Beginners' Guide to Fishing Gear - How to Start Fishing With a Rod and Reel

How to get started with fishing rods, reels, lines, lures, and baits - buying fishing gear and tackle can be overwhelming. Fishing and sporting goods stores have thousands of rods, reels, lines, and baits available for you to buy. But how do you know what to buy first as a beginner? What does a beginner need to catch fish? What does a beginner need to know to catch their first fish? Here we go over buying your first fishing pole setup and which line and lures are best for you to start with.
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I would highly suggest these items below as a great starter fishing setup. This rod and reel are not super cheap, but they will serve a person well for many years. A cheap rod and reel won't last all that long and eventually, you'll get a chance to use a nice rod and reel and realize that you were at a disadvantage with the cheap combo. It's worth the investment in a decent rod and reel.

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[TheRealJohnMadden]

My favorite type of YouTuber, no crazy intro, no sponsored placement for the first 30 seconds, just straight to the point and informative! Great video

[kayakfishingtactics]

One of the mistakes I made when I started was not matching up the right rod action, line, and lures all together. This is probably one of the most important concepts a beginner could know before spending any money at the store. Another great video I'll be recommending to anyone getting ready to buy their first combo and handful of lures.

[mattrozzo]

I grew up fishing with my parents but they took care of all the gear, tackle, and rods so i never learned that stuff. As im trying to pick fishing back up this is the kind of video i need.

[chrismumford]

No filler. All helpful. Thank you for this video.

[Joyboyx]

I recently went through a horrible accident and caused me to retire. So now im a full time stay home dad and for the first time my wife suggested i fish so here i am. Thank you so much exactly what i was looking for.

[xifakex]

I’ve fished off and on over the years assisted by my brother and dad who love fishing. They usually did all the hard work while I simply casted out to catch the fish. This year I’m looking to fish on my own, and I’ve been doing research. I stumbled across your videos and I have to say; super informative, straight and to the point. With the very little fishing knowledge I had going into this research, this video especially was very helpful and gives me the confidence to go out, get my license and my first round of gear! I’m looking forward to learning more from your videos!

[TheJacobshapiro]

So much of the information out there for beginners overcomplicates stuff and tells them lots of things they don’t really need to know yet which can overwhelm them. You did a really good job explaining what a beginner needs to know without going into so much detail as to be confusing.

[WolfeByteLabs]

Trying to get out my house and learn new hobbies and this video was the perfect jumpstart for me who knows jack about fishing. 😂 Short sweet and no nonsense. Appreciate it man

[scottcleland]

Thanks for showing that happy girl, a good reminder to keep fishing fun

[limjahey]

All I ever had growing up and even into adulthood was an Ugly Stik and a Zebco 33 or a cane pole. This is another language haha

[a.m.theshinyjohtohunter]

Finally! A fishing guide that explains what all the writing on a rod means!! Thank you!

I've watched a lot of fishing for beginner guides and so far yours is the best and most through! ♥🎣

[RedSiBaron]

Perfect video, exactly what I needed! I'm just now getting back into fishing after probably 25-30 years (last time I fished I was a kid and caught a 16lb catfish in lake powell). Now that I have toddlers (my daughter is always asking to go fishing) and our motorcycle club just got a new shop right on a nice fishing lake, and we go camping every couple weekends with the family, it's time to gear back up.

I'm overwhelmed now that I am an adult and have buying power to buy whatever I want, not like when you are a kid and you just use whatever you can get to go fishing. Now to just keep this budget minded since I tend to over spend on new hobbies.

thanks a lot for the all the videos!

[onefsbyrg]

Thank you. Great video. I am watching multiple times.

[zacharydalton]

Thanks for making this, I haven’t fished since I was about 10 with my grandpa and had been looking to get back into it.

[DOSHIELD]

Good video for beginners, and good reminders for others (especially if you want to teach beginners).

[JayZoop]

Thank you. I was also looking for what I need if I catch a fish.

[erinwilson]

Thanks. For your service friend. Teaching myself

[rollnths]

Exactly the type of video I was looking for

[ZoTime]

Jesus Christ where has this guy been! Very informative straight to the point Guides Love It!🐟🐟🐟🐠🐠🐠

[nowayout]

Thanks for that, got my first rod & be going out this weekend fishing for the first time. This made a lot of sense to me.