[Help] Fishing help please!

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I want to buy an electric coarse fishing barrow for a member of staff's 10 year service gift. His wife tells me this is 'what he would love' but she doesn't know anything about them. I have never picked up a fishing rod and am equally clueless!

Are there knowledgeable anglers on here that could advise me - make, type, size etc? I've done some googling and there is a baffling choice.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Is it PotG?]

Sounds a brill idea

 

[HHGull]

He must have been a real catch

 

[jcdenton08]

Make sure whatever you buy is gouda-nuff, but personally I don’t give Edam…

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

 

[Goldstone1976]

Fox, Korum, Nash, and Carp Porter are all good makes. Stay clear of Daiwa and Prestige.

My personal choice of a barrow would be Korum or Fox, but I don’t have a motorised barrow, so can’t offer personal insight on that aspect.

 

[Cotton Socks]

£25 at B&Q, A couple of modifications & he'll be well away.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Not more fish threads.
Please krill me now

 

[Hovegull]

I can recommend a good plaice

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I can recommend a good plaice

Please can you let minnow?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I want to buy an electric coarse fishing barrow for a member of staff's 10 year service gift.

Good idea, I’m sure eel love this.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Electric eel barrow

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

You ain't reeling me in on this one, i won't even both to tow the line on these jokes, please don't cast any judgements on me though.

 

[BadFish]

I don't want to cast aspersions but this may not have been the best plaice to ask this question.

 

[maresfield seagull]

I want to buy an electric coarse fishing barrow for a member of staff's 10 year service gift. His wife tells me this is 'what he would love' but she doesn't know anything about them. I have never picked up a fishing rod and am equally clueless!

Are there knowledgeable anglers on here that could advise me - make, type, size etc? I've done some googling and there is a baffling choice.

Thank you in advance!

Carp porter

I want to buy an electric coarse fishing barrow for a member of staff's 10 year service gift. His wife tells me this is 'what he would love' but she doesn't know anything about them. I have never picked up a fishing rod and am equally clueless!

Are there knowledgeable anglers on here that could advise me - make, type, size etc? I've done some googling and there is a baffling choice.

Thank you in advance!

carp porter power porter is a good starting point
hope your pockets are deep

 

[dazzer6666]

I want to buy an electric coarse fishing barrow for a member of staff's 10 year service gift. His wife tells me this is 'what he would love' but she doesn't know anything about them. I have never picked up a fishing rod and am equally clueless!

Are there knowledgeable anglers on here that could advise me - make, type, size etc? I've done some googling and there is a baffling choice.

Thank you in advance!

First really key question is what type of fishing does he mainly do….the ‘carp/specimen’ barrows are different from the ‘match’ barrows (nature of kit is different - carp/specimen anglers taking everything including the kitchen sink for a 3 day expedition, match anglers taking enough tackle to cover every single type of fish they might encounter in 5/6 hours )

Happy to help (feel free to pm me) if you can narrow it down to that - I fish on the local match circuit and our club committee has several carp/specimen anglers that use them so can get some recommendations on both for you (I don’t use one personally - bit like getting an electric golf trolley for me, it’s the next stage of old age that I’m determined not to bow to just yet )

 

[Justice]

I would check with his line manager first

 

[Justice]

I would check with his line manager first

 

[Birdie Boy]

I like that you are making a huss of this employee but don't carp on about it as it may go to his head.

 

[abc]

First really key question is what type of fishing does he mainly do….the ‘carp/specimen’ barrows are different from the ‘match’ barrows (nature of kit is different - carp/specimen anglers taking everything including the kitchen sink for a 3 day expedition, match anglers taking enough tackle to cover every single type of fish they might encounter in 5/6 hours )

Happy to help (feel free to pm me) if you can narrow it down to that - I fish on the local match circuit and our club committee has several carp/specimen anglers that use them so can get some recommendations on both for you (I don’t use one personally - bit like getting an electric golf trolley for me, it’s the next stage of old age that I’m determined not to bow to just yet )

Thank you. I'm not sure his wife knows much and this is planned as a surprise so cant ask him. Pretty sure he doesn't do matches, more leisure/day based. I gather its a case of struggling with his manual barrow now so I guess he's going to the next stage of old age a little sooner than you!
I can see they are not cheap and so I want to get something that is easy to use, is robust (ie it will last) but I have no idea what else it needs to do!