"Dom" wrote in message
om...
It's been 20 years since I last fished, but living now within a stones
throw of the river Wye it seems criminal to waste such an accessible
fishery.

I'm daunted to say the least though about the massive choice in gear
available. It seems there is a rod/reel/line etc for every type of
fish.

Hi, sounds great ...... when you starting B&B.

As a 'youngster' I typically used a 12' hollow fibre glass rod or a roach
pole for my river fishing. The former for barbel and chub fishing in weirs
and you could get those in ok using proper techniques. Imo, and rather
unfortunately, a lot of modern rods are miss-used by _some_ anglers to just
wind/bully fish into the net. I have seen some using 3lb test curve rods to
catch fish in waters which only go to 5/6lb a time (tops) at distances no
further than a rods length or two out. If only they new what they were
missing.

Enjoy ....... Richard