New to the forum and too fishing.

Tankislarge · #1 01-13-2011, 12:59 PM

Hi All,

I have just signed up to this forum so would like to say hello to you all. Firstly my name is Tim and i am from Witney (just outside of Oxford in the UK)

I have no history of fishing apart from going down the river with my mate when i was about 10. so 19 years on i thought i would have a go myself. I have been into bushcraft (Ray Mears stuff if some dont know) for a few years now and planning to learn all the skills i need to go out for a week at a time, and fishing is one of the skills i want to learn to allow me to do this.

I have been searching the internet now for information and decided i learnt loads from bushcraft forums that i can do the same on fishing forums.

what my plans are is to learn to catch fish i can eat. I am going to be getting a fishing rod and reel shortly for my 30th birthday. I plan to do most of my fishing in rivers, using ledgering (i hope anyway) Ideally i would like keep my kit simple, but improve the skills required to catch dinner.

Planning to get Dean Macey Specimen Avon Twin Tip Rod and a shakespeare cypry 4000 reel.

Hope to chat to you soon and start my learning.

Thanks

Tim aka Tank

MRG2000 · #2 01-13-2011, 01:15 PM

Welcome to the forum Tim ,lots of people on here to help you with info and tips ....

blackwater · #3 01-13-2011, 02:13 PM

Welcome to the forum, you will find all the help you will need here.

NICK R · #4 01-13-2011, 02:35 PM

hi mate

that rod and reel set up is the wrong one if you want to catch your dinner
We dont normally catch our dinners from rivers

Tankislarge · #5 01-13-2011, 02:51 PM

what rod setup would u suggest?

NICK R · #6 01-13-2011, 03:00 PM

depends on what your fishing for and what your going to do with it .
have you bought a ea licence yet ?

Tankislarge · #7 01-13-2011, 03:04 PM

looking at ledgering. I know our local river has trout in.

don't have a licence let as will buy a year on in April and get one day ones until then.

have 75- 100 to spend.

NICK R · #8 01-13-2011, 03:08 PM

i would personally look at a float set up .
i would also check to which methods are allowed for trout fishing in that venue

Tankislarge · #9 01-13-2011, 03:10 PM

can u explain ur reason for this ?

NICK R · #10 01-13-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankislarge

can u explain ur reason for this?

for what the set up ?
If so it gives you much more scope to fish . different methods are used when using a float .more mobile
a ledger gives a static bait

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