The_Chef Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Well spring is around the corner. We all know what that means. Time to hit the lakes and get our fish on. I'm wanting to redo my tackle box. I want to just get the basics. It not a big box. So just getting the basics should do me just fine for me. I like some advice what should I pick up tackle wise. Kind of lures and color. The waters I fish in ranges from muddy to clear and I fish from shallow to a max dept of 12 feet. Quote
misfit1III8 Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 I travel pretty light but that is mostly because I fish from a kayak. I keep swimjigs and typically tip them a Berkley Chigger Craws or Grub, Strike King Sexy Swimmer, Spro BBZ1 , Watermelon Candy PowerWorms and Booyah Buzzbaits.. I also bring along a few red eye shads. Quote
The_Chef Posted February 5, 2011 Author Posted February 5, 2011 I travel pretty light but that is mostly because I fish from a kayak. I keep swimjigs and typically tip them a Berkley Chigger Craws or Grub, Strike King Sexy Swimmer, Spro BBZ1 , Watermelon Candy PowerWorms and Booyah Buzzbaits.. I also bring along a few red eye shads. I plan on getting a Seaeagle 330 for those tough to get to places. Quote
misfit1III8 Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 inflatables scare me a bit, but best of luck on that.. Ill be curious to find out how that works for ya.. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 5, 2011 Super User Posted February 5, 2011 If I had it all to do over from scratch, I would buy two or three top of the line lures for every application I planned to fish. Topwater: Megabass PopMax, LC Sammy, Zara Spook Jekbait: LC Pointer, Rapala X-Rap, McStick, Sebile Koolie & Megabass Ito Shallow crankbait: LC (RC) 1.5, 2.5, Norman Fat Boy; Bandit 100 & 200; Bagley BII and Bomber Square A Lipless: XCalibur Xr50 (blue/chrome), Red Eye Shad and River2Sea Deeper: DT10, Fat Free Shad, DD22 Plastics: Rage Tail, MegaStrike, Mizmo, Roboworm, NetBaits & GYCB Jigs: MegaStrike EVO II, NorthStar Pro Series & GMAN Spinnerbaits: MegaStrike StrikeBack, Ledgebuster Swarming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad Buzzbaits: MegaStrike Cavitron Frog: River2Sea Hooks: Gamakatsu, VMC, Owner, XPoint, Moaner (Mustad) Line: Yo-Zuri Hybrid 8-) Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted February 6, 2011 Super User Posted February 6, 2011 If I had it all to do over from scratch, I would buytwo or three top of the line lures for every application I planned to fish. Topwater: Megabass PopMax, LC Sammy, Zara Spook Jekbait: LC Pointer, Rapala X-Rap, McStick, Sebile Koolie & Megabass Ito Shallow crankbait: LC (RC) 1.5, 2.5, Norman Fat Boy; Bandit 100 & 200; Bagley BII and Bomber Square A Lipless: XCalibur Xr50 (blue/chrome), Red Eye Shad and River2Sea Deeper: DT10, Fat Free Shad, DD22 Plastics: Rage Tail, MegaStrike, Mizmo, Roboworm, NetBaits & GYCB Jigs: MegaStrike EVO II, NorthStar Pro Series & GMAN Spinnerbaits: MegaStrike StrikeBack, Ledgebuster Swarming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad Buzzbaits: MegaStrike Cavitron Frog: River2Sea Hooks: Gamakatsu, VMC, Owner, XPoint, Moaner (Mustad) Line: Yo-Zuri Hybrid 8-) My tendency is to buy what works, always looking to save a buck. More expensive is not always better. With that said I agree with RW that buying good baits is usually a good value. I swore I would never use LC baits, but once used you will see there is a difference. I would rather have a couple of Pointers than a box full of cheaper jerkbaits. RWs list also gives a selection that covers the entire water column. I would add Booyah jigs, Zoom plastics, PLine CXX, and a few knock-offs to my list : but his list would be a great start IMO. Quote
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