Stealth Stalker Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I need a bit of advice please. I'm booked on a fishing trip in a few weeks and I need a full set up, looking on ebay there seem,s to be some good deals to be had on rod & reel combo's (pair of rods & reels for 60ish quid) Question is what are they like? cheap **** or decent enough for what I need them for? I don't want to spend a fortune but on the other hand I don't want to be laughed off the boat with my toy kit. What are your thoughts? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 My advice would be to find a tackle shop that will hire you some kit. You won't get a decent pair of rods and reels, lines and end tackle for £60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Check with the skipper. If he is any good, he will have full setups available to use and should be ready to help with any tackle problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Check with the skipper. If he is any good, he will have full setups available to use and should be ready to help with any tackle problems. Spot on MM. Around here all skippers rent out the gear. About £10 per day plus you pay for any tackle you loose. (Weights, hooks, etc). Do it that way and you know you have the right gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 You won't get a decent pair of rods and reels, lines and end tackle for £60. Learnt the hard way myself, bought some cheap second hand real and other gear, first trip out the real broke and strugled for the rest of the trip. Most skippers will have gear you cn use / hire, which might not be in tip top condition but will do the job. If you then decide you like sea fishing then its time to start looking at what you need. Boat rods come in different classes 20lb, 30lb, 50lb etc and reels to match the class of rods. There have been some good pieces of kit coming up on PW recently, worth keeping a eye out on the sales section. If you know any others going on the boat they might lend you some stuff as well, tends to be like PW a lot of times whare they will help others out when theres a good crew going out. What may be a good tip is if this is your first trip out, try not to get by the exhaust pipe or take egg butties, though on some boats position on boat is drawn or may even be rotated during the trip (when and if theres chance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I went to Littlehampton a few weeks back with the old boys from my local & can say I'm now hooked We caught plenty of sea bream and pouting (pain in the *****!) and a whacking great smoothhound. I was borrowing the Peltmans gear and the general consensus on the boat was I'd be better off throwing it all over the side Thing is Pelty's coming with us this time, hence the need for my own gear. The bream were delish SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Yep, ges addictive like shooting does, used to go out most weekends, still got most of the kit. If you clean the reels and rods after every trip, should last you a life time. Mine still loooks like new (or nearly) after 15 to 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimitar Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm still using my fathers old abu 7000. It's 35 years old, been well looked after and still pulls in the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Another for the 'Ask the Skipper'. As what MM & Grandalf said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Abu gear's ok, combo's on ebay at your budget... Ebay link However, another vote for use the boats gear if you don't want to buy yourself, if you get heavily enough into it then look at buying your own. Edited June 26, 2012 by -Mongrel- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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