My son (8) has shown an interest in fishing, so I ought him a rod / reel
etc.

Just to keep him company I bought myself one too.

Nice! Coarse fishing in rivers can be fun...

but he wants to try sea fishing for bass (we enjoy eating what we catch -
trout, bass, rabbits). I have noticed in the sea magazines that sea
fishermen seem to have ll the rod hoops on top of the rod, contray to corase
fishermen.

Is this normal and correct? If it is , and I am sure it is since all the
magazines show it, why?

Also...anyone fancy a companion in their fishging boat weekdays?

David, Salisbury, Wilts.