FIshing for FIRST TIMERS .

[Geordie_Rob]

Well done FamilyGuy. A great piece & very helpful.

I'm not wanting to hijack a post here so apologies, but during summer months most £1 shops do a fair range of basic fishing gear. A 5ft telescopic rod, reel, line, hooks & floats & other accessories. These cheapies are ideal for an emergency kit or to let kids use without too much loss financially if they damage anything. For weights/sinkers, you can use anything you like. All it needs to do is take the hook out. Spark plugs were a favourite when I was a kid, my dad used to get them by the hundred :-)

My 1 bit of safety advice would be, don't eat anything from too far inside estuaries. All the rubbish dumped by factories etc.. gets washed down river & can cause a high build up of toxins inside your catch. Other than that, have fun.