fishplate42
Well-known member
I assume most of you have been fishing since you were kids, even so, there must have been a learning curve.
I am probably unusual as I never fished as a kid. I was 58 when I decided to take up angling. I have no friends or relations who fish and had no one to ask for advice. Having never even held a rod before, let alone a live fish. I watched a Matt Hayes video on waggler fishing and I went to a commercial fishery in Kent armed with my few bits of cheap gear. The guy there told me to go and have a go. If I needed any help to ask.
I followed MH's video instructions and chucked the line and float out. I say 'chucked' as you can hardly call it a cast. Within a few second I had caught a fish, not just a little one either. It was a decent sized common carp, of maybe a couple of pounds. Nobody was as surprised as me, that was it I was hooked, just like the fish. I caught several more that day and have not stopped since.
Still got lots to learn...
Ralph.
I am probably unusual as I never fished as a kid. I was 58 when I decided to take up angling. I have no friends or relations who fish and had no one to ask for advice. Having never even held a rod before, let alone a live fish. I watched a Matt Hayes video on waggler fishing and I went to a commercial fishery in Kent armed with my few bits of cheap gear. The guy there told me to go and have a go. If I needed any help to ask.
I followed MH's video instructions and chucked the line and float out. I say 'chucked' as you can hardly call it a cast. Within a few second I had caught a fish, not just a little one either. It was a decent sized common carp, of maybe a couple of pounds. Nobody was as surprised as me, that was it I was hooked, just like the fish. I caught several more that day and have not stopped since.
Still got lots to learn...
Ralph.