Reducing tackle...

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:58 am

Ok I'm a coarse angler at heart and due to certain circumstances i dont often get out onto the beach now so im considering selling a bit of my gear to fund my new coarse pole i need.

Have many other people reduced their sea gear collection to just include the bare essentials?

I'm thinking about keeping just 2 rods (my axcellerator and my conny nemesis), two reels (525 and 535) the tripod and the gear in the box.

This might not seem like a massive reduction but considering i have 6 rods 2 tripods and god knows how many other bits and pieces it should make me a few pennies and clean up my shed a little.

So, should i?

The reason i'm not packing in sea angling all together is because i will hopefully be driving within the next year and also the fact that there is nothing in coarse angling that comes close to landing a double figured beach caught cod big grin

Guest

Its a funny old question Thom- I guess it depends on how attached to the other rods and reels you are. You can certainly manage plenty of sea fishing with the two rods you would have left- but would you use some of your coarse gear if you fancied a bit of spinning on a summers evening?

If you're not attached to the gear you might get rid of then why not have a clear-out- especially if its just gathering dust- me personally- I'm a hoarder and still have crappy reels from when I was a kid.

If its decent gear then its likely to be expensive brand new so why not see if any juniors at a local sea angling club might be interested in taking it off your hands- at a fair price of course

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:54 pm

I agree with Stuartdv about keeping hold of old gear.
You never know when you might need it again.

Guest

Thom,

Not a bad way of going about things, and as Stuartdv says, you can use the coarse gear for spinning.

I have to be one of the worst tackle magpies in the world, I have piles of the stuff all over the place - bits of broken rods, old reel parts, a lifetimes supply of leads (mostly recovered from the local beach), fly-tying gear, spinners, rod rests nets......the list is actually starting to scare me, especially as I've not long had a clear out.

I say if the stuff you want to get rid of has no sentimental value then get rid and make use of the income - you can after all always buy some more sea gear later if change your mind.

Guest

I sold my odd bass rods last summer and a few other rods and bought a pair of Zziplex light bass rods. I have got a matching pair of beachcasters plus one light beachcaster and a handful of other rods which all see occasional use. It's always tempting when you see something you like, but I now stop and ask myself if I really need it or just fancy it. There is only one rod that I'm going to buy in the near future and that is the Shimano telescopic rod that come down to twelve inches long. Just right to pop in a suitcase along with my Fox Trek rod.

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:21 am

well like i say my problem is transport and the chance of be getting onto a beach is minimal. Im not even joinging up with seaham angling club this year because i probably wont get out however i should be able to drive hopefully by the end of the year (17th in june)

I figured now that i dont fish sea matches and the majority of time is spent fishing nationals and coarse matches it was pointless holding gear i dont need.

I guess my main worry is how reducing my tackle will affect my angling i mean for a start only owning 2 heavy ground rods is a little awkward for flattie fishing!

Guest

What about flatties on the pole - could be fun. If you can fish somewhere where you get Flounder you will most likely find Mullet as well - you can chase those with coarse gear.

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:22 am

you expect me to wave a grands worth of carbon at them tougue

lol whenever i've used coarse gear in the past ive atleast made sure i have a replacement you'd be surprised at how many coarse rods ive snapped sea fishing!

i have a lovely barbel rod with 1 3/4 test curve. i decided to macky fish with it and hooked into a bass..... which didnt want to come near that pier, snap goes the rod about 4" from the tip sad