gd wrote:Standard tackle would be a 8 or 9 wt rod about 9 feet in length with matching sized reel. Have you seen the range of rods from Echo?
Lines weight forward floating and intermediate. Mill ends or seconds in some cases are fine for pollack in rough ground.
20lb backing should be fine. I tend to put as much as possible on to build up the spool for ease of use.
Tapered leaders you can buy or make yourself.
You will need a stripping basket, Again you can buy one or make one yourself. A wading staff is a good tool to have when swff too.
cheers for the reply lad,so its defiantly a 9ft...8 or 9 wt,keep the reel size the same so..was looking at stuff all evening yesterday,mostly american sites and came up with the thought of using a 9wt 9ft rod,with a 10wt reel large arbour style,with wf9 lines,budget jobbies of course until i get a real taste for it..am i seriously over-gunning it?
i'll have a look at the echo rods there now,mill ends and seconds too cause i havent a clue what they are
will look into the tapered leaders too,i'm all for the diy crack.was using a vice grips and g-clamp together for tyin,bought me a vice the other day
am still using a thread winder thing i made meself too..
wading stick and stripping basket.nice.thanks man.
the few times i used the fly gear i used the same leader knot i use for everything,is there a few knots i definalty need to know?
cheers for the info.