Crappiefish Posted March 15, 2021 Posted March 15, 2021 Hi all! Francis here from Los Angeles, California. Completely new to rod and reel fishing. Growing up elsewhere on earth I have fished but used mainly a bamboo pole, unrated nylons, simple hooks and nightcrawlers as bait where I caught all sorts of stuff lol so all these rod and reel jargons are new to me. Have always been a nature lover so I decided to take up fishing to force me to "get out there". Spent the last 10 days doing heavy reading, researching and understanding jargons (so many jargons, yikes!) ratings, techniques, species, and even phone apps for finding the nearest mud puddle. I'd like to thank the forum users who have posted here - their posts and opinions have been immensely helpful! That said, finally ordered a medium-fast 7 foot rod and 2500 reel as my starter, all-purpose rod and reel. Will target mostly bass for now while I am still learning As for interest, I am very Interested in backwood small creeks and ponds especially, but also lake banks and rivers! Cant wait to get my rod so I can practice casting out in the yard lol Hope to learn from all of you some more! Have a good night! Quote
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Super User Hammer 4 Posted March 15, 2021 Super User Posted March 15, 2021 Welcome to BR. Where about do you plan on fishing..? 1 Quote
Crappiefish Posted March 15, 2021 Author Posted March 15, 2021 13 minutes ago, Hammer 4 said: Welcome to BR. Where about do you plan on fishing..? Thank you! To start, I'm not driving very far. Havent decided on a location yet, and though have a few mind, Im still reading into them. Just searching for a location with a lot of wild shoreline. Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted March 15, 2021 Super User Posted March 15, 2021 L.A. is a big place, but if you want " wild shoreline, might check out Castaic lower lake. From the launching area if your facing the lake, although they call it a lagoon, walk to your right, there's a path that leads to the shoreline. Some good sized bass in there. 1 1 Quote
Super User ATA Posted March 15, 2021 Super User Posted March 15, 2021 Welcome to bass resource, Message me and ill help you, I am fishing 3 to 5 days a week, I fish in LA as well, let me know if you intrested and we can make some plan. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 15, 2021 Super User Posted March 15, 2021 Hello Francis and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Log Catcher Posted March 15, 2021 Super User Posted March 15, 2021 Hello and welcome to the forum. 1 Quote
Super User GaryH Posted March 15, 2021 Super User Posted March 15, 2021 Welcome aboard Francis.. 1 Quote
Crappiefish Posted March 16, 2021 Author Posted March 16, 2021 20 hours ago, Hammer 4 said: L.A. is a big place, but if you want " wild shoreline, might check out Castaic lower lake. From the launching area if your facing the lake, although they call it a lagoon, walk to your right, there's a path that leads to the shoreline. Some good sized bass in there. Thank you! I might for sure try the lower lake first! 18 hours ago, ATA said: Welcome to bass resource, Message me and ill help you, I am fishing 3 to 5 days a week, I fish in LA as well, let me know if you intrested and we can make some plan. Thank you for the offer! Will take your word for it! 1 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted March 16, 2021 Super User Posted March 16, 2021 Welcome aboard, Francis! ?? Quote
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