Which sea fishing tackle is for me?

Question

I used to go fishing a little bit when iwas small but gave up. I recently went on a chartered boat trip as a bit of a jolly and loved it and would like to start again. I would be pretty much exclusively shore and pier fishing in the Plymouth area. I need some advice on what type and length of rod would be best and also whether a fixed spool reel or a multiplier would be best for me. Also any other info/help greatly appreciated

Answer 1

like most everyone else said and 11-10 foot rod with a spinning reel. Shakespeare has a line -- Alpha -- that is fairly cheap and is OK for this stuff. after a while you will want to upgrade your rood because the ceramic inserts on these get groves from the line fairly easy in them. I know I had them and I ended up replacing all the eyes on it. The reel holds up will though. I fish with 25 lb monofilament line and over all I am very impressed with it. But for pier fishing, you will catch larger fish more consistently so you will want to use a multiplier reel with a much shorter and stronger rod. I use a Penn levelwind 309 reel for this with a 7' Uglystick tiger rod. I put 50 lb dacron line on this setup.  

Answer 2

on shore i would go for a fixed reel, when i go deep sea fishing i use a multiplier,as you probably already know,mines a 5:1 i think,long time since ive used it from having the kids,but for those who dont know,for every turn of the handle,the spool goes round 5 times,for every turn of the handle.fantastic when pulling up a fish from 150ft or 200ft.if youre going on a boat my friend a standard 6ft rod should be adequate.

Answer 3

I started again a couple of years ago and the type of tackle in the link would do you for what you mention.(quite cheap as well). Best of luck.

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Answer 4

you need two rods and reel set ups a ten foot spinning surf setup and a 6 1/2 foot pitching stick with a level wind (smaller) downrigging reel for fishing on the piers with since casting is underhand on piers these days.I am sure you'll handle the shorter rod length better. Then from the surf to get out past the breakers with the longer 10 -12 foot rod. After you do the homework (going to all the shops and holding and touching and clicking and playing with all the reels you'll find the right feel in your hands that is going to be comfortable and easy for you to learn with and perfect.Once you find the reels you want then go find the rods to suit them As far as reels go, Shimano is best, Daiwa is better and Okuma is good but for rods Bass Pro Shops has a line of cheap combination glass and graphite rods I will put up against anyone's at 1/5 the price. the levelwind rig you can certainly take on any boat or charter boats. if you saved so much on the rods you feel you want a third rod you can change a large spinning reel from an 8 foot to the longer 10 - 12 footer for surf and you would have two rods for going on a charter with. the 8 foot spinning for fly lining baits and the conventional rig for jig and weighted presentations below the boat

Answer 5

You need a fixed spool reel,a beach casting rod of around 11-12ft will work great fro both the beach and pier,when you get better at casting you may want to use a multiplier and upgrade your rod. You can buy combos here

http://www.gerrysfishing.com/shop/Sea_Fi...

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Answer 6

I would start with a rod of about 10-12 feet and a fixed spool reel. I have always liked  Daiwa reels and Century or Conoflex rods. I would not get a multiplier until you are a bit more experienced as they can be quite hard to use. Depending on what the tide is like in your area, whether it is always quite a strong tide or not, you would need weights between 4-6oz. I use 20lb breaking strain line and a shock leader of 50lb breaking strain. I would also go to you local library and get a book on sea fishing knots as a good knot can make all the difference between keeping or losing your tackle. Hope that this all helps you and that you enjoy your fishing. Tight lines.lol