Help needed

[fishywishy]

i am planing to start fishing in a local estuary, mainly targeting sea trout, salmon and flounder and need some help!

what rod is good for a beginner? i have read shakespeare or ron thompson 9ft with fixed spool reel. there's a ron thompson like this in my local shop for 18 pounds will this be any good?

what tackle should i get?

are starter kits with a rod and tackle any good?

does anyone know a website with good rig diagrams?

any info would be very helpful! thank you.

[The Cornish Kingfisher]

Welcome to the forum! (i know this is the 3rd or 4th time i've said that!)

STARTER KITS:
My first kit was a Shakespere Begginers Kit, you can buy it off their site, but i bought mine in Trago Mills for £30.
It included a 10ft/3m telescopic rod, a 20lb fixed spool reel and a starter tackle box that included 2 floats, 10 weights, 1 bell, 20 hooks (single barbed), 10 swives, 5 lures (1 wobbler, 1 tail, 1 spoon and 2 spinners), 1 boom and a discourger. I also came with a very helpfull sea fishing begginers guide book.

TACKLE TO GET:
For beggining in sea fishing, you will need:
A couple of floats (the best ones for sea fishing are big, fat, chubby ones).
A load of weights (the best ones for sea fishing are between 2oz and 8oz).
A load of swivels (ussaly the medium sized - large ones).
A load of hooks (ussaly the medium sized ones - double or triple barbed).
A few lures (single hooked medium sized spinners are the best ones for sea fishing, i find).
A few medium sized booms.
A 10lb - 20lb and a 20lb - 30lb trace.
A load of beads, mainly bigger ones.
Lots of stop beads.
A large discourger.
You can then buld these up to a pro fisher wih high tide books, tip pages, extra rigs, bigger eqwiptment and multiple rods and reels.

Here is a link to a GREAT page filled with rig diagrams:
Sea Fishing Rigs

[fishywishy]

thanks Cornish Kingfisher

this will be useful.

but whats a boom and discouger.

fw.

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by fishywishy

thanks Cornish Kingfisher

this will be useful.

but whats a boom and disgorger.

fw.

a boom is a piece of plastic or wire made item that allows you to fasten the hooklink about 4" from the mainline

a Disgorger is a piece of kit that helps you SAFELY unhook a fish especially if the hook is down deep

[The Cornish Kingfisher]

Yeah, madcaravanners right.
So fishywishy - did you find that link helpfull - i mean did it help you with getting to know your rigs?

[fishywishy]

thanks madcaravaner i know what they are now.

the link is great very useful.

thanks. fw.