My knowledge of sea fishing is minimal. I did quite a bit of coarse fishing & a little game fishing as a teenager and started spearfishing last year - so almost a blank canvas. One of the reasons I have shyed away from seafishing in the past is the vast amount of gear & techniques that seem to be involved.
However, I bought an incredibly good 6.5ft Shimano carbon spinning rod & reel (2000 capacity) for a family member while in the US, for very little cost. We never used it. Magpie put a link on the Dorset 2006 thread to Mike Ladle's on-line fishing book...which, combined with my new found interest in bass (from spearing) re-kindled an early interest in spinning. While teaching the family member the basics of fishing, I have become rather hooked myself! They are now able to fish unhelped & want exclusive use of the rod, so I recently started looking for my own rod & reel.
With the help of forum members & Dr. Mike Ladle, I ended up buying a 10 ft Shakespeare Royalty (for lure 10g-60g -- an incredibly wide range) & a reel (Leeder 60 capacity 6000). My new rig feels heavy & cumbersome compared to the sweet little Shimano set-up but the rod is light & slim, the reel fast, strong & smooth; I'm still getting used to it. I have already switched from 10lb line to 12.5lb & will likely move to something stronger, perhaps braid, in the near future. I am also thinking of getting a smaller reel to reduce weight, even the little Shimano 2000 seems to hold more than enough line for a long cast...with a strong but thin braid, perhaps this is the way of the future?
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