Thanks for the advice

so far i've gone on a bit of an ebay spree and bought a range of lures and
assuming the royal mail ever get their a***s back in gear i'll get them
soon. I've also bought two pike spinning rod/reel combos and a telescopic
little travel rod and some other stuff

I haven't yet got an unhooking mat, are they really necessary? we didn't
use one when i went out with my friend but he's a bit old school (hence the
livebaits which seem quite out of favour in most circles) and i'd prefer to
go home knowing that the fish are as healthy as when i arrived.

On the note of further advice does anyone have weekdays off and is located
within an hour or two of london?
I'm not currently working and can go anytime and wouldn't mind going with
someone for some advice for the first few times
I'll happily shout the day ticket anywhere reasonable and buy some
celebratory (hopefully) beers after in exchange for some tips

Pedro


"pedro" pedrospam@v21dotmedotuk wrote in message
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I went out with a friend fishing for Pike the other day and had a great
time, i'd like to look into buying myself a set of kit to go again and am
looking for a bit of advice as to what to get

We were fishing for pike with livebaits and i was borrowing my friends
rod,
a Hexagraph 11'6" according to the writing on the side.

I've had a look at some prices and get the feeling that the hexagraph is a
pretty expensive rod, i'd prefer not to pay that much just yet. I'd also
like to keep my options as open as possible in terms of what i can fish as
i'd like to be able to fish for other sorts of fish with the kit i get so
i
can see what i like best

I'd like to pay around £200 max for the complete kit for my fist time out
(rod, reel, line, some tackle and a day ticket, i can borrow)

so can anyone offer me any advice on what sort of things to get or
possibly
point me to a shop in london where I could go and talk to someone who
could
fit me out with the necessary equipment

Hope this makes some sense to you all
Many thanks
Pedro

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