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!

 

Welcome!

Welcome to BR. Where about do you plan on fishing..?

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.

Welcome, perfect site for research!

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. 

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.

Hello Francis and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

A-Jay

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Welcome aboard Francis..

Welcome!

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!

Welcome aboard, Francis! ??

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