When getting started in the sport of fishing, you don't need fancy and expensive gear. A hook and a length of fishing line will catch fish! You might like to start with a handline (about 100m of fishing line wrapped onto a plastic ring called a caster) This will help give you the "feel" for catching fish. You will get to know the feel of a fish taking the bait and how a fish runs and fights. You wont be able to throw (cast) the line as far as a rod and reel, and a handline is best used off a wharf, jetty or boat.
A good size line for your handline is about 4 to 8 kg breaking strain. Lighter line works best, thicker line can be seen by the fish and it gets dragged around by the wind and current. Also with lighter line, you can "Feel" the fish messages.
Add a hook, sinker and bait (more about that below) and your're ready to go fishing!
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Good point. A proper fishing hook and bait is all necessary for successful fishing. There is no need to go for expensive fishing tools.
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