essential kit

[bribones]

i was sorting my box out last night and got to thinking ,way back in 197? i remember my first outing with a 99p handline followed later by a woolworths kit,now ive only been fishing again for a few month but i recall loading up rod, reel ,hooks ,weights,a few odds and sods,little did i know lol ,im stood there with no line to make the rigs up and no clue how to do em etc ,now after reading posts on nesa and talking to lads out and about im fully set ,rigs made up wound onto card,spare reel just in case, nail clippers extra lighter cos mine always gets wet and so on,but whats considerd essential ,with technogy leaping and bounding where do you stop,me i like to fish simple ,half the time i forget me sarnies,tackle shops to me are like sweet shops you could spend a lifetime in there buying bits and bobs but do you need em ??

[tich]

I dont know about you but I always carry a spare packet of Amber leaf baccy a fag size packet of rollies that has a packet of papers that come with it just incase mine go for a swim with 2 spare lighters .just incase,, as for the bits and bob\'s, well I take loads,, spare line Just In Case, spare reel J,I,C, 2knives, loads of unused hooks spare weights floats, If Im night fishing ,spare set of batterys bulb or two, T towels Infact when I do go out it looks like Im moveing house All just incase \'\' O \'\' dont forget the super glue Just In Case!! then finaly a spare can of beer ( for emergancies only) also I take afew elastoplasts and bits like that although insulation tape is much better,, a pair of pliers never come in wrong,, great for snipping off hooks that have got stuck in your hands or legs ect,A bottle of coke never goes wrong I wont bore you with the more mundane things,, but the way I se it, is the more gear you take the less things go wrong or are lickley to cock a days fishing up ,,.... dont fofget the paraceatamols just incase you have ton dig a hook out of your leg I can go on & on so I\'ll shut up & go :P

[Ell]

Tea Towel, never leave home without one. Bri, if you haven\'t already get yourself a couple of rig wallets as well.

[bribones]

rig wallets ,my pal uses one of them mini cd holder cases ,gets a fair few in ,me i just got em wrapped on card in me little box

[mark]

rig wallets ,my pal uses one of them mini cd holder cases ,gets a fair few in ,me i just got em wrapped on card in me little box

change bags from the bank, better than a lot of tangle bits of card when hooks come loose of one card in infiltrate the rest, or a rig wallet

[willywetegg]

Back to Marks post. I always carry most of the things he mentions. The thing that has been the most help would be the roll of insulating tape. Always take one on holiday too. Next would ALWAYS be two head lamps just in case one breaks. How do you get off a rock mark with no light. Or fish Shields pier when you have left your torch at home lol.

Jim.

[KeithB]

A full roll of black bin bags for your catch - I take an empty crisp packet

[bribones]

haha i started sticking a couple of safeway bags in the bottom of my box ,i dont bother anymore,maybe i should in case i get lucky (well i can dream)

[Chippy]

I\'m always asked if I\'m moving house if I\'m fishing a pier. If it\'s a rucksack for rock fishing, then I\'m amazed by how little I actually need.
Tea towels are useful but I\'ve always got some bog roll. Just in case Eartha Kitt or her great mate, Barry White come along.

[mark]

How do you .......fish Shields pier when you have left your torch at home lol.

Jim.

easy borrow one off the clever sod that brought 2!

[willywetegg]

lmao mate.