YOURE FIRST BEACHCASTER.

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#21 Post by jg » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:55 am

First beach rod -Milbro barebones
First boat rod-Edger sealy 30lbs
The boat rod smashed on a 8-9lbs cod at Redbay ,but I would have one tomorrow lovely action rod. The milbro was as 12 footer build like a bass rod .This was all about 25-30 years ago.Boy o boy have we moved on .

#22 Post by **Richie07** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:09 am

First beachcaster was a ABU zoomcaster,got it 1977 and cost me £100 at the time,a fortune then,think I saved my pocket money for a year or something!, still have it today,actually got it reringed a couple of years ago and still looks great although is a bit heavy.

#23 Post by **alby** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:49 pm

Great topic Stevo!!! Mine was a 10ft non descript brown spinning rod. Was lovely and tippy and perfect for a younfella to throw spinners and 3/4 ounce weight for flounders and whiting where ever the DART brought me and my fishing buddy. Had my first fish on it, a flounder of barely palm size at the old roadstone quarry just outside Wexford Town (ah the happy memories :D ). Thousands of fish on it through the years till I eventually began to trade up when I was in my late teens. Like a lot of people have said already, I wouldn't part with it for love nor money, still have it in the shed, don't know if I'm just be sentimental or what but I think I caught way more fish on it than my more expensive kit.

#24 Post by **jonboy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:31 pm

My first beach setup was a green Silstar 12ft and silstar reel.like most of the anglers i know i have too many rods and reels but i like to give the old rod an outing every now and then purely for sentimental reasons.
it is on its third set of rings and it will be a sad day for me if it snaps .i have caught thousands of fish with it over the years the biggest was a 33lb conger and the way it creaked that night i thought it was a gonner.Happy memories :)

stevo · #25 Post by **stevo** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:43 am

Hello all, thouht i might see one or two 484 abu zooms on
the list, remember them being the no1 rod when i was just
starting out.

#26 Post by **g.wyse** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:06 am

Glad to see a couple of Silstars, one of the first rods i can remember having,used to fish off the quays in Waterford for eels and flatties with it, not much success back then(no change there then :oops: :lol: )

#27 Post by **dbrock** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:08 am

first beachcaster i had was a kenley popular beachcaster veryvery soft if i remember
then i had a penn inxs loved that rod :lol: :lol: :cry:

#28 Post by **Dave Jolly** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:18 pm

My first beachcaster was a conoflex cod 5 matched with a diawa millionaire 6hm..... how things have changed.. lol

#29 Post by **Drew** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:40 pm

First Beachcaster was a Masterline Master Blaster with the Matching Reel... :lol: :oops:

Conor C · #30 Post by **Conor C** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:00 pm

my first beachcaster was a shakespeare contender LS 3m 4-6oz casting weight i think

#31 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:26 pm

my first proper beachcaster was the diawa moonraker X 12ft but if you mean very first beachcaster it was a diawa 12ft beachcaster can't remember the name of the rod but it was a cracker and the reel was a silstar spinning reel had them for it for 10 years then if got stole on me along with the moonraker x :cry:

Loopy lug · #32 Post by **Loopy lug** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:57 pm

dont know whaat type it was but I got it in wallmart in america for $40 and it was a 13ft and really heavy :D :)