Essential fishing kit??

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Essential fishing kit??

#1 Post by Ed Burke »

What one piece of fishing kit would you be lost without?
1. Nail clippers......essential for trimming knots, cutting line making rigs etc
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#2 Post by Tanglerat »

Hooks :shock:

You just gotta have them!

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#3 Post by Guest »

I also find it handy to have some line to attatch the hooks :D
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#4 Post by Paulfishpaul »

I normaly carry a rod with me also :o

A reel now and again helps though :wink: :D
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i belive you mean what non staderd fishing thing

#5 Post by donal »

i sopose my tily lamp for night fishing and a good sharp knife and chopingbord without them im lost ever try cut up bait with a siseros and youll know what i mean
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#6 Post by The Dirty Fecker »

I always bring my bait. I've tried bare hooks but they havent worked yet.... :D :D :D
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#7 Post by Guest »

weight, may belead stone spark plug
any thing to get the bait, line, hoooks to the fish.

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#8 Post by m.b3 »

it's all essential! how many times has the sea thrown something a little different at you. best to be able to adapt rather than resorting to 'if only i brought my....'
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#9 Post by skipper »

Come on now boys you know youre all wrong, tis a sense of humour surely, you spend the dollar on all the latest gear, go to the trouble to have top qual bait, fill the car up with fuel its chuckin down with rain and blowin a hooley yet nothin is gonna stop that days fishin, you arrive home drippin wet freezin cold and her indoors says had a good day luv i ask you its gotta be humour cos we all done it at sometime or other you just gotta laugh aint you.oh i forgot to add no blummin fish either wicked innit
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#10 Post by Read »

Christmas is coming don't forget to raid the crackers for the nail cutters :lol: .

I always bring my bait. I've tried bare hooks but they havent worked yet....


I caught mackeral this year on bare hooks, black ones at that :shock:.
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#11 Post by Tanglerat »

I caught mackeral this year on bare hooks, black ones at that .


I can beat that:

I've caught them on a closed Crane Interlock snap swivel :shock:
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#12 Post by Wes »

Thats just greedy!
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#13 Post by IDPearl »

But why would you fish with a closed Crane Interlock snap swivel? I have ordered 200 hooks from Veals, so if you want a few to try instead of the swivel, give me a shout. :lol:
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#14 Post by Tanglerat »

Hooks? Pah! Too easy!

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