Recreational fishing is a very popular sport today, in addition to stress relief, fishing also brings a lot of benefits. So if you are a newbie, what fishing gear will you need? The following article will show you the 7 best fishing gear for beginners.
1. Fishing rod
Currently, depending on the method of fishing, there are many different types of rods. Each type has a different shape and size. Except for the type of fishing rod, other types of fishing rods are called hand fishing rods, if you are skillful and have a lot of hands, you can easily make a satisfactory hand fishing rod, without having to buy money.
To own a satisfactory hand fishing rod, you can find it in bamboo, bamboo, or bamboo bushes. If you are in the countryside, surely the price is everywhere, the price is also very affordable.
Some popular types today:
- Plug fishing rod: is the smallest size, only as small as a finger, and about 80cm long. This type of rod is made from chopped bamboo sticks, then sharpened by craftsmen to round the edges. The base needs to be sharpened to make it easier to stick deep into the ground, the top of the rod is sharpened to create a soft curve, so when the fish eats the bait, the hook is still strong enough to hook deep and fish mouth.
- Soaked fishing rod: this type can be called a hand-held fishing rod because when fishing, the worker must hold the rod in his hand to wait for the fish to retrieve it quickly. Immersion fishing rods are often used for small fish such as perch, catfish, or carp… This type of rod is from 1.5m to 2m long and is made from bamboo branches or ivory bamboo. The base needs to be just the size of a thumb, but the top needs to withstand as much curvature as possible.
- Fishing rod: is a large rod used to fish large fish such as snakehead, cotton fish ... This type of rod is made from sturgeon, from 3m to 5m long. The root needs to be held in the hand, not too heavy. Especially note, even though it needs to be big, it must also be soft and slim.
Currently, on the market there are many types of fishing rods, choose the type of fishing rod that best suits your fishing needs. Fishing rods are popularly sold on e-commerce sites, you can buy them with discount codes, coupons to enjoy preferential prices.
2. Fishing reel
The fishing reel is the most important part of a modern fishing rod. The machine is designed quite complicatedly with a screw system, a screwdriver, a crank that performs the task of releasing the line, collecting the line according to the traction of the fish, and adjusting the angler's adjustment.
The machine design helps the user to adjust the fishing line appropriately to guide the fish to shore with greater efficiency.
3. Fishing line
There are two common types of fishing line: parachute line and fishing line.
- Parachute line: soft, flexible line, less prone to tearing when wrapped in fishing reels. The rope is cheap, broken, ruffled, less elastic. This type of cord is easy to tangle when it gets wet.
- Line: This type of rope is harder, more glossy than the parachute cord, but if you are not used to it, it is easy to get ruffled and stretchy. This type of rope is waterproof, more durable.
Choose the fishing line that must match the color of the water so that the fish is difficult to detect when eating the bait. For example, when fishing in clear water, choose the sparkling blue or clear fishing line, when fishing in flowing water, you can choose yellow or coffee line...
4. Fishing hook
If you want to catch a fish, the first thing you need to do is hook the hook to the fish. But to achieve high performance, anglers need to master some basic hook techniques:
- What fishing uses that tongue:
That is, the hook must be suitable for the fish in terms of size, especially the most important thing is the fish's mouth and how to eat bait.
For large, strong fish, it is necessary to use a large, strong tongue to not be spoiled or damaged. With omnivorous fish, the wide mouth needs a large tongue, the fish will be easily caught.
- Whatever the bait, the tongue is like:
Each type of hook is suitable for several different types of bait. In powder bait fishing, people often use cluster tongues, when fishing for animals (worms, crickets, shrimps, etc.), people often use single blades.
5. Fishing pencils
People choose to lead in fishing for many reasons. Lead is a soft, heavy material that does not react chemically with water. Lead is hot-baked at low temperature, easy to mold all kinds of shapes and sizes, and especially at very low prices.
The purpose of using lead is to throw the bait away, to help the prey standstill in the desired position so that the fish can recognize and find the bait quickly. Each fishing method is applied to a different lead shape and size.
6. Floats
In recreational fishing, the float is considered an extremely important item because it will help signal the angler when the fish is biting. For those with a lot of experience, just seeing the movement and movement of the fishing float can tell if the fish below is grabbing bait or holding it lightly or may also be preening. They also pay attention to each movement of the float such as bouncing up and down, being stretched for a long time, or sinking very quickly and suddenly to jerk at the right time, to catch the fish.
7. Fish basket
Perhaps, anglers go fishing nowadays, few people go fishing without carrying a fish basket, because everyone wants to be lucky and catch a lot of fish. The fish that are caught, are put in the basket immediately and hope to keep them alive for a long time.
Conclusion
Thus, the above article has introduced you to 7 types of necessary and best fishing gear for beginners and their necessary uses. Hope the article can help you to be able to pick up the rod and go fishing.
