Lady T wrote:
:: Andy Wrote:
::: I am taking my son and step son on Tueday for the first time....
::: all three
::: of us are complete novices... Last year I found 2 5ft "spinning
::: rods" with
::: reels (low quality) a float a hook and weights in a blister pack
::: for £3.95
::: each.... They seem to be a good size for them and they're chuffed
::: with them!!
:::
::: I have got a 12ft carp rod, a leeda merit 30 reel and a huge carp
::: landing
::: net.... all got on the cheap from the Argos staff sale by a
::: friend...
:::
::: Gonna go out tomorrow and get the rest of the bits and bobs I
::: need to get us
::: all going on the Grand Union canal thats about 3 mins stroll from
::: our house
::: in Milton Keynes.
:::
::: My main worry is that we will catch nothing and they will lose
::: interest and
::: slate Dad for being rubbish!! Regardless of whether the lads
::: wanna take it
::: up or not I'm gonna stick with it and hopefully learn enough to
::: get a few
::: out. Then maybe they'll get more out of it as a pastime.
:::
::: Any advice on techniques would be good...
:::
::: Either way, i'll give you all the score when we're done... So
::: fingers crossed for some good news and a good days fishing!!
:::
::: Regards
:::
::: Andy
:: dear andy
::
:: i have been fishing for two weeks and i caught my first fish with a
:: little hook a maggot and a rod rest and so have my children i have
:: my own rod now but my children use bits of a rod with a bit of
:: line on the end and they catch fish all the time just from the
:: edge of the bank i wish you all the luck in the world as i was
:: estatic when i caught for the first time your lads will love it
:: and when they see there first fish and they will catch one they
:: will love it too. all the best lady t. oh use maggots as i found
:: that in the canal the fish are really into them.

This is the beauty of course fishing! - you can turn up with a few bits and
pieces and spend a quid on maggots and have a good day catching one fish per
maggot!....Me and my mate used to get a 'scoop' [1] of maggots for 20p
between us and regularly caught 15 - 20 fish each...just four or five
maggots as loose feed every twenty minutes was enough to keep them biting
all day...another good bait for small fish is little pieces of cheese, it
can be moulded around the hook and a few slices will last all day.

[1] one scoop was an aerosol lid full !



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