Last evening I was looking with some indifference through the catalogue distributed by a celebrated chain shop and I stumbled across the pages advertising fishing tackle. I was really completely impressed by a few of the deals detailed on kits of gear, mostly targeted at those interested in taking up angling.
It was very different to what was open when I was a youngster. Then, the main shop to go to was Woolworths, to peruse the Winfield label which was, frankly, rubbish. They tended to come apart somewhat quickly but the good thing was that by the time they did, one was primed to get better bait and tackle anyway, or you had chosen to desist with angling anyway.
I have zero doubt that the bait and tackle sets that the catalogue chain offer are of pretty ordinary quality, which is of course ideal for the beginner. Things like float sets will possibly last for a very long time and be handy for any angler wanting to restore misplaced fishing tackle, but for fathers or uncles aiming to introduce younger family members to the enjoyment of angling, these collections are excellent.
There is also a psychological plus to be found in retaining the interest of the newly inducted maggot drowner, which is that, if they choose to have a crack and find pals who are keen, to make off for the towpath with a whole set of bait and tackle will gather approving glances all round and instill a feeling of wellbeing which will be always associated with fishing.
Naturally there will need to be lots of proper instruction beforehand in order to make sure that he or she knows how to set up the fishing tackle with some skill before allowing them to go off on their own exploits. I well recall my initial trip out, which was an inter-troop fishing match with the scouts. I had only been out a couple of times with my uncle and finished up getting into the most awful muddles and losing most of my fishing line as a result. It was most embarrassing as I spent almost the entire afternoon trying to unpick a parade of cats' cradles, then getting frustrated and cutting the line and starting again.
This is not the way to encourage unsullied blood into the pastime. angling can be a complex process, and for newcomer has to be shown how to correctly setup the fishing tackle before going out on their own.
And for this purpose, the sort of bait and tackle kits are perfect to give the desire to learn the finer skills.
20110221
It was very different to what was open when I was a youngster. Then, the main shop to go to was Woolworths, to peruse the Winfield label which was, frankly, rubbish. They tended to come apart somewhat quickly but the good thing was that by the time they did, one was primed to get better bait and tackle anyway, or you had chosen to desist with angling anyway.
I have zero doubt that the bait and tackle sets that the catalogue chain offer are of pretty ordinary quality, which is of course ideal for the beginner. Things like float sets will possibly last for a very long time and be handy for any angler wanting to restore misplaced fishing tackle, but for fathers or uncles aiming to introduce younger family members to the enjoyment of angling, these collections are excellent.
There is also a psychological plus to be found in retaining the interest of the newly inducted maggot drowner, which is that, if they choose to have a crack and find pals who are keen, to make off for the towpath with a whole set of bait and tackle will gather approving glances all round and instill a feeling of wellbeing which will be always associated with fishing.
Naturally there will need to be lots of proper instruction beforehand in order to make sure that he or she knows how to set up the fishing tackle with some skill before allowing them to go off on their own exploits. I well recall my initial trip out, which was an inter-troop fishing match with the scouts. I had only been out a couple of times with my uncle and finished up getting into the most awful muddles and losing most of my fishing line as a result. It was most embarrassing as I spent almost the entire afternoon trying to unpick a parade of cats' cradles, then getting frustrated and cutting the line and starting again.
This is not the way to encourage unsullied blood into the pastime. angling can be a complex process, and for newcomer has to be shown how to correctly setup the fishing tackle before going out on their own.
And for this purpose, the sort of bait and tackle kits are perfect to give the desire to learn the finer skills.
20110221
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