Junior fishing gear :)

My 3 yr old daughter want to start fishing this summer and I'm after getting her a rod and reel, there's no way I'm getting one of those crappy sets, was thinking of like a 2 piece 6ft rod and a small reel, does anyone have any ideas?
I can't wait to see her face when she catches her first

[russ]

good luck with trying to keep her still at that age m8 , there are plenty of cheap rods and reels available i bought my lad a floatfishing and feederfishing outfit for xmas and told him ill see how he goes with them for now .
it wont do her any harm to use one of the cheap sets though pal !

Originally Posted by russ

good luck with trying to keep her still at that age m8 , there are plenty of cheap rods and reels available i bought my lad a floatfishing and feederfishing outfit for xmas and told him ill see how he goes with them for now .
it wont do her any harm to use one of the cheap sets though pal !

I'm only talking about the super crap ones from pound world and stuff, i took her to my local today to do some baiting and she was ace
She was (trying) to use the catapult and she must had thrwon 100 boilies in lol all in the margins about 6 inch deep.
She has aked for a pink rod but i have said I will paint the butt section pink and she is happy with that

[Chesh]

i wouldnt even bother with a rod and reel at that age matey.. get hold of a 3m whip.. and go after the tiddlers trust me when she holds that first fish her face will be a picture.. i take my 5 year old with me, she has her little pole, i have a little float rod out

[Tartan Carper]

Yeah my eldest is 2 & a half mate, & he isn't going to be put straight into 'Carp only' for a long time. Has to serve his apprenticeship 'gudgeon snatching', then slowly move up the ranks catching silver fish, then chub on the river etc - before Carping.
He's had one of them little cheapo rods since he was born - wonder who got him that eh Loaded with 2lb line its okay - though he does tend to crows nest it more often than not. Got him a little 3m & a 5m whip a while ago & they're spot on.
An hour or two here & there is enough, so's they don't get bored to tears...