>>2860841>What do I need to get into making a diverse set of freshwater rigs?>How do you feel about snaps?assuming you don't have pikes or similar fishes that will need a specific bite resistant leader, start simple, splitshots are all you need, and assuming you use a spin reel you need swivels to prevent line twisting, they're often sold alongside snaps, i use them they're practical
>What's your favorite fish to catch and favorite rig?pike, i catch them on jigheads with a soft plastic lure, it's just a lure attached with a snap to a leader attached with a swivel to a mainline, very simple
>Why would you not want to catch trout on a rod and reel capable of handling a big carp or catfish?i suppose it's not impossible, people used to fish on bamboo rods with no modern characteristics, but now modern rods are made to be able to throw lures in a specific weight range, your 30-60g carp rod won't throw your 5g trout lure properly and a light 4-18g rod will break on a 40g lure, also some techniques will prefer a lighter whippy rod and more importantly a carp rod might not be able to feel a subtle trout bite
right tool for the right job kind of thing
>What's your PB?110cm (43.3 in) pike
>Any general tips for someone learning it alone?try things, keep it simple, the correct order for thinking a rig is target fish>lure>line>rod, there's lures for fish and there's lures for fishermen so don't get fooled
assuming you don't have any line cutting predator alongside the fish you mentioned you could probably get away with a 15 to 20lb mono line, a reel with the appropriate drag for it, and a single medium rod, might just need a bit of smaller line to make trout leaders
