In article , mick barnard
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ok i did have the wrong end of the stick

any recomendations on the make and model of rod and reel to buy,i'll

Any old last-year's-model stiffish carp rod will do for a start. Likewise
for the reel, buy cheap this year so that you don't mind abusing it in rough
places - you'll catch more fish that way and next year you can replace it
with better quality gear in the light of experience. Use about 12lb bs line.

probably go for a bass rod and a baitcasting multiplier like you say.

what sort of plugs and spinners work best i'm not close to coast but there
are a couple of fishing shops near me raisons in north camp farnborough
hants and yately angling in erm yately hants, raisons do sell sea gear quite
a few rods and reels but both mainly sell fresh water stuff. Is it ok to use
plugs and spinners intended for pike and other fresh water fish?

Yes. You don't need the wire traces though (unless you take the same gear
pike fishing later on) Long thin floating plugs are extremely useful,
Rapala J12 or larger, choose silvery ones to start with plus a couple of
black ones if you intend to fish in the dark.

A few larger Mepps or similar blade spinners will be useful for
mackerel/scad/pollock and similar shoaling fish. Maybe a dexter or two if
you have to fish at long range though most of your bass will come no more
than two rodlengths out in knee deep water. Twenty yards is a loooong cast
when plugging.

Get a sharpening stone, some spare treble hooks and some splitrings then you
can re-arm any lures that get damaged.

one other thing what size hooks wil i need for the others?

Freelineing whole calimari, joey mackerel or large fillets of wrasse will
need something around #6/0 (fine wire). For peeler-crab baits a
short-shanked #4/0 is about right. Worm fishing for flatties, wrasse and
baitfish needs something about a #4 and floatfishing for gar, mackerel and
so on around 1 - 1/0.

Until the holiday season finishes you will do best in the last two hours of
daylight and the first hour of dark and likewise in the last hour of night
and first two hours of the morning.

Cheerio,

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