"CMB" wrote in message
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Hi...
First post on this news group..
Basically after a break of some 15 yrs from Angling I am back and boy have
got alot to catch up on.

I know the feeling, I started again last year after a long break.

Essentials you need.
16 metre pole @ £2,000
Three matched carp rod/reel combos @ £500 each = £1,500
Rod pods, pole rollers, bivvy, expensive (and often useless) brand-name
bait, elastics, spods, pole floats, unhooking mat. Say another £500
Add another £1,000 for other essentials you'll discover you need (camp bed,
sleeping bag, stove, butler, scullery maid).
So £5,000 should see you kitted out.

Of course, you could do it like me.
Hardy Matchmaker rod c1972 @ £16 when new and still as good as new.
Feeder rod @ £35
2 x reel @ £35 each = £70
Another £200 (spread over time) for umbrella, protective clothing and bits &
pieces like hooks, floats and line etc.
Total £315.

Seriously, welcome back to a great art (it's not a sport). I catch enough
fish to keep myself happy, I hope you do too (however much you spend and
whatever 'style' of fishing you adopt). If you are as baffled as I was last
year, you'll be wondering what a spod is. Have fun finding out.