David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Roadster3043"

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| Greetings.
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| I recently started fishing, and I'm definitely hooked!
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| I have several questions that hopefully the "pro's"(amateur,
| intermediate and advanced alike) on this group can help
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| me with.
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| I have read that you need to have several rods, for different
| situations. What are those types of situations and
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| what rods should be used? The budget is tight, so that you know, I
| will be fishing in rivers, ponds and

I should have wrote this earlier

It's just like hunting, sure there are many different rifles for
different game and conditions,

BUT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Someone can use a single bolt action 270 and kill everything that is
hunted with a HP rifle in the US.
Sure it's over kill for many animals, and a little light for a few, but
it actually works just fine (what ever you do, don't let my wife know I
wrote this). I own around 15 different center fire hunting rifles for
different game and conditions. I told the wife "I had to have them"

Fishing is the same, one rod and reel, and you can catch most game fish
up to around 30 lbs, one will not be the "best" though, but it will work
for the beginner.

As you get older you add more rods and reels, I think I own somewhere
around 40 or 50, many are duplicates (they have the same purpose) but
made by different companies.

Right now you should just get one, and start filling up the tackle box
with your budget, then as you find that one lacking a little for the
lures or target fish you spend the most time fishing for, you buy
another one, then another, then another, over time. Don't go buying a
bunch of rods and reels at this point, just learn how to fish and enjoy it.




--
Rodney Long
SpecTastic tackle company

http://spectastictackle.com/