Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 So I fish the bank and carry a back pack, I have a Plano for terminal tackle and one for lures and spinners and such. But the rest of the time I fish soft plastics. That's my house to. I fish gambler swim baits, stick baits, and ribbon tail worms and trick worms. It gets a lil heavy but my question is how do you narrow down your selsction and colors. I carry up to 5 colors of each lol trying to be ready to pond hop the clean and dark water ponds. So what do yall carry and how do Ya decide on a full day of pond hoping? Quote
Penguino Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 LOL I only pond hop. So I can give you a little advice about what to carry. I usually only care one type of each soft plastic. For example, one pack of craw baits, flukes, senkos, ribbontail worms, grubs. I care a different color for each style of bait. For example, flukes are usually white or shad, craws are a dark brown or black, senkos and ribbontails are watermelon flake. If I had a boat, I would bring all my baits with me. But because we can only fish from the bank, your best bet is to bring one of every type of soft plastic, in different colors. Quote
Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Hmmmm that's a really good idea actually. Now if I can bring myself to settle with not brining the whole house! Quote
Penguino Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Hmmmm that's a really good idea actually. Now if I can bring myself to settle with not brining the whole house! Haha yeah. Essentially, with my bank tackle format, I only need a tiny space in my tackle bag to fit all my soft plastics!! Quote
Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 That's the problem mines 60 percent plastics lol 1 Quote
Penguino Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 That's the problem mines 60 percent plastics lol LMAO. I'm the complete opposite. 60% of my tackle bag are jigs. The other 30% are crankbaits. And the last bit is soft plastic and miscallenous lures. Quote
Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 I'm getting ready to make a go of jigs for the first time got a few different ones in the mail on the way. I'm pretty excited I've never fished them before Quote
gunsndrums1 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I don't even really use a backpack, if I do, I put my tackle box in it for much easier walking, becuase my main spot is a reservoir that I only bank fish when I'm there. But you could maybe buy a bigger bag to fit more tackle. A military surplus bag that you can order off of eBay or buy at an army-navy store that could hold a lot would probably be great for your situation. If you want to keep the bag you have now, try to put you plastics in ziploc bags and label them so that way you can squeeze the air out if them and roll them up so they are only as thick as all the plastics rolled together, and you aren't wasting space with the original bags that have stiffer and larger plastic that you can't really fold as well. Just my 2 cents Quote
Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Lol I have a 5.11 tactical pack. No issue on amount of storage. Just trying to simplify. Quote
kcdinkerz Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I just carry what I think I need for the day there is always that little voice in your head saying you should have brought this or that but you gotta block it out or you'll be carrying to much gear. And what I bring depends on the lake and time of yeae Quote
Heron Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Hmmmm that's a really good idea actually. Now if I can bring myself to settle with not brining the whole house! Just try not to let your imagination get away from you. Dont let your mind trick you into thinking that you absolutely need to be prepared for anything and everything that you may encounter, or otherwise youre going to miss out on "the fish of a lifetime." so to speak. Its easy to keep your colors simple. As mentioned above. White is universally good for swimming baits, in almost all water conditions. Greens and Blacks for bottom baits, again good for all water conditions. Its all gravy after that. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted March 23, 2015 Super User Posted March 23, 2015 I carry a couple colors of each plastic and hard bait that I think the conditions will call for, but I don't take the entire bait bag. I only load up three or four baits depending on the type. Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted March 23, 2015 Super User Posted March 23, 2015 Do what I did last year- before you go out each time, leave one or more things you didn't use last time home. You'll be down to fightin' weight in no time. 3 Quote
Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Now that's a amazing idea as well wow!! Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted March 23, 2015 Super User Posted March 23, 2015 I used to be a minimalist, simply because I didn't have a lot of tackle. Now, thanks to the generosity of some older friends and BR members, I have acquired a little collection. Nothing huge, but I carry most of it with me simply because it fits into a backpack and I don't mind carrying a little more weight. I have three plano boxes: Box 1 has lipless crankbaits, shallow crankbaits, and my frog. Box 2 has a little bit of everything; skirted lures like spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and jigs, deep diving crankbaits, and topwaters. Box 3 has my go-to soft plastics. Everything from trailers to senkos. Terminal tackle as well. Then, I have four small Ziploc bags. I don't like the big freezer sized ones, but the smaller ones actually work pretty well. I have about 5 bags of plastics in each one. Bag 1 has bigger worms; Senkos, Curlytails, and a pack of Cut'R worms Bag 2 has craws and trailers; all sizes. Bag 3 has finesse baits, grubs, finesse worms, and the like. Bag 4 has flukes and SP swimbaits. There will come a point when I gain too much tackle to take with me. And I do leave a little behind. But for now, I'll take the extra weight. I am much more of a soft plastics guy. With hard baits, I don't have many multiples (with the exception of squarebills and liplesses.). Most of my hardbaits I have either found or been given. I don't buy them a lot. Quote
Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Soft plastics is my game too. That's almost all I fish Quote
Big C Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I just bring the lure that's tied on, and an extra one or two in my pocket. If I'm using plastics I just put a bag in my pocket. 9 times out of 10 I already know the conditions the lake has, so I can usually guess what will work. I used to take everything with me I could carry, but I found I never used more than two or three lures a trip. It also forces you to use what you bring, and make it work. Quote
Heron Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 You could limit your storage space. Instead of taking a backpack, take one of those smaller satchels with you. The kind that only holds a couple 3500 boxes. So when you pack it, whatever wont fit, stays home. Quote
Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 I've been looking into those. The company that makes my back pack has a really nice one. Do most his like then? Quote
Joedodge Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 d**n auto correct on my phone!!!! Do most guys like the sling packs Quote
ThatFishin'Guy Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I have a SpiderWire Wolf Spider Tacklebag that carries way more stuff than I'd use in one outing. i used to use a backpack to carry all my tackle but i like the satchel style more now. Its a lot easier to access your tackle while still keeping the bag on. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted March 23, 2015 Super User Posted March 23, 2015 small, unmarked bills Quote
Heron Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 d**n auto correct on my phone!!!! Do most guys like the sling packs I dont know.....I cant speak for most guys. But the small satchel type bag sure suits my needs well enough. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted March 23, 2015 Super User Posted March 23, 2015 d**n auto correct on my phone!!!! Do most guys like the sling packs I have a cheap sling pack - I like it ok, but it won't stay on same-side shoulder without a hand on the strap....unlike some backpacks. If you put a strap over your head it works fine Quote
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