Best fishing setup for a 5yr old.
 

I'm looking at getting my 5yr old son a new rod and reel for Christmas. We just bought him a 2 piece spiderman rod and reel. After he caught a big red in big lake I realized it wasn't tough enough to handle saltwater fishing. I was thinking of a under cast. I'm sure with a little practice he could cast it with no problem. I'm sure somebody on here has ran into the same problem and can share some light on this.


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Core 50 with 7ft med. stick em rods.

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Um No. Lol. Something a little less expensive in case it goes swimming besides the # of backlashes.


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Go look at the shimano sienna reel and a shimano rod! Lotta bang for ur buck!
Some places have em set up in combos already

Get him one of the zebco setups. He will never get a birdsnest with that reel, so now he can concentrate on hooking your line, the bank, things under water, pilings, bridges, etc... and maybe that big red or speck.

Im talking about the ones that are on top of the pole with the push button thing to cast. I wasnt coordinated enough at 5 to use the reels underneath the pole.

If you go with a spinning reel make sure you spool it up with some braid like fins windtamer. Mono on a spinner+kids= nasty line twist mess!

Yeah a Zebco 733 on a Ugly Stick. My 11 yr old "Tangles" next set up. He isn't any better and not getting tangled up, but I quit untangling for him so he is figuring out part of it. I told him all that tangling up is gonna mess up his fishing not mine.

with a floatie:grinpimp:

zebco 33 combo, i had one when i was a kid and it lasted like 7 years and went "swimming" alot, not to mention all the times i dropped it in the sand lol.

Zebco 33 matched with an ugly stick can't go wrong for a kid and can take alot of abuse

I had a zebco 33 until I became interested with my dads baitcaster at about 9 years old...backlashed it the yard and got disciplined for that. Got a cheapo baitcaster that christmas. Nothing wrong with a zebco. He will have fun learning to fish with it. Only downside is slow retrieve.

Fly rod

Enough said

I got a ugly stick micro light rod thats 5ft with a shimano sienna 1000. caught trout with it this weekend. will work great for a child.

Lol. I'll let you teach my five yr old how to fly fish.


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I have pitty on anyone that would try to teach your son to cast anything

Lol. Why you say that.


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he aint the calmest kid around or most gentle, teach him to throw a cane pole for starters:D

Moron I said he already has a spiderman pole. He can cast that thing a mile. It just don't hold up to reds and decent sized specs.


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wow, thats exactly what happened to me. i would always wait till my dad went to work and try to cast them.boy would i backlash them good! he got tired of that quick so he bought me one for my birthday and told me if i touched his again he was gonna backlash mine and i'd be on my own

they make a spincast zebco

That's probably what im gonna go with.


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Thanks everybody for the info. If anybody else has anymore feel free to share.


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My 5 year throws this underhand Quantim Ultra Light a champ. He has been using it for a few years. I have also caught many sac au lait on this set up.. I highly recommend this for any 5 yo.

thats the ones I am talkin about

Has he caught any reds on it?


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Merc, they make some reels that are about 5:1 so they ain't real slow.

Do you know which ones.


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My bad. Didn't catch that in the op. That reel couldn't handle a red. But it could prob stand up to specks

I would think that they make that style reel in a more heavy duty model though.

I think there are some Diawas and I have some Johnson's that I use sacalait fishing. Not sure about others.

Thanks buddy. Any info is appreciated.


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Looks like the Zebco 888 is pretty heavy duty, anyone use these

Mine uses the sponge bob set up, it holds up quit well in salt water and it's easy to throw. Trust me I have been through at least 10 other models and this one has been the best, last at least 20 trips and they are cheap!

My son has a Zebco saltfisher 733, the combo came with 20# mono, 6'6". It can definately handle good size reds.

http://www.basspro.com/Freshwater-Fi...11dck#Category

Check out the reels and reviews.

My dad fished with one of these for yrs. and he still has it.


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I looked them up, stainless bearings and all metal parts with good reviews....I had a Rino reel from academy at one time that was pretty good

On da 888?


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thats what I saw on the Bass Pro site

One of the most popular fishing reels in the worldPerfect for medium to heavy fishing situationsSteel ball-bearing driveSelectable Continuous Anti-Reverse™Dual cam drag systemDual ceramic pickup pins100% metal drive trainAuto Bait Alert™ Prespooled with 25 lb. monofilament One of the most popular fishing reels in the world! Zebco's Pro Staff 888 Spincast Reel is perfect for medium to heavy fishing situations. The high-performing Pro Staff 888 Spincast Reel features a dependable dual cam drag system, smooth steel ball-bearing drive, dual ceramic pickup pins and selectable Continuous Anti-Reverse for solid hook sets. The Pro Staff 888 is prespooled with 25-pound monofilament line so it's ready to fish right from the box.

Ok


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find it?

Academy has an Ugly Stick Jr, its sort of between the spider man type pole and a full size pole. About 4' long and a push button Zebco type rod-n-reel combo. My 6 yr old can wield a full size rod but prefers using the shorter one. I spooled it up with 10lb mono and it has held up well so far.

I used Zebco 33's for a long time in my youth and they handled most everything I caugh from brim to reds.
I bought a 3 Zebco 33 combo setups for my 5 and 7 yr old nephews and the pink lady's version for my 6 yr old daughter for Xmas gifts this year. They can all cast those push button reels purty good. They were reeling in the rat reds, puppy drum, trout, channel mullet/whiting, and croakers like crazy in the surf during the summer and wore out the Zebco 2o2's. The salt and sand kinda helped out too. The 33 setups look more sturdy and the 5 1/2 foot rods are plenty to handle the pond brim and catfish or the surf fishing they'll be doing.