Been out of fishing for a long time tips and advice please?

back in the day i was a fish a holic but as a result of becoming bankrupt in the 80s i sold all my fishing gear (around £2000 alot of money back then) and stopped fishing all together.....recently i have have brought a house with its own lake massive thing and full of fish ...im also looking for a fishing boat for a bit of sea fishing (never done that before.. i would be very gratful if you could help answer a few questions.im looking for top of the range gear as i believe this improves ones performance.





best brands of rods for coarse and sea?


top of the range tackle?(brands)


some good boats???


carp fishing rods top brands???(was a big time favourite of mine)


good websites where i can purchase all top gear?


and any other information that has changed from the 80s lol i know im sound a bit old fashioned but hey once a fisherman always a fisherman!!





many thanksBeen out of fishing for a long time tips and advice please?
I will be totally honest here, i know very little about course fishing for carp etc. i used to own a game angling store(fly fishing) and sadly a lot of things have changed since then. BUT i do still know anglers in the UK so maybe i can help you out.





Are you looking to buy a boat for saltwater fishing? if so you could buy new but your costs would be high, buying a used boat from ebay would cost a lot.





I don't suggest buying a boat straight away, find a charter boat nad go fishing for the day, see if its still as it used to be, cod stocks in the UK have declined a lot so the chances are you wont catch as much as before. Freshwater fishing however has stayed fairly constant from what i have heard.





As for gear, well i can help you out on the saltwater rods. Ive been told to mention these by some of my British angling buddies.





Firstly the Greys Apollo beach caster-rated 6oz, 13 ft, it will suit most grounds, including rough ground. the M2 version will cost you around £189, with the newer version £200+.





The Century Carbon Metal is a good choice, also in 13 and 14ft sizes, it will suit clean to moderate rough ground.





Reels-The Penn 525 supermag, Abu 7000i and the new 7000 mag. Lighter reels like the abu 6500 sports mag are also great choices.





You will find saltwater and freshwater gear here


http://www.fishingmegastore.com/ (be warned it can be over priced at times)





Well priced saltwater gear


http://gerrysfishing.com/Been out of fishing for a long time tips and advice please?
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http://www.basspro.com





http://www.cabelas.com





With the current US economy quickly dieing faster than you can say the word Shimano, there are deals on Boats, Tackle, Lures, Etc that you would not normally see. Don't discount the above websites. Although ';yankee-based';, you may want to check them out.





You are obviously in Europe..???





Airflo once owned a Tackle store in Britain. I'm going to star your Q in the hopes he can further assist you.





Hope this helps somehow? Good luck.
did you win the lottery,or what
Don't know where you are but hope this helps. www.fishingmegastore.com www.gerrysfishing.com


Shakespeare is still a good make (I still love my ugly stick) but if you are looking for something bigger then go for shimano boat roads,


other good makes for rods, daiwa, ziplex, grauvell. There is a new one on the market,called sonik the rod for the multiplier is fine I don't like the fixed spinning reel personally but know a few who use it and love it


For reels go for abu garcia, okuma, daiwa or penn.


could not tell you anything about coarse fishing however I am using a bass rod from ron thompson for sea fishing it gives a good fight with 3 mackerel on the end.


fish eagle make a good range of tackle including hokkais, feathers and rigs.


Also mustad and cjt for tackle.


For more advise go to www.worldseafishing.com the folk on there will give great advise.

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