Disgraced at fishing gear snobs.

[nevercatchowt]

its not the gear

the thing is you prob catch more fish than them with your less expensive gear and when you slip down a muddy bank and smash your rod you will be glad it was £30 not £300...i rough ground fish with my trusty old ..well very old daiwa moonraker and i have no problems getting it out ...just catching..LMAO ..

[Cod,cod,cod!]

My mates are disgraced at my fishing gear all the time..

Esp whats inside my box!

[CHOPPER]

I think this happens in every single sport! Nowt to worry about, most lads are decent, just ignore the tossers!! Thats what I do!!!!!

[dizzydaz]

I think this happens in every single sport! Nowt to worry about, most lads are decent, just ignore the tossers!! Thats what I do!!!!!

i totally agree but from time to time i end up asking what the problem is and if they dont like it just tell em to f**k off all the lads ive bumped into whilst have been great lads but you do get the odd tit

[anthony stobbart]

fishing gear doesnt have to cost the earth!

it doesnt mean that you have mega bucks to spend on gear,doesnt make you a better fisherman! if you are happy what you use good for you.but there many small minded people in this world and have all the gear but sadly dont have the brains to use,and i have seen my fair share in my 27 years of fishing...

[fishermans freind]

you will find that biggest majority of us that go sea fishing are good guys but just like any other sport you still get these a***holes take no notice of them mate they just give us decent anglers a bad name

[big sid]

Came across this on Shields pier, just the once though. There were 2 lads on the end, both sporting the latest must have jackets/bib'n'brace suits, both with the latest must have state of the art rods'&'reels and both talking a really good talk. Now I've never said that I'm the worlds greatest angler well second after Robson Green. In other words I'm crap, I go in the hope to have an enjoyable day out. Well these 2 lads after seeing there gear and hearing there talk ended up making me look good,(not an easy task) after watching them on their sequence casting technique.
So I think the moral of the story is DONT fall into the Must Have The Latest Trap the only people who will thank you for it are the tackle manufacturers.
You may get the odd bit of micky take from your mates or club members but this is to be expected.

[Hadji Kareem]

Its a well known fact that fish can recognise the top gear. Best hooks, best line, best rod, best reel, best boots, clothing and so on. With that in mind they only bite the baits connected to all the best gear.
Right 3.2.1. back in the room. I've only been fishing for two years, my first lot of kit (rod, reel, line, hooks, rigs, box and bag) I bought off a friend for £30 bit by bit I've changed it and bought slightly better kit. If you see those tossers again, tell em from me to &$&£^%(%£&£& OFF. Just enjoy getting out there.

[treeboa]

does anyone rem when the shimano fst`s were the latest must have, increase your casting distance ?? i got one not long after they became available, yes i found i could empty the spool, right into the biggest birdsnest i have ever had tried and persevered, untill i decided enoughs enough and got my old abu 6000 out again, kept the shimano as a backup reel, that was untill a few years later it had never been used so i flogged it

[Cod,cod,cod!]

I know that it's not the gear that catches the fish

...but theres nowt like good gear and the best that u can afford. The top end rods are brilliant and a 525mag a must IMO.

[marksworld]

and a 525mag a must IMO.

.........Its a 535 for me

[super-MAGuire]

mate, do you catch fish?
are you happy getting some fresh air... is your gear good enough to get you out past the snags or into the fish... just throw the middle finger up at them guys.

I remember when i was 16/17 fishing the end of shields pier and older blokes used to almost bully you into where you where fishing rather than helping... while others where only too kind to help. Bob patter for all bad and good things said he was one who offered the most help to young'ns on the peir. I remember out fishing alot of people, matching or beating casting distances and straighter than many older more experienced fishermen... not all though

Hope your not put off by your encounter mate,
Regards, Ryan

[marksworld]

I bought good gear but always come back to my nemesis+ which is battered to say the least.
I would never dream of taking the **** out of someone else's gear though, or someone who is just getting back into fishing or a newbee to the sport. there are some complete cocks out there though!!!

[ChrisH]

Just bear one thing in mind mate, much of the fishing tackle produced today is designed to catch anglers; not fish. If those guys have been suckered into parting with wallet fulls of cash for the latest "Must Have" gear; who's the idiot?

Are they trying to say that a rod that was top of the range 20 years ago and used to catch loads of fish is suddenly not good enough to catch anything? Hmmm! I beg to differ. I fish with an old Diawa WKT13MF which probably attracts some sniggers behind my back; but it's still bringing in fish.

Knowing where to fish and under what conditions is way more important than the rod and reel you use. And this is only gained through trial and error. Get out there fishing with whatever gear it is that you have; ignore all the Human Fish that have been caught and laughed at by the tackle manufacturers; and don't be afraid to try something different.

I once fished on the Cambois hot water outfall many years ago for Bass; I forgot to put my white redgills in my bag so I cut up a piece of white carrier bag about 8" long and stuck it on a hook. People were sniggering all around me but they stopped when I landed the 8 1/2 pounder. And I refused to give them a piece of my carrier bag!!

[codseeker]

its not the top of the range tackle etc that catches fish i carnt afford to buy every new rod and reel thats new out rod i use now ive had for maybe 3 seasons and it does the job for me and doesnt stop you pulling fish in if it gets a bit tatty or needs a few eyes done i wont go out to buy another rod i can get it repaired either by myself or get the whole job done local from a rod builder like siad recent they just tackle tarts that probs dont even produce fish them selfs