Lidl's latest fishing tackle range

[Will M]

(With apologies for verbosity )

I only started coarse fishing recently. All the time I was only salt water fishing I couldn't be bothered to try it as it meant getting a rod licence. Last year though I started fly fishing occasionally, and when I renewed my licence this year, decided I should make the most of it, and have a go.

 

So.. to get to the point, when I saw Lidls ad I thought this would be a great opportunity to pick up a few bits for the "new" bit of the hobby, as well as the old bits.

 

So on Monday straight to the Brighton branch after work and picked up some bits:

the fly vest, very nice at price,

2 rod rests, use 1 with the legs all the way out for sea fishing, use 2 with the legs in as a poor man's "rod pod" and they fit on a motorbike

the wind break, it does the job,

and the knife set, cracking value, even if the knives don't hold an edge long there's 3 of them, and the phoney swiss army knife is good enough to save taking my real one fishing.

The boxes of tackle were a disappointment though, the spinners and floats etc looked like they came out of a Xmas cracker, so I didn't bother.

 

Now from the ad I'd just assumed the rods and reels would be tat. When I saw the carp rod though I was very tempted, it looked better quality than I'd expected, and as a 3 piece it would fit on the bike, and a "baitrunner" type reel too. I didn't have enough cash with me at the time though. For a couple of days I ummed and arred 'til on Friday I decided to try and get one. Brighton and Worthing had run out but Burgess Hill had 1 left, I also picked up a landing net, not great but it beats using my trout net.

 

I took the new rod down to Passies Ponds yesterday, to begin with I used it as sold except for the barbed hooklength(!) which I replaced with a hair rigged barbless no 2(too big, but what I had). Had no luck with this, so popped into the shop and picked up a flat method feeder and a pack of no 8s. On my 2nd cast using bread paste in the feeder and luncheon meat on the hook, the baitrunner did exactly what it was supposed to and ran as I hooked into a 12lb 10oz common. The rod worked well (bearing in mind it's the first carp rod I've used) giving plenty of feedback and never feeling over stressed. The reel wasn't quite as good, as Matthew has already mentioned the main drag was a bit on the fiddly side, but a bit of hand dragging while I found the sweet spot did the trick.

 

So my Lidl carp rod caught me my 2nd best ever fish on it's first outing, result!

 

All the best,

Will.

[Guest Ferret1959]

Here's some one trying to cash in on the Lidl bargains me thinks.

Tackle box

Bite alarm

 

Can't blame um though.

[Isaac]

Missed the tackle sale.

Can anyone sell me some stuff? By now you must have tried some of the gear out. Any user reports? :confused:

[Elton]

Just noticed a few hits to this thread, so I'm bumping it up to see if anyone can add to it....

[Tigger]

Just noticed a few hits to this thread, so I'm bumping it up to see if anyone can add to it....

 

 

 

I wonder when/if Aldi are having a fishing gear sale ?