Best tackle set up for starting out

[pitbull]

What is the best tackle set up for someone sorta new too fishing? 

[roadwarrior]

I would recommend a spinning rod & reel, Yo-Zuri Hybrid #6 or Seaguar InvixX #8, GYCB Fat Ika & Senko, Rage Tail Cut-R, & Structure Bug,

Sierbrt Outdoors Cosmic Spinnerbait (white), Z-Man Pro Series Chatterbait or Siebert Fogy. For hard baits a Norman Fat Boy (Redear),

Zara Puppy, Pop-R and MegaStrike Cavitron buzzbait,

 

[fishwizzard]

I would advise you to just freak the hell out, buy a ton of stuff with no idea what it really is, then slowly do some reading and figure out what you actually need.  This is what I did and it worked out great!

 

Joking aside, my advice as a pretty new fisherman is to work on casting skill and technique as much as you can and avoid jumping from style to style.  Learn to work a given lure/presentation well before you move to something else.  No lure is going to catch you fish if you can't get it to them in a efficient manner.  I spent months slamming lures into the water and loosing them to trees before I figured out that a pro with a rusty hook and a gummy worm will out fish an unskilled guy with a tackle store in his truck.  Build up casting skill, then go crazy with lures and gear. 

[Ads7633]

 

1 hour ago, pitbull said:

What is the best tackle set up for someone sorta new too fishing? 

You should start out with a rod and reel that can fish most every application so that you can specialize a little bit more as you learn. I think a good started rod would be a medium power, fast action spinning rod with 8-10 pound test line. You will be able to fish most everything with that set-up. For good starting baits just pick one or two baits and learn how to use them well, then expand. I would recommend starting with soft plastics like Stick Worms (Gary Yamamoto Senko or YUM Dingers) or Zoom Super Flukes. It would be good to also have a good quality spinnerbait around, they can be fished in a lot of ways and you will want to also have a search bait on hand. But the setup I mentioned should do an adequate job with anything you want to learn how to use. Have Fun!

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

I like to start out folks with a simple spinning outfit
with the rod around 6'6", and a 2500 size reel.

Since you're starting out, you don't need to spend
much.

Next, if the combo you buy is already spooled with
line, buy some Gamakatsu Splitshot/Drop Shot hooks
in size 1/0 (is on the package). Tie a hook on to the
line with a Palomar knot.

Buy some stick worms (Yum Dingers, Bass Pro Stik-O,
etc.)

When you're at the dock/shore, bend the worm in half
and stick the hook through the middle, perpendicular.

Cast it out by laydowns (downed trees in the water), 
bushes overhanging the water, docks, etc.

Fish it slowly and hang on.

That's just one recommendation of the many you'll get
from folks here. Try the ones that make the most sense
to you. I'm only touching on soft plastics.

[A-Jay]

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[BaitMonkey1984]

I would say a spinning outfit. It will be easier to learn and it is essential to fishing. You will not get aggravated as you will when learning how to fish a bait caster. I would recommend getting a decent rod ($150) St Croix Rage is great rod in M-MH dependign upon where you fish. I would spool that with 15 lb power pro braid. For lures, a 5" GYCB Senko, a spinner bait, and a grub on a jig head are dummy proof.

[DumBassFishin]

Id say go Darren's suggestion. Using just 1 or 2 tactics when just starting out is probably the best way to start bass fishing. You will catch more bass and sooner that way. 

3 years ago I tried to get into bass fishing. I bought 2-3 lures in nearly every category, because that's what the articles said. I would go to a lake and fish it exactly the way the articles and the videos told me to but I just wouldn't catch fish. I would cycle through lures wondering what the hell I was doing wrong but NOTHING worked. After an entire summer of fishing and not catching one single bass on a lure, I finally gave up. 

 

Last summer I started fishing again and I finally caught a bass. The lure happened to be a weightless t-rigged zoom finesse worm. I caught 4 bass that day and I was super duper excited. So from then on I rode my bike to that pond every single day with only my finesse worms and some hooks and a ML spinning combo and caught 3+ bass every time. One day I even caught 11 or something. My biggest one was around 4 mayyybe 5 pounds, which was a very exciting fight. So I caught 100+ that summer (a lot for me). From then on, no matter where I was fishing, I was almost always able to get a bite on that finesse worm. It wasn't the worm either; I'm sure that if I caught that first fish on a spinnerbait, then my story would be very similar, only with a spinnerbait. 

 

Storytime over. 

2 hours ago, BaitMonkey1984 said:

I would say a spinning outfit. It will be easier to learn and it is essential to fishing. You will not get aggravated as you will when learning how to fish a bait caster. I would recommend getting a decent rod ($150) St Croix Rage is great rod in M-MH dependign upon where you fish. I would spool that with 15 lb power pro braid. For lures, a 5" GYCB Senko, a spinner bait, and a grub on a jig head are dummy proof.

This is a great idea as well, but I don't think you have to spend that much on your first spinning rod. Mine was $20 bucks (originally 40) and it has caught me plenty of bass. 

6 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

I would recommend a spinning rod & reel, Yo-Zuri Hybrid #6 or Seaguar InvixX #8, GYCB Fat Ika & Senko, Rage Tail Cut-R, & Structure Bug,

Sierbrt Outdoors Cosmic Spinnerbait (white), Z-Man Pro Series Chatterbait or Siebert Fogy. For hard baits a Norman Fat Boy (Redear),

Zara Puppy, Pop-R and MegaStrike Cavitron buzzbait,

 

Those are all great baits but having all of those would probably be a little overwhelming for a newer fisherman. I do though agree on a M or maybe MH spinning rod with 6lb yo zuri hybrid. 

[BaitMonkey1984]

36 minutes ago, DumBassFishin said:

Id say go Darren's suggestion. Using just 1 or 2 tactics when just starting out is probably the best way to start bass fishing. You will catch more bass and sooner that way. 

3 years ago I tried to get into bass fishing. I bought 2-3 lures in nearly every category, because that's what the articles said. I would go to a lake and fish it exactly the way the articles and the videos told me to but I just wouldn't catch fish. I would cycle through lures wondering what the hell I was doing wrong but NOTHING worked. After an entire summer of fishing and not catching one single bass on a lure, I finally gave up. 

 

Pasta summer I started fishing again and I finally caught a bass. The lure happened to be a weightless t-rigged zoom finesse worm. I caught 4 bass that day and I was super duper excited. So from then on I rode my bike to that pond every single day with only my finesse worms and some hooks and a ML spinning combo and caught 3+ bass every time. One day I even caught 11 or something. My biggest one was around 4 mayyybe 5 pounds, which was a very exciting fight. So I caught 100+ that summer (a lot for me). From then on, no matter where I was fishing, I was almost always able to get a bite on that finesse worm. It wasn't the worm either; I'm sure that if I caught that first fish on a spinnerbait, then my story would be very similar, only with a spinnerbait. 

 

Storytime over. 

This is a great idea as well, but I don't think you have to spend that much on your first spinning rod. Mine was $20 bucks (originally 40) and it has caught me plenty of bass. 

Those are all great baits but having all of those would probably be a little overwhelming for a newer fisherman. I do though agree on a M or maybe MH spinning rod with 6lb yo zuri hybrid. 

I 100% agree you dont need to spend that kind of money on your first set up. However, if you can I Would. I started with an ugly stick MH 6 ft rod and it served me well for 5 years as my go to rod. I still use it on occasion for heavier spinning applications. However, I could not detect a seiko bite for the life of me. Upgraded to a better rod and it was night and day. I guess on the flip side, a cheaper rod is usually much more durable and more forgiving then a better rod. Still, If you can afford it get a decent rod and I think you will feel the bite better. 

[DumBassFishin]

That's true. But no matter what the cost get a graphite fast action rod. I think 40-70 dollars will get you a great spinning rod  But if you're willing to pay 150 then do so. Or better yet get a nice one on sale   

Wait... in my original post...did it seriously auto correct "last" to "pasta"?! What the hell. 

Ok I fixed it. That was wierd.

[roadwarrior]