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| andylee Member Since: 29 Jun 2016 Location: South East Posts: 94  
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Best advice is find your local fishing tackle shop they should be able to help you and be happy for using local business rather than buying everything online, but here's a short list of things he will need.
- Rod and rod rest - Reel and line - Tackle box and enough tackle to put in it for his chosen type of fishing - Landing Net and handle - Bait Box - Foldable chair - Gloves - Warm Jacket - Wellies - Worms that what he'll need to get started |
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11th Dec 2024 7:52pm |
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| ruben Member Since: 04 Feb 2021 Location: ASTURIAS Posts: 204 
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11th Dec 2024 9:54pm |
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| Zimblewinder Member Since: 12 Jan 2019 Location: Geelong Posts: 46  
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Good pocket knife with scissors, a small cutting board for cutting bait, draw-string net to leave your catch in in the water until you're ready to clean and go home.
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12th Dec 2024 7:30am |
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| billy2shots Member Since: 23 Oct 2024 Location: England Posts: 33
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First off, find out what fishing he enjoys and wants to do.
No point wasting money on Sea gear if he ikes to fish rivers. Then you need an idea of fish he likes to fish for. Stick float fishing the local river Vs carp fishing a 30 acre gravel pit again requires a totally different set up. When you have more details come back here and we can go into more detail. At 8, I fell in love with the sport. Over past 34 years I've caught fish from the UK and Europe that will blow your mind. I've bought boats to fish from half way to France but am as equally happy sat on my local river bank Best sport in the world |
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12th Dec 2024 7:50am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2643  
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Don't buy anything from a car boot sale.
Fishing tackle, toddlers clothes and 110v tools are the most stolen items to be sold at those places. Good luck. |
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12th Dec 2024 9:07am |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1140 
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Does the lad need a licence ? or will he be covered by his dads ??
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12th Dec 2024 11:06am |
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| Fellrunner Member Since: 28 Sep 2014 Location: Wandering Posts: 258 
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Late to the party, but in case helpful .....
If they live within decent reach of the sea, then sea fishing is a good option because you have the possibility of eating what you catch. Two essential set ups; either 'beach casting' - essentially flinging a heavy lead out with various baited hook options and waiting for your rod tip to indicate a bite, or bass fishing. Beach casting generally requires quite a bit of kit, but can be done cheaply. The downside for a young lad is it could be a bit boring. Bass fishing is the complete opposite; light rod, reel and you're essentially casting and retrieving lures and moving along the coast - working much more so it can be a lot more engaging. Then there's course fishing - fishing lakes, canals, rivers. This can get very involved (specific set ups for different target fish etc), but it can be done very cheaply. Probably the best option as generally it's the most accessible form and you don't have to worry about tide times etc. To start out, you really don't need a lot of kit. Go to a local tackle shop and take their advice. You won't need to spend much money. A rod, reel, line, some floats, hooks, shot weights and a disgorger and you're good to go (and probably a small tackle box to keep the bits in). Everything else can come later if they like it (seats, landing nets, keep nets ......). Fly fishing is another option, but it's a bit niche, has a learning curve (casting and fishing technique) and generally requires access to pay-to-play waters. It's a great hobby to get into. |
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20th Dec 2024 9:43am |
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