Son wants to go fishing, ive never been. tips required!
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So my son has expressed an interest in going fishing.
I plan to get him a starter kit for xmas from the local tackle shop (nice guy in there, says he can set us up for round £50)
Apart from going once with an uncle when i was about 10, ive no experience of this but willing to give it a go, before i do, i have a few queries that i cant find answers too by searching online.
My son is 9 so I understand he will not require a license as under 12? If we both go but with the one rod then i wont need a permit?
There is a park near by where a lot of people fish, do we just find a spot we like and set up?
In terms of catching a fish, Im assuming a some long nose pliers to get the hook out and chuck the fish in the keep net?
Whats a good bait to use? we will likely go every other weekend to this pond or the nearby canal.
Any tips or pointers are appreciated!
I plan to get him a starter kit for xmas from the local tackle shop (nice guy in there, says he can set us up for round £50)
Apart from going once with an uncle when i was about 10, ive no experience of this but willing to give it a go, before i do, i have a few queries that i cant find answers too by searching online.
My son is 9 so I understand he will not require a license as under 12? If we both go but with the one rod then i wont need a permit?
There is a park near by where a lot of people fish, do we just find a spot we like and set up?
In terms of catching a fish, Im assuming a some long nose pliers to get the hook out and chuck the fish in the keep net?
Whats a good bait to use? we will likely go every other weekend to this pond or the nearby canal.
Any tips or pointers are appreciated!
maturin23 said:
My first port of call would be to find a decent tackle shop in your area.
They will be able to give you all of the advice you need in terms of kit, methods and local knowledge.
Done this, been in already and chatted to the guy there briefly, I plan to return to purchase the bits soon, when I do I'll ask him a few more questions. Thanks.They will be able to give you all of the advice you need in terms of kit, methods and local knowledge.
Really appreciate all the tips.
I didnt really think about the cold weather lowering our chances of catching anything (and thus putting him off) I planned to go around March time in the new year so that it is warmer, but thats more for our own comfort rather than increase our chance of catching fish!
I will get some books to go with the kit to keep his interest up over the winter months.
I didnt really think about the cold weather lowering our chances of catching anything (and thus putting him off) I planned to go around March time in the new year so that it is warmer, but thats more for our own comfort rather than increase our chance of catching fish!
I will get some books to go with the kit to keep his interest up over the winter months.
JFReturns said:
As an alternative to all this girly puddle chucking advice 
why not try sea fishing? Late autumn and early winter is the best time IMO, you might get lucky and catch a cod for dinner 
Its not me its for my son (9) anything too harsh/difficult will put him off. I think its a great hobby for him to take up so want to make it simple for him, if he wants to move on to sea fishing afterwards then that would be great. why not try sea fishing? Late autumn and early winter is the best time IMO, you might get lucky and catch a cod for dinner Piers_K said:
Sorry if this is a bit late or been covered.
If your in the local tackle shop, ask if any of the local angling clubs offer tuition days. They wont normally be at this time of year, but my local club has in the past hosted days with tackle/ bait supplied and professional coaches on hand.
Ask at his school if there is an angling club, I know of couple of teachers who do this for their schools.
Thanks, This had not been previously mentioned, good idea.If your in the local tackle shop, ask if any of the local angling clubs offer tuition days. They wont normally be at this time of year, but my local club has in the past hosted days with tackle/ bait supplied and professional coaches on hand.
Ask at his school if there is an angling club, I know of couple of teachers who do this for their schools.
I was planning to pop into the tackle shop this afternoon so will ask. Thanks.
Hi guys!
Had a fantastic weekend with the boy at our local pond.
We caught two others but so really small (palm sized) so didnt bother with pictures, no idea what type these are. Im quite impressed with his casting, he can aim it quite well.
He was really happy just waiting for a bite, and when we did catch one he handled it well, reeling it in and landing it.
due to a side wind we set our line up like this heavy weight--------hook on premade line-------small BB float Small BB---------rod
the big weight on the bottom stopped the float floating off.
We plan to go again after school on Friday for a few hours if weather allows.
Only thing was he was squimish over the maggots and would not touch them, he says he will try when we go next.
Thanks for all the help guys!
Had a fantastic weekend with the boy at our local pond.
We caught two others but so really small (palm sized) so didnt bother with pictures, no idea what type these are. Im quite impressed with his casting, he can aim it quite well.
He was really happy just waiting for a bite, and when we did catch one he handled it well, reeling it in and landing it.
due to a side wind we set our line up like this heavy weight--------hook on premade line-------small BB float Small BB---------rod
the big weight on the bottom stopped the float floating off.
We plan to go again after school on Friday for a few hours if weather allows.
Only thing was he was squimish over the maggots and would not touch them, he says he will try when we go next.
Thanks for all the help guys!
Matt_N said:
Been a good few years since I last went fishing, but the top one looks like a young Bream (or Skimmer as they are commonly called), was it a bit slimey with white snot on it?
Bottom two are carp, common or hybrid F1 by the looks of it.
I remember it being very slimey, not sure about the white snot, but thanks for the ident, a friend thought it was a bream too.Bottom two are carp, common or hybrid F1 by the looks of it.
We caught a small one with red tips to the fins too, (Perch?)
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