In message , Phil
writes
I used to love coarse fishing at my local lake. This was about 10 years ago.
I was thinking of getting back into coarse fishing probably just at my local
lake. I was thinking of getting a 13ft match rod, fixed spool real, plus
some floats, shot, hooks etc. Which rod and real would you recommend for a
£150 budget. Also what other items should I be buying?

You don't need to spend as much as 150 quid to get a perfectly
acceptable rod and reel. Take a look at

https://www.bosfish.co.uk/PRODUCTS/O...utfitindex.htm

to see how cheaply it can be done.

If you do want to spend that much, I think I'd spend 100 on the rod and
50 on the reel. I think you're well into diminishing returns spending
more than 50 quid on a small fixed spool. To be honest, for that sort of
money you won't find any bad kit. You're probably best going into a
quiet tackle shop where they will help advise you and let you set the
rod up with the reel and see how it feels.

Other stuff; you'll need a landing net. Something to sit on. Something
to carry your rod with, and something to carry the rest of your kit in
(if the thing for sitting on doesn't do that!). Rod rests. Disgorger /
forceps.

One other thought; if your local lake contains good sized bream or
tench, you might get better value out of one of the avon/quiver
combination rods; usually supplied with two tips, one of which is used
to make up a heavy float rod, the other of which has a built-in or
plug-in quivertip for legering.

This is a typical one:

http://www.tackleshop.co.uk/productd...619/GroupID/9/
CategoryID/184

This is a more delicate variation on the theme, more suited to good
sized roach and perch than the bream/tench/chub focused rods:

http://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/catal...roducts_id=200
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Not as good as a standard 13' match rod for general float fishing,
though.

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Steve Walker