How To Attach Line To Your Reel
You've bought all the gear you need... What to do next?
To start with you need to put the line on the reel. To do this you can use a very simple Arbor Knot. Now what I normally do, is to attach the reel to the rod and only using the first section of the rod thread the line through the first ring of the rod. Now follow the instructions in the below image. Don't forget to lift the bail arm before you tie the line on (unless you are using a fly or centre pin reel). I also find it best to wet the line before winding on to the reel.
Now put the bail arm in the down position and place the spool of new line on the floor. Lightly pinching the line to the rod for tension and steadily wind the line onto the reel spool. Make sure your rod is pointing down at the spool on the floor. The fuller your reel is the better it will cast.
Now you have a nice full reel, in my next post I'll show you how to attach rigs to the line.
To be continued......
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Although an experienced carp angler will spend £250.00 to £350.00 just on one rod, if you are new to the sport you don't have to sell the house to start fishing. The more experienced anglers also travel abroad, to France and other european countries where the carp get a lot bigger and fight harder. So good expensive equipment is needed. There are a lot of fishing brands that are not that expensive and are of a good enough
quality to use in the UK, you can quite easily get away with using a £15.00 or £20.00 rod and a £10.00 to £15.00 reel. To start with if you have a river or a lake near to you, go and have a look and find out the rules of the water. Most waters have mandatory equipment that you have to use, such as barbless hooks, unhooking mats and fish safe landing nets.
All you need to start fishing is, a rod, reel, unhooking mat, landing net and some banksticks with a bite alarm. You can get all those items for around £65, a few bits of tackle that will cost a about £15 and then some bait. Now bait can be just about anything, from luncheon meat to nuts and sweetcorn to specially made boilies. Again always check with the rules of the water you will be using, as some baits are not allowed to be used in some places.
Stay on one lake or river for the first few months to get used to things and hone your watercraft skills. Get to know some of the other anglers that use the same lake/river, that is the best source of information. There is a lot more to fishing than sitting and waiting for a fish to take your bait, putting all that into one blog would make it a mile long... So for now I'll leave it and add more later.
I have put together a selection of good affordable products with the starter in mind. Keep in mind that I have listed just about everything you will ever need to go fishing and to start with you won't need all of it. I have added a few book titles you will find helpful as well.
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If you have any questions, leave a comment on this blog and I'll get back to you.
To be continued......
