]hi first off im new so hello everyone
i read this a few weeks ago with interest and though id offer my two penneth.
Spinning is a good way to start however you are limiting yourself to predatory species
ie pike perch trout freshwater etc
Which are the most commonly eaten fish in the uk. Generally speaking coarse anglers would go crazy if you were known to be eating carp, roach, or rudd etc...
and to use the same kit in the sea would need considerable changes ie line breaking strain and casting weight (shore sea lures are much heavier to get the distance)
Nobody suggested this kit was for the sea-it was clearly written as fresh water fishing but if needed it would easily be adapted for the sea. I've caught mackies on this set up with no adjustments at all, just a good rinse in fresh water after wards.
a small float set up for would be better allround in my opinion
I disagree, as in the uk you generally eat, trout, salmon, pike and occassionally perch, all predatory fish and easier to catch on the spinner imo but a bait set up will catch more species of fish, but as this is a uk based site I chose to concentrate on UK species for the table.
lastly you can always opt for flyfishing set up which can catch more species than youd imagine you can get 6 piece fly rods and a reel quite cheaply a nice selection of hand tied flies or shop bought and your away (also useable on the coast)
I'm a fly fisher mainly and I agree however fly fishing is a highly skilled form of fishing and I would not consider it as "basic bushcraft fishing".
Bushcraft im fairly new to but fishing ive done for 30 years coarse sea and game and i rarely fail to catch
Well my point is that you don't need that 30 years experience to rarely fail to catch if beginners got to grips with the very basics. The very basics will get them fish in the UK to eat and that's the point of the thread.