Hey all, I do mostly bass fishing in small (1-3 acre) residential ponds. Next week we are headed up past the Wisconsin Dells to a rental home that backs up to Lake Petenwell (the second largest lake in Wisconsin apparently?).
The group consists of 3 families -- one set of grandparents, and my family and my sister-in-law's family. None of the adults fish except me. The kids are aged 8 (three of them), 6, 5, and 4. My 8 year olds have gotten on some fish with ned rigs and in-line spinners, and can cast spinning reels on their own. The other kids have not fished at all.
I have no idea if we're even going to do any significant fishing, so I'm just making what-if type arrangements. Meaning, I have extra spinning reels so that's what I'm going to bring. I'm not going to go out and get spincast reels because all the younger kids are going to need an adult helping them cast anyways so I am choosing not to spend money on more reels. Again, to be clear, this is not a fishing trip. This is a trip to the Dells-adjacent (water parks, pontoons, etc) where there might be fishing.
I'm not bringing my one-piece rods due to packing purposes so I'm probably going to go to BPS and get some Berkley Cherrywood 2 piece M and MH rods for $25 each. I already have a couple 2 piece L/ML rods I can setup.
Just curious on some of your tips regarding:
1) Lures to prepare
I'm thinking 1/32 to 1/10 oz ned rigs
In-line spinners
Mini/micro chatterbaits
Whopper plopper 75s for my kids (so they can fish topwater and just chuck/wind without having to set a hook like horny toading)
Wacky rig
2) Line
I'd like to buy one big spool of mono to supply all the reels, since after this week, the reels probably won't be used.
What weight would you think --- 8-10lb mono would be a reasonable compromise for all the presentations about?
Doesn't look like my local BPS has any Yozuri hybrid 6/8/10 # in stock
3) If bobber / nightcrawler fishing, what kind of hook do I use? Like a long shank #2? Targeting bass ideally. I have tiny #8-12 hooks for sunfish.
Thanks!
Any other tips appreciated. I'll probably make a run out to BPS tomorrow.
