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Simon Luxton
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Hey all - first post....
I've been fishing all my life and am reasonably accomplished at most forms of course and game fishing but it's so long ago I can't remember how I started other than remembering untangling knots for hours on end by the Thames etc /forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif
Last summer I took my eldest son (now 6yrs old) to a commercial carp fishery so he could get the sensation of something tugging his line and he loved it albeit with my help holding the butt of his rod otherwise he'd have been pulled in!!
I want to get him some gear for his birthday and am looking for a general rod and reel that a 6 year old could handle. Nothing too heavy but obviously reasonably robust.
Can anyone recommend anything? I was thinking a lightweight 8 or 9ft rod and small reel but it would need to be strong enough to handle carp to 6lbs?
We'd be doing a mixture of carp bashing, river chub fishing and general course stuff so need a jack of all trades type rod.
Thanks very much
Simon
I've been fishing all my life and am reasonably accomplished at most forms of course and game fishing but it's so long ago I can't remember how I started other than remembering untangling knots for hours on end by the Thames etc /forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif
Last summer I took my eldest son (now 6yrs old) to a commercial carp fishery so he could get the sensation of something tugging his line and he loved it albeit with my help holding the butt of his rod otherwise he'd have been pulled in!!
I want to get him some gear for his birthday and am looking for a general rod and reel that a 6 year old could handle. Nothing too heavy but obviously reasonably robust.
Can anyone recommend anything? I was thinking a lightweight 8 or 9ft rod and small reel but it would need to be strong enough to handle carp to 6lbs?
We'd be doing a mixture of carp bashing, river chub fishing and general course stuff so need a jack of all trades type rod.
Thanks very much
Simon