if you dont know what you are doing, then my advice - wait until you get
there and go to local tackle shop. Tell them you are a beginner, and going
to be a regular customer for the summer.
£30-£40 would give you a starter beachcaster rod and reel, probably with
line and hooks thrown in.
Lead weights will be extra - 50p to £1.50 each, mackeral feathers cost teh
same; and any bait of course.
Plus you will get all the free local advice you need - how to, where to,
when to, etc. Tackle shops LOVE helping a newby who is visiting their neck
of the woods - you represent good custome over many months.

BTW - gars are good eating - cook like mackeral
Mackeral - if you have a b b q on the beach, then forget the sauce - just
wack em on the head, gut em, and throw em on the bbq; do not overcook - no
more than1 minute each side
if you are really into culinary stuff - let a few cooked mackeral go cold,
fillet them, and make a pate! great with gooseberry sauce and ritz crackers.
Ian

"Pscylo" wrote in message
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Greetz,

I've always fancied a go at sea fishing (from beach or pier - though
beach prefereable), and as I'm little to spending qite a few weekends
away this summer in Lincs/Norfolk/Suffolk (East Anglian coast
generally), camping with the kids and wife, I wouldn't mind havcing a
go.

Trouble is, where so I start. I did once have a go at freshwater fishing
but it alway seemed a little pointless because I like eating fish, so I
have some rods, albeit old. I'm going to have to take alook and sea what
they are.

I guess I'm asking what what be a good starting point for a complete
novice, in terms of kit, can I use what I've got or are specialist rods
required. I don't really want to spend a fortune, as It may not be for
me, but I just thought it may give me something to do whe there isn't
enough surf for bodyboarding.

Any advice, website links etc most welcome. Bear in mind i proabably
won't understand fishing jargon, so keep it simple (for a simpleton!!)

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Pscylo