What should a good fishing tackle box consist of?
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What should a good tackle box consist of for trout and bass?
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For trout: a few road runner spinners, some small red and white spoons, and some small treble hooks for either power baits, salmon eggs or my favorite trout bait (cheese, mexican style velveeta wrapped in pantyhose)
For bass: Some top water plugs(Torpedo style), Plastic worms, some jigs with rind tails, a few crank baits and some spinner baits. You might want to consider adding a few jerk baits as well.
Use 1/0 or 2/0 hooks for your jerk bait and worms.
Add some 1/4 to 3/4 ounce bullet weights as well for carolina rigging, or texas style rigging.
This should give you a basic tackle box for both types of fishing.
Tough question to answer, as there are a million different ways to set up a tackle box depending on where, how often, and how you fish. If you are a beginner, stick with the basics. For starters, you will need weights, hooks and maybe some swivels and leaders (you can make the leaders yourself) in different sizes and types (we all lose them at times, no matter how long we’ve been fishing), a stringer, a ruler or tape measure to make sure the fish is of legal size, a set of fishing pliers or an all purpose tool, and a few assorted lures and plastics (don’t go crazy buying everything out there) as a few suggestions. A lot of people also keep a bobber or two in there as well, though I personally rarely fish with one due to the type of fishing I normally do. Getting a box with removable, locking plastic storage trays of different sizes and a vest that will accommodate them is a good idea as well – you don’t want to be dragging a whole tackle box to your fishing site when you can carry a lot of your gear right in your vest (boat fishing is a different story). Although its a good idea to have a hand net with you, this probably won’t fit in the box – hook it to your belt, waders, vest – whatever. I don’t bother carrying additional line with me – I keep it at home. Takes up space, and respooling line is something I do in preparation to fish – not something I have time for when on the water. I usually bring an additional rod or two with me – that way, if I snap a line off for some reason, I can keep fishing. A good fillet knife is also something to keep in your box. Sure I missed several things, but hope this was helpful!