Ive recently started fishing, ive always been a keen sportsman but the old knees are starting to knock, so ive took up fishing,i have very basic equipment at the moment, but im getting some more tomorrow, any tips on the basics would be appreciated

You should have put this in Gen Chat mate, "Game Queries" refers to this actual game lol

Moved to General Chat.

nobody reads owt down here, and seen as i were querying a game, i thought it would stop up there

"Chat about game development, including questions, suggestions or problems." As it says in the forum description, it is game-related (funkypool).

People look at this forum daily, so I'm sure you'll get some comments soon

i should do, ive posted on clan team pages, ggoin wi my mate 2moro, need to improve

mfc_ss is a keen fisherman, goes away for days at a time i believe.

Yeah he has been away 7 days

Fishing Equipment and Bait

For many anglers, selecting, organizing and using fishing equipment is almost as fun and interesting as actually catching fish. The many types of bait and lures, the different fishing rigs and kinds of tackle, the various fishing rods and reels , it's a huge part of what makes fishing such a great pastime and hobby. Some anglers like to experiment with new fishing equipment. Others stick to their tried-and-true favorites. Whatever your approach, the equipment you use will play a big part in your success.


Natural Bait. Leeches, grubs, meal worms and more: there are a wide variety of bait types to lure fish. freshwater baits
Fishing Lures, Rigs and Tackle. If your bait isn't natural, it's a lure, and lures have some really great names: poppers, spinners, jigs, blades, plugs and spoons.
Fishing Rods. Whether you are spinning, bait-casting, surf or fly-fishing, there are many types of fishing rods that you should know about.
Fishing Reels. Are you a beginner or more advanced? Casting long distance? Using a light or a heavy lure? Matching the right reel to the right rod can help you become a better angler.
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You can also ask your nearest fishing tackle shop ..

Edited at 11:11 Sun 23/06/13 (BST)

Good advice^...Get a E.A rod licence firstly!they do check up on lakes you will probs fish..
My nephew got caught and and fined,so its worth doing!
I take it your be fishing Commercial fisheries?..easy peasie!good place to start!
Rod & reel,landing net!few floats,mixed shot and hooks,barbless as most fisheries are!
6lb line should be enough to cope with on most fisheries,going for silver fish and small carp..
Size 10 barbless hook,float fished with a couple of red maggots or a 5 mm cube of spam?
Your local tackle shop will sort ya out and and give you better advise,their good like that!
Good luck,tight lines!
Post Catches here!Good Luck Joe!

A.T.B

Rob
www.postoffice.co.uk/rod-licence

thanks to you both, and im definetley getting a liense tomorrow, ive just purchased a 9.5 metre pole, and im going teusday and thursday night with an experienced angler who is going to get me kitted up and show me the ropes, were going to go to some decent ponds he knows, and once ive learnt im going to fish my local river , the river don, theres a nice bit where the barges come in, within walking distance from our house, and my daughter can play down there, ill keep the thread open and hopefully catch some fish and post em, hope u do the same

Go to the chat room , fishing is great in there , always get a bite

I thought about fishing but decided on Chess instead, still learning to either bash the bishop or get right in there with the queen

Best just sticking to the forums m8, you seem to catch all the time on here!!!

The chum is sooo good at times who can resist.

I would give advice but obviously it depends were you fish.
River fishing is probably the hardest, You might be better off sticking to ponds to start with.
Best advice i can give is ask your local tackle shop owner for advice!

Yes he has recently won a competition, but won't be onlie for a while unfortunatly :(.
But when he is back im sure he will tell you.

Love the talk in here! :) Cant contribute much, as I go fishing with mates, but im not a pro, hardly an amateur haha...I know zilch bout fishing, and never set my own bit up b4.

Alot of lakes dont allow you to use spam or other meats but they do tend to sell their own bait, i caught a 19Lb carp on just using hemp then 2 maggots!! patience is needed though

Fresh water fishing or sea fishing? both are different.Remember a licence is required for fresh water fishing.