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What is a good fishing rod for kids?
When it comes to fishing rods for children, it's important to choose ones that are easy to use and suitable for their size and skill level. In the videos, they mention a few options that are recommended for kids.
One option is a spinning rod and reel combo. This type of combo is great for beginners because it's easy to cast and has a light action. The rod is usually medium-light or light action, which means it has a lot of flexibility and bends easily. This helps kids feel even the smallest fish and makes fishing more enjoyable for them. The reel is a spinning reel, which is also easy to use. It's important to note that the video suggests avoiding cartoon character poles as they are not sensitive and tend to have cheap reels that stop working quickly.
Another option mentioned in the videos is a spin cast reel, also known as a push-button reel. This reel is another good choice for kids because it's simple to operate. You just need to push a button to cast the line out. The rod for a spin cast reel should also have a light action, similar to the spinning rod. The videos recommend getting at least a four or five-foot long rod for kids.
It's worth mentioning that the videos emphasize the importance of avoiding short plastic rods with limited flexibility. These rods are not ideal for casting far or accurately. Instead, they recommend getting a longer rod with more flex, even if it's a cartoon character pole.
Overall, the key is to choose a fishing rod and reel combo that is easy to use, has a light action, and is suitable for the child's size and skill level. It's also important to consider the durability and quality of the rod and reel to ensure they last longer and provide a better fishing experience.
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Teach a kid how to cast a spinning rod and reel (learn to cast a fishing rod) by Fishing with Nat → when you take a kid fishing for the first time you're going to find poles like this in the store these spiderman poles or princess poles they're cute but i would recommend not buying one of these they're they're not sensitive at all so it's very hard to feel a fish they usually come with very cheap line and the reels tend to stop working pretty quickly they last a couple of months and then the drag will stop working or the crank will stop working and it's just more problems than it's worth same kind of thing happens with this one this is an ugly stick junior this is about three and a half feet long so it's about a foot longer than a typical cartoon character pole more sensitive it's a nicer rod it's it works better for catching fish but again the reels are really cheap and they stop working after not too long so um they end up just sitting on a shelf kind of a waste of money after just the first season so i would recommend getting a kid onto a spinning reel as fast as possible this is a dock demon it's about a 15 or 16 combo here so the rod end reel is pretty cheap it's about two and a half feet long and fairly stiff kind of like the cartoon character pulls but spinning reels are definitely the way to
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The Beginner's Guide to Good Fishing: This Easy Rig Gets Kids Fishing! (Part 3) by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → you want that float further away from the tube jig and then last but not least talk about the rods and reels get a rod and reel that's easy to cast and has a light action this is i love this one this is just a spinning combo it's a real small spinning reel i got light line the rod's a medium light or light action rod these rods have a lot of tip look at them they bend real easy it's going to make a sunfish that's that big feel like a giant for for beginner beginners this is another great one this is called a spin cast it's also known as a push button push the button cast it out hits the bottom and you reel great one for beginner but same thing light action right this is a medium light rod short rod small rod perfect for kids man fishing's fun uh that little tube on a bobber called the bobber rig best lure ever created to get kids fishing i hope you're enjoying this series uh beginner's basics on on how to become a better angler uh if you like what you're hearing we've got new stuff coming for you every single week become a subscriber mash that button down there we got some great content coming to you to help you become a better angler bye oh
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How to Teach Kids How to Fish - Taking Kids Fishing by Flukemaster → huge not to bring your own tackle to so another main goal of this is you want your kids to catch a fish and so yeah my my biggest suggestion is don't go with with with artificial lures II actually let's go back let's talk about tackle real quick go to Walmart let them pick out their rod and reel but try remember I said try try to steer them away from the short plastic Barbie rods and and the ones with three guides on it and the little push button they're very appealing yeah and the kids I got pretty pictures on the package yet but they're they end up being very frustrating in the long run because one they're short you can't cast very far with them too they just they have no flex to them so you still can't cast far with them and and you can the accuracy is horrible so try to steer them away from it if if they are intent on that Barbie rod then okay get one form but get a get at least a four foot five foot long rod and a little push button real little Zebco 33 or something like that and and make sure it has line on it stuff like you can use the line that's in it but anyway get that get some basic tacho get some small hooks some little bitty split shot sinkers and some bobbers and then you're
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Beginner's Guide to picking a Good Fishing Rod | Ike in the Shop by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → hey everybody Mike Iaconelli back out here in the shop and I've got another episode of The Beginner's Guide to good fishing and in today's episode we're talking about how to select the ultimate versatile rod for fishing and especially if you're a new or beginning angler this is going to be a good one for you um you know if you're a pro tournament angler if you're a guide you're going to have 5 10 15 20 30 rods with you but if you're just picking up fishing if you're new to the sport if you're a kid you don't need that many right you just need a couple basic rods so that's what we're here to talk about uh I want to break it into two segments let me talk about the kids rods real quick and then we're going to talk about picking the ultimate versatile combo for adults for kids man it's real easy it's real easy uh it's going to be a spinning reel or a spin cast reel on a small ultra light Rod it's that simple um you know for for kids that have never cast before it's hard to beat that spin cast it's called a push button real basic real easy to use you push the button in you cast it out you click over you're ready to go and the spinning is pretty easy to use too the main thing when picking that rod for kids is don't
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How to GET your KID to CATCH Fish! by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → spinning rods a bobber and a couple crappie jig if anybody has any questions over on Instagram overall Facebook hit me up right now we got Pfeiffer checking in from Venice Ville we got light line fishing what's up oh we got Jeffrey awesome thank you for that note we got Dan checking in with an awesome thank you Dad Cory with a question of which rod is its quarry we talked about you don't need a lot of money for twenty to fifty bucks you can get a great combo spinning or spin cast this rod reel happens to be the Abu Garcia Ike dude combo it comes with the rod and reel it comes with line it's $39 of course you can get it at tackle warehouse great place to shop and you can get it your other retailers to Walmart Amazon wherever you shop you don't need to spend a lot of money on a rod reel the one thing I would recommend for a rod reel for people just getting into fishing for the first time and I mention this on Wednesday on Tuesday is keep it light keep it light you want it you want to use a lighter action rod and reel something that's five and a half feet too baby I would say at a maximum 7 feet long that's ultra light to medium light to medium is perfect and that's for fresh water that's for saltwater if you're
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The Beginner's Guide to Good Fishing: This Easy Rig Gets Kids Fishing! (Part 3) by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → up the line right you can change look at that i can change the length and we're going to talk a little bit about that later on on changing the length of this float so once again a little clip pop it in put your line under and you've got it secure all right next is the bait and when we talk about allure for this system that we'll get bites catch everything remember getting kids fishing make it visual make it fun we want them to get bites bluegill crappie brim sunfish rock bass war mouth small bass small pickerel trout catfish everything that swims is gonna bite a little tube this is uh they call them micro tubes uh this one's an atomic tube by berkeley powerbait basically all it is it's these little pre-rigged um a lot of kids call them squid or octopus it does sort of look like that with the tentacles but it's a tube it's a little pre-rigged tube you can just get a couple basic colors get some greens get some whites that pink right there is a real good one too and just get a couple different sizes a 16th and an eighth ounce is perfect and we're going to tie that little tube on underneath of that float man now we've got a system that is so easy and so visual and all you have to do is cast it out and let it sit
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