Advice Any fishermen out there?

[Scouse]

I'm thinking of nipping to Wales this weekend on my todd. The missus is away and the lad I was going to drag with me to do a bit of biking has just split up with his missus so he's got moving shit out of his house to do.

I'm thinking of taking my kayak instead. Maybe even leave the bike at home (gasp!). So I could do a bit of a jaunt around the Angelsey coastline and get some kayak fishing in whilst I'm at it.

Now my boat isn't an open-topped fishing kayak. It's a combi tourer - white water and long river trips. As such taking a long fishing rod with me is out of the question.

What I'm after is a cheap (but not utterly shite) telescopic rod and reel set that I could safely land four or five mackerel at a time without risk of breakage, or go after single bigger fish, yet stow away in my cockpit (or, if I must, unobtrusively on my deck bungees).

Any ideas?

There's another caveat. They're going to have to be an online seller that can deliver to me before Friday as I'll be going straight from work.

I can always go on amazon and buy any old shit - but if there's someone out there who partakes of the sport then always better to ask

 

[Gwadien]

LOL

 

[Raven]

my cockpit

http://www.torbayfishing.com/how-to-catch/how-to-catch-mackerel.htm

Or use a harpoon.

 

[Scouse]

LOL

You don't like fish?

I know it's a long way from my days kayaking the fairy glen but a trip round coastline like this, with a fuel burning stove, a tent to stop the evening in and fresh fish to eat sounds like a nice weekend to me




Edit: Thanks @Raven. I know how to fish tho - I just need a recommendation on a semi-decent telescopic rod + reel. I'll keep and use it semi regularly. I don't like to buy pap that goes in the bin after two uses - that seems so retardedly American

 

[Moriath]

You don't like fish?

I know it's a long way from my days kayaking the fairy glen but a trip round coastline like this, with a fuel burning stove, a tent to stop the evening in and fresh fish to eat sounds like a nice weekend to me




Edit: Thanks @Raven. I know how to fish tho - I just need a recommendation on a semi-decent telescopic rod + reel. I'll keep and use it semi regularly. I don't like to buy pap that goes in the bin after two uses - that seems so retardedly American

Bit dodgey going solo. No one to help you out if you get in trouble etc.

 

[Scouse]

Bit dodgey going solo. No one to help you out if you get in trouble etc.

Meh. It's not like I'd be on a whitewater river. It's the sea. I'm competent. Barring a heart attack away from the shore there's very little that could go wrong - and if that happens I'm in wales and therefore fucked anyway

 

[DaGaffer]

Meh. It's not like I'd be on a whitewater river. It's the sea. I'm competent. Barring a heart attack away from the shore there's very little that could go wrong - and if that happens I'm in wales and therefore fucked anyway

This is all some cunning scam isn't it? Next thing we know you'll be in Panama with a fake moustache.

 

[Scouse]

This is all some cunning scam isn't it? Next thing we know you'll be in Panama with a fake moustache.

The 'tache will be real my friend.

 

[Moriath]

This is all some cunning scam isn't it? Next thing we know you'll be in Panama with a fake moustache.

Hope his wife is prettier than that woman was.

 

[Hawkwind]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KWIC52/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

according to this site:
http://telescopicfishingrod.org/

 

[Bodhi]

Pfft. Fishing rod indeed. Real men use dynamite.

 

[Jupitus]

I've caught a lot of mackerel before simply long-lining over the side of a yacht... drop the line straight down, no need for casting, and pull it up laden with delicious fishies!

 

[Tom]

The last time I went fishing I was 10 years old. I cast the line and half the rod went with it. I just threw the rest into the Reservoir and decided that fishing is shit.

 

[Lethul]

I fish quite a lot. But my general advice would be that it does not matter much when it comes to telescopic rods, none are considered good

If you want something better a 7 piece travel rod could be considered. But i understand why you want a telescopic one.

Penn are really good saltwatet reels.

Mackerel dont really need good equipment tho

 

[Lethul]

I fish quite a lot. But my general advice would be that it does not matter much when it comes to telescopic rods, none are considered good

If you want something better a 7 piece travel rod could be considered. But i understand why you want a telescopic one.

Penn are really good saltwatet reels.

Mackerel dont really need good equipment tho

If you can find any shimano rod they are always a good rod

 

[CorNokZ]

I'd love to get into fishing. Seems so relaxing. Just couldn't be bothered with studying all the gear and techniques etc

 

[fettoken]

The last time I went fishing I was 10 years old. I cast the line and half the rod went with it. I just threw the rest into the Reservoir and decided that fishing is shit.

Would have had so much more respect for you if only you had been a fisherman instead of a bike nut nowadays!

 

[Scouse]

I've caught a lot of mackerel before simply long-lining over the side of a yacht... drop the line straight down, no need for casting, and pull it up laden with delicious fishies!

Used to do that when I was, like, twelve. I'd tie eighteen mackerel feathers on a line, tie it round my waist, go kayaking for a couple of hours and harvest the fish when I got back to the beach. But it's a ballache winding all that wire in.

Short rod + reel is the way to go. Then I can kayak, fish for a bit when I'm knackered, have a bite to eat and stuff, see if I catch, if not, pack rod + reel away easily, move on, rinse-repeat.

I'm not looking at casting at all - just a telescopic rod long enough that I can follow fish round the front of my boat if that's the way they want to go.

The last time I went fishing I was 10 years old. I cast the line and half the rod went with it. I just threw the rest into the Reservoir and decided that fishing is shit.

Double user-error. Firstly, broke rod. Second - in a reservoir. Only ever sea fishing for me. I wouldn't eat any of the UK's freshwater fish and I've never understood catching a fish, putting a bloody great hole in it's mouth and then throwing it back in the hope that it's not damaged beyond repair.

Fishing is for catching food. Throwing back is only if they're too small. Rest go in freezer.

If you can find any shimano rod they are always a good rod

Yeah, I saw that somewhere else too. They're getting a bit pricey for soon-to-be-jobless me tho

 

[Job]

Is fishing like dogging that you do at sea

 

[Scouse]

Is fishing like dogging that you do at sea

The only animal sex going on today is this:

Spoiler

 

[DaGaffer]

Used to do that when I was, like, twelve. I'd tie eighteen mackerel feathers on a line, tie it round my waist, go kayaking for a couple of hours and harvest the fish when I got back to the beach. But it's a ballache winding all that wire in.

Short rod + reel is the way to go. Then I can kayak, fish for a bit when I'm knackered, have a bite to eat and stuff, see if I catch, if not, pack rod + reel away easily, move on, rinse-repeat.

I'm not looking at casting at all - just a telescopic rod long enough that I can follow fish round the front of my boat if that's the way they want to go.


Double user-error. Firstly, broke rod. Second - in a reservoir. Only ever sea fishing for me. I wouldn't eat any of the UK's freshwater fish and I've never understood catching a fish, putting a bloody great hole in it's mouth and then throwing it back in the hope that it's not damaged beyond repair.

Fishing is for catching food. Throwing back is only if they're too small. Rest go in freezer.



Yeah, I saw that somewhere else too. They're getting a bit pricey for soon-to-be-jobless me tho

This. Funnily enough I used to go sea fishing around Anglesey when I was a kid in pretty much the same way, and for mackerel too. Used to do it in boats or off Beaumaris pier.

Then we moved to England and I tried coarse fishing and it just bored the arse off me and I gave up. Only fishing I've done since has been some boat fishing on holiday abroad, but I doubt I'd have the patience to do it here, I'd just end up playing with my phone the whole time.

 

[Job]

I caught a flatfish once while diving, just stabbed it in the back and brought it out still on the knife, we put it on the grill and after 20 mins pulled it out, there was just a fish skeleton and a pool of oil in the tray,,,weirdest cooking experience ever

 

[Trem]

Fishermen tend to be outrageous cunts.

Sweeping statement? Yes.

 

[caLLous]

What about cyclists who fish? That must be like the perfect storm of cunt...

 

[Trem]

What about cyclists who fish? That must be like the perfect storm of cunt...

That motherfucker would have Mark Wahlberg swimming in it.

 

[Job]

 

[Lethul]

http://www.garryevans.co.uk/new-penn-battle-ii-spinning-reels---save-up-to-10-9670-p.asp

these have good lots of recommendations in sweden for saltwater fishing. If it is for pure mackerel you can probably do with 1000-2000 size rod. 2500 is a good alround while still small.