Tackle Advice

[Ed Matysiak]

My carp fishing gear may be great for mullet and even surf bass but its time i got some 'pier gear'! Can someone give me some ideas on rods and reels for pier fishing.

I need a 12ft 5-6oz beachcaster and a big strong reel. Any ideas? :confused: Oh yeh and budget is limited. I wan't gear that will do the job fine but won't cost an arm and a leg.

[H.A.]

Get a sea mag ....... Total Sea Fishing or Sea Angler .......

 

comb through the ads ...

 

you can buy quality rods/reels at half-price this time of year .......

 

Ron Thompson offer quality 'combos', as do Penn & Daiwa.

[Ed Matysiak]

Cheers, i buy sea angler from time to time. Looks like its time to buy another issue .

What do you think of this:

12' 4 -8oz Ron Thompson Superior Beach/Pier rod & Okuma 65 Fixed Spool reel

For just under £50.

Sounds a bit too good to be true so chances are it is .

[me]

Try looking on http://www.ebay.co.uk or http://www.wmac.co.uk.

[spasor]

Koi.

Get either a used or new uptide rod, preferably a fixed spool job? They`re usually between 9ft and 9ft 6ins. A new F/S reel will only cost another £40? Job done.

Don`t bother looking for a dedicated pier rod. They went out of fashion years ago.

Are you sure you need a 12ft rod to fish off a pier? Then fishing off that pier is not giving yourself much advantage. The fish are most probably directly below your feet? Well the congers will be.

Fact. Piers attract a variety of marine life, that attracts bigger predators etc.

What pier are you thinking of using?

Paul.

[Ed Matysiak]

Im told a 12ft rod will be benificial. I won't be casting with it at all but the extra length will increase bite indication and it will help keep hooked fish away from the support structure. Also, in bad weather i will fish off the beach where its safer.

[malevans]

Hi Koi, My spend on tackle is dictated by how much time i spend on a branch of the sport. So as i only sea fish when on family hols I have two shakespeare beach casters 4 to 8 oz which cost me 20 quid each. and two Okuma fixed spool reels that cost me 19 quid each. I catch a bit here and there, but secret is knowing your mark.

 

I always have a lure and saltwater fly rod with me

 

I prefer beach or low rocks, but if you are talking pier then a drop net could be handy because you never no if you are going to hook a 28lb cod like the one caught recently. Sadly not by me !

 

cheers

 

Malcolm

[jeepster]

drop nets available on ebay for a few quid if you cant be bothered making your own!