Gold Blend asked:
Can someone please advise as to which type of rods to buy for my sons to start them off with their fishing hobby that they are getting into.
My sons want 2 rods set up when they go night fishing in a couple of weeks and i don’t want to look totally blonde if i go to a shop to buy one and ebay has some good deals but i don’t know where to start……..
They want one set up on ledgering and one on float, they both recently bought a 8ft spinning rod and reel set each and have apparently tried them out on both techniques and said it was ok (they caught some 5lb carp) but im not sure what is the best purpose for this type of rod and am totally over whelmed looking on websites when they refer to match rods and specialist rods etc etc, they are going to be fishing for mainly carp on lakes, so can someone pls advise me as to a good set up for each type of fishing (float and legering) so i know what they should be using the current spinners for and what to buy for the other type also any other advice / info / links will be much appreciated from all you expert fisherman out there,
many thanks a confused mum
so what do you call a general purpose rod ? so far i just keep seeing, specim, course,carp, etc etc
Can someone please advise as to which type of rods to buy for my sons to start them off with their fishing hobby that they are getting into.
My sons want 2 rods set up when they go night fishing in a couple of weeks and i don’t want to look totally blonde if i go to a shop to buy one and ebay has some good deals but i don’t know where to start……..
They want one set up on ledgering and one on float, they both recently bought a 8ft spinning rod and reel set each and have apparently tried them out on both techniques and said it was ok (they caught some 5lb carp) but im not sure what is the best purpose for this type of rod and am totally over whelmed looking on websites when they refer to match rods and specialist rods etc etc, they are going to be fishing for mainly carp on lakes, so can someone pls advise me as to a good set up for each type of fishing (float and legering) so i know what they should be using the current spinners for and what to buy for the other type also any other advice / info / links will be much appreciated from all you expert fisherman out there,
many thanks a confused mum
so what do you call a general purpose rod ? so far i just keep seeing, specim, course,carp, etc etc
Forget match rods what you need are 14ft general purpose rods made from fibre glass,Preferably solid ones,You can use the spinning rods for float fishing.
Get them into Sea fishing and I can help. All fresh water fish are ugly and want to bite you lol.
Couple of my mates use this site for their fresh water tackle they have some good advise on there too. If in doubt just ring either this tackle place or any other you come across and they will be glad to help. For some reason tackle shop owners tend to be really nice guys???
I’m assuming you don’t want to spend the earth because boys can be pretty fickle with their hobbies! I’ve suggested a couple of rods below that will do the trick beautifully. A feeder rod is more or less the same thing as a leger rod. Reels are rather less specialist than rods, so a pair of the one I have also suggested below could be used interchangeably on each rod (I don’t work for Castaway Tackle by the way)! Alternatively, you may want to buy them a reel with a bait runner facility to use with the feeder rod (the name baitrunner is patented, so you may well hear it called something else like bite run etc but it’s all the same thing). Carp anglers like this kind of reel as it has a second clutch that allows the fish to take line off the reel without pulling the rod into the lake.
Don’t buy an all glass fibre rod, even if you can find one. They are hopelessly out of date. Carbon fibre is the material to go for. Forget spinning on carp lakes by the way. It won’t go down at all well.
I’m assuming the boys have some idea how to set up their tackle. If you plan to buy them some line, I recommend 5lb test for the float rod and 8 lb for the feeder rod.
I could (and frequently do) go on for ages about setups, but will leave it at that unless you post any secondary questions. When you go into the tackle shop don’t be afraid to ask questions. I don’t think it’s at all likely that you will get ripped off, and as for looking blonde, well most blokes like blondes (and you sound like the kind of mum most boys would love to have)!….
Good shopping.
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i fish alot for all types of fish from sunfish to sharks and there is one rod you can relie on it is the ugly stick. now let me tell you carp get over 100 popunds sometimes so there are 2 rods you should get. for the bottem fishing you should get a 8ft rod it will help you get the fish off the bottem once you hook them, then a 7ft rod for the float fishing it will give you more agility for casting. when it comes to the reels any reel 30 dollars or higher will be fine and make sure its a spinning reel because baitcasters are verry verry hard for beginners. with the rod,reel and 25lb line you will have no trouble getting the fish,but dont let the fish burn youre drag to much because you will have to buy a new reel if it does. have fun
Everyone has their own way of fishing and use different types of poles and reels. I have an ugly-stik that I have used everywhere, salt and fresh. It is a 6 foot rod and I use it in lakes, streams, rivers,ponds, ocean, off of boats, and off the rocks, and the beach and I catch just as many (if not more) fish than most people.
On here you will get a lot of answers from the other side of the Atlantic that ain’t going to help.
Rather that try to explain things in to much detail or advise you to go to web sites , go to a tackle shop and explain what you need and tell them what your budget is , if you take the boy’s along they will get advice on tackling up for different situations,and advice in angling is an on going thing.
One thing you can be sure of , if they get into fishing in a big way you will never be at Alysss as to what to get for birthdays and
Christmas (most tackle shops do gift vouchers )