how to set up my rod

[thomasedward]

Hi my names thomas i have bought a fishing rod,reel,floats assorted,hooks various,shot,i would like to know how to set it up,distance from hook to float what size shot to put on,by the way the stuff i bought was with my pocket money,and i.m 12 next sunday.

 

regards thoma s

[666carpcatcher]

Hi mate and welcome to the forum

 

First of all what do you want to catch? please dont answer fish general coarse fish (roach,perch,bream,etc) or carp?

 

What sort of water do you plan on fishing? Canal,River,Lake/pool

[tonybranno]

Havent you got a relative who fishes who can show you how to do it? If not how did you get the fishing bug?

 

One bit of advice i would say to you is to buy a good fishing book, that will show you everything.

[terryf59]

or just have a look in your library for a book,

[happydave1]

My advice would be to get some good dvds and books on general coarse fishing. Learn the basics to catch gudgeon, roach and perch to start with, although it seems more fun to catch carp straight away, starting the long way is sometimes the better way.

 

The most important thing is what Tony mentions above, go with a relative or friend who can help show you, or join the junior section of a local club.

Perhaps even more important............Be Careful but have fun.

 

Oh and by the way...welcome to the forum

[thomasedward]

hi 666 carp catcher,i am fishing in lakes,canals and general course fishing.

 

regards

 

te

[jake5]

Have a look on google that will show you how to set it up.

[666carpcatcher]

Have a look on google that will show you how to set it up.

 

Thats proberly the best thing to do as a propperly wrote artical will explain it far better than i ever could without writing pages and pages

[cooker1]

Make sure you put the mainline under the bail arm ..