Hi everybody, after an extremely long time of looking around on these forums, I have decided I am ready to start fishing, and that it is time for me to purchase a rod. However, I am still unsure of what kind of fishing I should do as a beginner with only slightly more than 2 weeks of practice on a friend's rod. It would be terrific if you could leave me some advice down below on what kind of rod I should purchase, what kind of fishing I should start with. Thank you.

Oh and erm btw the previous rod i used was a lure fishing one, so i got some experience in that. About 3 weeks of experience...

So.. U n ur fren do luring most of the time, and would be doing it often ?
If so, a 6" - 6"6' should help, and a Shimano 4000 or Daiwa 2500 generally good enough.
Depending on ur budget reely, $100 for rod and $200 for reel ?

Erm my friend does all kinds of fishing. He has fly fishing rod, a baitcaster and a luring rod. Im thinking of buying a rod type more suited to a beginner's level. My budget is from $100-$250

Hi Buddy,

You can try this combination. Eupro SaltyFighter or Salty Chief paired with a Penn Battle 4000. With your budget you probably will have enough money for braided line too. Go to Sincere Tackle in Yishun. [/u]

This setup can be used for luring in the wild, normal pay pond fishing and maybe even Dave's C&R pond.

Bro salty fighter $80 below and the new shimano aernos xt 5000pg $104 good for local water inshore or offshore

Keep some for braid line and tackle accessories[/i]

Bassterra x wrap blue. $80-$100 dependent on condition. Erm.. I mean 2nd hand cond.

Shimano Sustain $200 ++ new or a Daiwa Freams KIX $100+++

Oh okay thanks guys!!! Will check them out. I'll post here in a week when I purchase my first rod. =)

As a beginner, suggest you spend $40 n below for a rod and $80 n below for a reel. Until you get the hang of it and know what you like then invest on a better rod and reel.

Actually you haven't tell us what you want to catch and where you want to fish leh. That makes a lot of difference you know.

Or you can try reading this .... http://www.anglershaunt.com/equipbeginnerkit.html

Forget about luring, your hit rate is going to suck and you will get bored and drop the hobby. Get out to sea, where your hit rate goes up enormously, get hooked on fishing, then you can consider luring when you have nothing better to do.

haha try pay pond first which is much easier to cultivate a passion for fishing

Okay erm i have caught some fish at Macritchie with my friend's lure rod and a popper before, so im thinking of going there to practice luring, if not then go btp practice. Wait so there is a suggestion that i should not start with luring?

Hey James could you tell me where to get such a cheap setup?

You should be able to find something at Joe Tackle along Beach Road or Top Gear at Geylang. Good luck on your new hobby.

Can I use the Daiwa Jupiter rod for luring?

Think it'll b too heavy .

Hi everybody. Just got my luring setup. A second hand Daiwa Jupiter 6ft spinning rod and a brand new daiwa world spin 3000 spinning reel. Got a popper and a minnow. Anywhere with a good supply of PB, temensis or toman that I can give my new setup a go at?

Just try at any reservoir for start and slowly explore. Good luck and tight lines bro

Reel's too big la...