Can someone help?

Joined: Sep 13, 2006 Posts: 2

Can anyone recommend a decent low priced rod and reel for sea fishing?

Hope someone can advise me.

Thanks

Matt
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:28 pm

Matt, see my thraed "Rod and Reel"

Stu.

Regular Joined: Jan 13, 2005 Posts: 449 Location: Norfolk

Hi Matt, you could do worse than visit www.jims.org.uk
I have bought loads of gear from him in the past including rods and reels. All the gear is well discounted and I have always serched but never found a price that matched his. happy

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:01 pm

I managed to pick up a shakespeare 'Contender' beach caster rod & an okuma impact fixed spool reel for £45. I thought it was a good price but hey i aint gotta clue !!!!!! lol
I got it from a little tackle shop in Herne Bay se kent.

Regular Joined: Jan 13, 2005 Posts: 449 Location: Norfolk

Can't say fairer than that then. Forty five squids for rod and reel is not bad. The Shakespeare rods that I have owned have been pretty good so hopefully you will be well happy with the deal. happy

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:39 pm

Am very happy with it thanx will be picking up another very soon the guy in the shop is very helpful and seems happy to do the odd deal or two, i should have paid a fair bit more but after chatting to him for some time he came around to my way of thinking lol
bet he just wanted me out of the shop really :roll:

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:22 pm

Its mainly for beaches, weather or not they are clean depends on the people who use it ! :? just kidding.

I cant answer that as i dont really know the south east coast or any coast that well, dont fget i've not long been sea fishing for that long, thats why i joined this forum i need input and loads of it!
I prefer fixed spool reels i dont get on with mulipliers to well.

cant understand why me reply is appearing above your last post :?

read my sig at the bottom of this post it sums me up big grin

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:39 pm

I picked up a beachcaster rod (10ft) and Okuma(sp) Fixed spool reel for a princely sum of £40 - reel was already loaded with 20lb mono line too big grin

Including a few leads, snood line, hooks and bait and a few odds and sods £60.

Except the bait (of course) , 1 year later , best £60 I have spent - hours of enjoyment and no SWMBO nagging in my ear :lol:

Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:29 am

Depends on what venues you intend fishing mate,is the rod for clean beaches,piers,clean to mixed ground,mixed to heavy ground?
Rung for what type of reel? F?S or Multi