a maxima reel with 10lb line and use flatbed feeders with ground bait and boilies seems to be a good method for me as i cuaght a 15lb carp on my very first session(begginers luck lol) rod held up well and was very responsive so really impressed with it if you need more info on rigs and bait and stuff send us a message tight lines.

[bpool81]

when i was a kid i had a old bamboo rod and reel bought a few floats didnt even know what lb line was on it lol and i had lots of fun and caught loads of fish!!!

[opnight]

http://www.bosfish.co.uk/PRODUCTS/RE...drag_reels.htm

http://www.bosfish.co.uk/PRODUCTS/REELS/AB486coarse.htm

so what is the difference between those? any in particular that is better?

[fishypaul]

hello mate,welcome to the forum,

both those reels are ok, mitchell and abu reels are both good and reliable

[Banana Steve]

Hiya, there is not alot of difference between the two, but I would personally go for the ABU, 104RD it looks like a good all rounder. I just trust ABU more than Mitchell, in the old days Pre 1990 Mitchells were one of the best reels on the market but for the last few years they have gone down hill. Abu have always been a good reel. hope this helps.

[Lewis_lafferty]

I started off with a nice pole rod. They are easy to use and pretty cheap too. I started fishing roach. Then moved my way up to perch. After that, i fished little barbel in a stream/river which is nearby.

Just recently i fished a 4 pound carp and im proud of myself :) I turned from a young boy who knew nothing about fishing to a young boy who is willing to learn and has caught a big fish :)