Awesome mate, thank you so much for the advice.
The force 8 is available on ebay for £130 and thats the range i was looking at, up to 150ish. As long as its warm, waterproof and doesnt break the bank im game 😂
end tackle is the real baffler for me. which lead, what rig to use?! I think keeping it simple for starters is best, something easy to tie, German rig or something like that!