SteveLG
Member
Hi
I was bored over the weekend and foolishly started watching the old John Wilsons Go Fishing episodes. I'm now finding myself looking at fishing tackle online and debating on having a crack.
I've fished before, quite a lot really looking back. I used to fish with my dad from being probably about 12 to 18 year old, mainly on the local couple of lodges / fisheries. Beer drinking took priority at this point and I stopped fishing, for no reason in particular, probably the hangovers.
I then had another go at fishing a few years later, I think from being about 23 to 26 years old. Did some pole fishing this time round. It was at this time I split with the long term girlfriend and things went west for a couple of years - never got back into fishing after this.
It has now been about 16 years since I last went fishing - on Sunday I had a look at what little tackle I had left. Very little has survived. The tackle, being mixed in with my dads stuff which has since been flogged on the car boot, lost in the house move, thown out and simply "disappeared".
What I have left is a battered plastic Diawa seat box, ground bait tray and both clip on side trays still present and general rubbish from the last time I fished! One landing net with extending carbon handle. The landing net still has the price sticker still on it... A rod bag (in excellent condition) with a usable umbrella still inside. One 10 foot match rod that I bought with my first ever wage when I was 15. A quiver tip, a cheap fly rod, a travel spinning rod and my old pole (Browning Black Magic II) which I thought was damaged, however, I gave it a quick once over last night and it looks fine. I'm going to have another nosey at it tonight in the day light and make sure. Even the old elastic still looks usable.
That's it. Oh a couple of bags of hooks and that disolving string I bought when I was a kid and never used as I didn't want to waste it.
Everything else has gone and whats left looks pretty dated if I'm honest.
This is turning into a wall of text, I'll try to keep it a bit briefer.
What I am really wanting to know -
I don't like the idea of hooking live bait anymore, be it maggot / worm or anything, don't know why as it never used to bother me but this time round it looks like it is going to be good old sweetcorn, bread, luncheon meat and - these new fangled pellet things I've seen used on Youtube. Do these pellets work? and will I have a good fishing experience using them. I'm planning on fishing the Local commercial fisheries that are near where I live.
Second question, seat box. I know I still have the old Diawa but I always wanted one of them "expensive" seat boxes with the moon lander legs and built in rod rest & trays etc. These days I'm sort of in the postition of being able to afford one, so I may treat myself. Got my eye on either a Preston OnBox 5D or a Diawa Tournament 500. I've budgeted around £400 for this (give or take). Anyone any experience of these boxes or something similar? - Most importantly though, will they fit easily into the boot of a Mk7 Ford Fiesta without messing around putting the seats down.
I'm planning on resusing the old Black Magic II pole as there doesn't apper to be anything wrong with it. I'll either try and track down a reel off someone or pick up a cheap one (£40 ish) so I can use the rods - basically I want to get up and running for less than 500 quid - do you think this is going to be possible, especially with the seatbox, or am I likely to run way over budget (as I usually do!). I'm thinking some new floats, weights, catapult, rod rests, pole roller. Not bothered about a keep net, never did like using them.
You think I can get up and running on this budget - with a resonable chance of catching some fish?
Cheers
Steve.
I was bored over the weekend and foolishly started watching the old John Wilsons Go Fishing episodes. I'm now finding myself looking at fishing tackle online and debating on having a crack.
I've fished before, quite a lot really looking back. I used to fish with my dad from being probably about 12 to 18 year old, mainly on the local couple of lodges / fisheries. Beer drinking took priority at this point and I stopped fishing, for no reason in particular, probably the hangovers.
I then had another go at fishing a few years later, I think from being about 23 to 26 years old. Did some pole fishing this time round. It was at this time I split with the long term girlfriend and things went west for a couple of years - never got back into fishing after this.
It has now been about 16 years since I last went fishing - on Sunday I had a look at what little tackle I had left. Very little has survived. The tackle, being mixed in with my dads stuff which has since been flogged on the car boot, lost in the house move, thown out and simply "disappeared".
What I have left is a battered plastic Diawa seat box, ground bait tray and both clip on side trays still present and general rubbish from the last time I fished! One landing net with extending carbon handle. The landing net still has the price sticker still on it... A rod bag (in excellent condition) with a usable umbrella still inside. One 10 foot match rod that I bought with my first ever wage when I was 15. A quiver tip, a cheap fly rod, a travel spinning rod and my old pole (Browning Black Magic II) which I thought was damaged, however, I gave it a quick once over last night and it looks fine. I'm going to have another nosey at it tonight in the day light and make sure. Even the old elastic still looks usable.
That's it. Oh a couple of bags of hooks and that disolving string I bought when I was a kid and never used as I didn't want to waste it.
Everything else has gone and whats left looks pretty dated if I'm honest.
This is turning into a wall of text, I'll try to keep it a bit briefer.
What I am really wanting to know -
I don't like the idea of hooking live bait anymore, be it maggot / worm or anything, don't know why as it never used to bother me but this time round it looks like it is going to be good old sweetcorn, bread, luncheon meat and - these new fangled pellet things I've seen used on Youtube. Do these pellets work? and will I have a good fishing experience using them. I'm planning on fishing the Local commercial fisheries that are near where I live.
Second question, seat box. I know I still have the old Diawa but I always wanted one of them "expensive" seat boxes with the moon lander legs and built in rod rest & trays etc. These days I'm sort of in the postition of being able to afford one, so I may treat myself. Got my eye on either a Preston OnBox 5D or a Diawa Tournament 500. I've budgeted around £400 for this (give or take). Anyone any experience of these boxes or something similar? - Most importantly though, will they fit easily into the boot of a Mk7 Ford Fiesta without messing around putting the seats down.
I'm planning on resusing the old Black Magic II pole as there doesn't apper to be anything wrong with it. I'll either try and track down a reel off someone or pick up a cheap one (£40 ish) so I can use the rods - basically I want to get up and running for less than 500 quid - do you think this is going to be possible, especially with the seatbox, or am I likely to run way over budget (as I usually do!). I'm thinking some new floats, weights, catapult, rod rests, pole roller. Not bothered about a keep net, never did like using them.
You think I can get up and running on this budget - with a resonable chance of catching some fish?
Cheers
Steve.