Guide To Fresh Water Tackle

In this instructable i am going to show you all of the basic fresh water fishing tackle and tools that you will need to fish for bass,pike,crappie,and other fresh water game fish found threw ought the hole united states

Step 1 Tackle Box

our Tackle Box is one of your most important tools with out it you would have nowhere to put all of your tackle in. Tackle Boxes range from about 5-100 dollars for fresh water don't buy anything special if you are new to the art and sport of fishing. Start with a walmart special Tackle box for about 15 dollars, like my flambeau I have had this thing for 3 years and it has never failed me yet.

Comments

[admin]

This is a great Instructable, but you need to add a main image of the final project to the intro step. Please do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks!

[druski]

Check out this line tension/spooling tool.

http://www.tensionmate.com/

Very handy to help spool your line by yourself

[barguellez]

I use a 7-foot All-Star with a shimano citica that I got for around $20 from a buddy

[hossweightlifter]

i got a deal like that more lures older for 5 $ with a new fillet knife at a garage sale

[daltondude]

u need to get a heddon sonic the kind they dont make any more they work great for bass, buy on on ebay, thier one of my favorite lures

[fisherman96]

heddons are great u havent fished till u have ussed the heddon torpido

[daltondude]

i have a torpedo but its on the wall with my collection of mint conditions

[geodez]

ugly stik=good choice, cheap penn=awful. i would suggest for a person on a budget get a shimano sienna or solstace. i bet that reel has no instant anti-reverse (slower hooksets or lost fish) a shoddy drag and bail trip system (hard to use, not durable) and problably a lot of polymer parts (extremely low durabilty.)

[fisherman96]

penn arnt that expensive i got a penn spinning reel for like 70 bucks brand new

[geodez]

70$ spinning reel? the shimano sienna costs 30$ along with the spirex and the shimano solstace costs 40$ along with the sonora the sedona (my grandfathers reel of choice) costs 50$. i own a solstace and a sedona, they are in my opinion, the best deal on spinning reels in the world.

[voemaster]

I have a GREAT pole and it has LED's all over it

[geodez]

unless it is designed to not have a reel on it, then it is a fishing rod, fishing poles have line holders on them or just have line tied onto the end (tenakara.) what rod is it?

[voemaster]

Roddy hunter

[geodez]

cool, great at night.

[voemaster]

what bait do you especially like one that really works?

[fisherman96]

what do u want to catch

[voemaster]

crappie and largemouth

[fisherman96]

rapala fat rap is one of my favorites for bass of all sizes

[geodez]

the rebel crickhopper popper is better.

[fisherman96]

there ok

[geodez]

the crickhopper popper is more than ok, have you ever used one?

[geodez]

where did you get that tacke box? the tackle box by itself would be worth the 20$ in itself, let alone with all that tackle. and do i see a RAT-L-TRAP in there?

[fisherman96]

down at the pawn shop

[geodez]

awesome deal.

[geodez]

ROOSTER TAIL FTW! and then there is that cotton cordell silver shad which is good too.

[fisherman96]

what do u have against rooster tails

[geodez]

i love rooster tails, FTW means For The Win.

[voemaster]

what did you catch that carp with? i want to catch one.

[fisherman96]

try a whole slice of bread with a hooh threw it works every time

[spenfisher12]

Try sweet corn or dough bait.

[harley_rly]

i normally wind up catchin them when sand bass fishing with Rooster Tails...why do you want to catch a carp?

[Ben.land101]

well if you hook up with a big one (about 30+ lbs.) then it is lots of fun reeling them in. especially if you only have 10lb. line.

[harley_rly]

ii see...ive never caught one over 3-4 lbs. where i fish, but i have seen some pretty big ones that are fed, or that are in places where your not allowed to fish

[Ben.land101]

i know exacly what you mean. there is a pond close to my place that you cant fish in but i have seen carp longer than my wingspan.

[fisherman96]

try fishing an golf courses and retention ponds they typically are stocked with carp to maintain aquatic vegetation

[geodez]

if you want quality at a good price, use plano tackle boxes and bags.

[fisherman96]

all i use any more for a tackle box is flambeau they are supper cheap and the best of quality

[spenfisher12]

what fish is that.

[fisherman96]

grass carp  and a large mouth bass

[Kwitmeh3]

bass if i am correct