Comments on: Good site for buying reasonably priced fishing tackle?

By: Cheese

Cheese — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:52:34 +0000

Easily Ebay, managed to grab £100+ worth of lures the other day for just £15. Best bet is to go to the fishing directory and search the whole thing. Look out for badly named items which people might miss or ones with spelling mistakes. These ones won't show up in people's searches and far less people will be bidding. (Shakespare rod won't show up if someone searches Shakespeare rod.)

By: churie78

churie78 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:54:03 +0000

DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT go to Argos. The gear in there is absolute rubbish.

Try Bennetts of Sheffield, they are very good for helping people choose the correct equipment on a budget and won't fob you off.

Forget Ebay the people on there are after your cash and don't care what they sell you.

By: nikgy71

nikgy71 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:58:54 +0000

your better off going to a local tackle shop or reading reviews in angling mags, only try the Internet as a last option. abu make good spinning rods and for your fly gear go for diawa

By: shootingthebulls

shootingthebulls — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:25:00 +0000

There are three great websites I would recommend: Scroll Down please... Scroll Down please... And of course - STB

By: steve c

steve c — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:04:34 +0000

try ………glasgow angling centre………google search
or………..www.yga.yorks.com
both of these are the cheapest around and sell branded names at cheaper prices.
beware of the internet cowboys that sell discounted rigs etc.
yes they are cheaper but the knots are sometimes suspect and the lines are old stuff that are rotten.
i,m not knocking e-bay as i buy a hell of a lot of fishing gear from there but there are some traders who will happily take your money and once your gear is in the water you don,t know why the line has snapped!.
yes knots are the weakest point but its trial and error as to who sells the most worthwhile gear.
i,ve learned the hard way and found that the cheapest is,nt always cost efficient.
if in doubt use the dealers advertised in the fishing mags. they may not be as cheap as the internet but they are reputable otherwise they would be binned.

By: AIRFLOW

AIRFLOW — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:36:55 +0000

The Internet will be cheaper yes, there are various places to buy gear in the UK, try these sites

Check out your local tackle stores as often they may reduce the amount of an item if you're buying a full set up. And often they can be cheaper than the Internet as-well as providing you with lots of information on you're local places to fish.

By: bluecow

bluecow — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:31:16 +0000

Ebay…no doubt about it

best ask your mates to let you try, then work from there

By: Jenny K

Jenny K — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:50:54 +0000

Have you tried aldi or lidls – I am sure I seen in the paper one of them had them on offer. Even try Ebay – you never know.

By: foo_fighter1980

foo_fighter1980 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:54:21 +0000

Hi there for the spinning rod try they have a lot of cheap but good quality rods here i got mines from here and was very pleased.And for the fly rod try i bought the greys grxi outfit from here for an amazing price well worth a look hope this helps.

By: ohgerr

ohgerr — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:13:05 +0000

I prefer to give my cash to a good local tackle shop that's not over priced…when I can.

Other than that….besides specialty stuff….I'd to with Cabela's or Basspro