An unbelievably affordable Starter Lure Setup – part 1 – Medium Heavy

One of the most common questions I see on lure fishing forums is “Can you reccomend a rod and reel combo for a beginner?”.

As a budget angler myself I don’t often break the bank when choosing tackle and have had a play with some great affordable tackle. So I decided to write a series of suggestions for starter lure setups to cover a range of target species.

Most lure anglers will want to start out targetting species they know such as perch in fresh water and bass, wrasse and mackerel in salt water. With that in mind I’ve started with what I consider a medium heavy lure rod setup for UK standards and will give an option or 2 for each bit of hardware. Feel free to message me directly for a list of alternatives or send me your budget and I’ll help you build your perfect setup to suit what you want to spend.

For this size rod I like a 2500 size reel but most others like something a little heavier to cope with the biggest of UK fish so id recommend a 3000 if you are looking at big bass etc as your target species.

Line wise I like a braid and flurocarbon combination with lines between 16-25lb with the fluro leader being slightly heavier than the braid. This gives minimal stretch and maximum feel and is plenty strong enough to handle UK fish.

For the mainline:

Thats pretty much it for the major hardware, but if you don’t want to re-tie every time you change lure you might also want to consider a lure clip. Personally I have tried several types and they all seem pretty good and I also sometimes tie straight to my lure if I’m confident I wont be changing for example when you just know the Fiiish black minnow isn’t gonna be beaten. But for those days where you want to work your way through your lure box you can tie on a clip and change till your hearts content.

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