Can someone recommend a good beginner's fishing rod and reel?

I am wanting to get my boyfriend a beginner's fishing set for his birthday. He is planning to start fishing in a canal (we are hiring a boat for our honeymoon). I think a telescopic rod might be good.





Have any fishermen (or women) got any suggestions for a good rod/reel/set to buy ?





ThanksCan someone recommend a good beginner's fishing rod and reel?
I would go with a Ugly Stick, Shakespear combo. Which will only run you about $30 and you can get a Wal-Mart, very sensitive rod and reasonably dependable reel with good casting. Great for beginners.Can someone recommend a good beginner's fishing rod and reel?
as Dan above says, I think an idea would be to go in and try them out, some telescopic rods are pretty nasty and even a tiddler can snap some of the worst. You might want to see about getting a rod that goes in to a few pieces for carrying about rather than a telescopic one.





Any angling shop would be happy for you to try and cast either inside or outside the shop and knowing how it feels makes a difference to make sure it is not too long or short.





you can buy a full kit for about 拢50 but normally the hooks and line provided is not great and quite often cheaper going in to the angling centre to buy everything separately, so you get what you need and not a lot of stuff you will never use.





You could get a combi set normal beginners one are the ugly stick range, or grauvel range, all under 拢100 and they are pretty decent for starting out with.


Hope you have a lovely honeymoon and a brilliant time fishing.
Spincast is the way to go for beginners. But i don't think that telescopic rods are. Telescopic rods have many issues and i wouldn't even think of buying a cheap one. But, if you may insist, here is the Shakespeare Travel Mate Spincast combo (4'6 rod, it costs $30 for combo) - http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores鈥?/a>





The Zebco 22 is also a great combo - http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores鈥?/a>





Happy fishing.
I would go with a spinning or spincast combo. Quantam spinning reels aren't bad especially for a beginner. Zebco spincast reels are good beginner reels too. A zebco 33 is actually a pretty decent reel and easy to use. You should be able to find either one in a combo with an appropriately matched rod at walmart or local bait shop for a reasonable price. Avoid buying a baitcast reel for a beginner. It will result in more frustration than fish. Let him get into the sport and decide for himself if he wants to learn to use one. When you get the combo pull all the line off that came on the reel and replace it with some 8-12 lb test monofilament. This should be small enough not to spook fish but strong enough for most freshwater fishing, unless you're fishing for something large like carp, big catfish, or big bass in heavy cover.
hey there, for starters you are wanting to get your ol man a rod and reel for his b-day well i would have to say that-----you rock---- there are alot of people out there that swears up and down that the way to a mans heart is through his stomach...naaaaaaa....it is through his tackle box. well ok enough about that. there is a rod and reel combo out there that has always been the best beginner rod and reel combo and i bet that it will always be. you can get this rod and reel combo at the local walmart. it is the zebco 33 classis. it is inexpensive it is durable and it is very dependable and it is easily learned and used. this rod and reel combo will give yall years and years of fishing fun.





and in my opinion about the whole telescopic rod..naaaaa those things are uhhhhhhhhh cheep. they are not durable and they can be agrivating. the zebco 33 classic probably runs about the same amount as any telescopic rod. and with your ol man being a beginner the rod and reel set up usually comes with a small tackle box and a few bobbers, weights, hooks, and a few jigs and other what nots. trust me. for a beginner, you just can not go wrong with a zebco 33 classic





i hope this helps you out a bit and i hope that your boyfriend loves what ever you choose. and good luck with yalls wedding. me and my wife honeymooned next to a river in the mountains in ga and i had to bring along my rod too.





good luck good fishin be safe and remember to share the experience
For a beginning fishing rod/reel combo that is inexpensive that will get the job done, I recommend a Shakespeare, which can be found in Wal-Mart, K-Mart and ***** Sporting goods.





For high quality premium Shimano reels and Penn reels, visit the link below:


http://thereelshack.com/
I guess you'll have to come up for air from the cabin sometime!!





You can buy some real rubbish at the beginner end of the market, so be careful. The link below is a really nice kit to get him started though. Go for the float setup.





http://www.fishtec-coarse.co.uk/ProductD鈥?/a>





Have a good honeymoon!
go to your local angling centre, they'll have the local knowledge you are after and will be experts in what kit will suit your needs. They are generally all nice guys and keen to help, 'cos fishing is their passion and they like to see people getting involved. Good Luck.
Hello,


You can try the following link: www.allfishingbuy.com


There are a huge selection of rods/pole with good prices.
Zebco 202 http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb鈥?/a>
Trust me get a $30.00 one its a bit better and wont break as easy!
Try this website for beginners combo's: www.bosfish.co.uk
two of 'em said ';trust me';.
depends on what ur fishing for