Your Must Have Items

[Mobasser]

My must have items are pretty simple.                                1. Extra hooks.                           2. Bullet weights and split shot.                                                 3. One extra spool of line.       4. Needle nose pliers.             5. Hat. ( Ball cap or boonie style).                                               6. Line clippers.                         7. Pocket knife.                         8. Sunscreen.                             9. Polarized sunglasses.         10. Bottled water and/ or coffee.                                                Besides the baits and lures your carrying, what are your must have items that you take on every fishing trip?

[LrgmouthShad]

1. Scale. Must verify it is working and that I have spare batteries with me.

2. Sonar with battery and appropriate cables. Must verify it is fully charged.

3. Kayak paddle

4. Kayak pedal

5. Anchor

6. Lifejacket

7. Small pliers

8. Multitool

9. ‘Fish grippers’

10. Sharpener

11. Smelly Jelly Pro Guide Formula

13. Scissors

14. Spare line

15. KVD line conditioner

16. Hat

17. Sunglasses

18. Beverage of choice

19. Snacks

Night Edition

20. Headlamp with spare batteries

21. Lantern with spare batteries

22. Bug spray

23. High powered flashlight for signaling, with spare batteries

[gim]

I can't really add much other than what has already been stated here.  But I'll add my measuring board.  I stays in my boat though so its just always there.

 

More a regional item, but I also keep jaw spreaders with me, both standard and magnum size.  For when pike inhale a lure and refuse to open their mouth.

[Jar11591]

-scale

-net

-spring loaded pliers 

-tripod

-coffee

-water

-sunglasses 

-face shield 

-fingerless gloves 

-hat

-albuterol

-life jacket 

-fully charged 12V

-spare 12V 

-emergency paddle 

-air horn 

-scissors 

-comfy shoes 

-KVD L&L

 

[Pat Brown]

Gee Wiz.....never thought about this....quite like this but I guess I'll do my bank fishing necessities for fun:

 

Scale

Rod n Reel

my bank fishing satchel 

Spike it

Hemostats

Terminal tackle

Soft plastics

Some hard baits 

Scissors 

Polarized Glasses 

 

[Catt]

Brinkmann Max Million III Q-beam 

[Hook2Jaw]

Toilet paper and/or gas station napkins.  The ones from the window cleaning station at the pump are rough, tough, and don't take crap off of nobody. 

[MediumMouthBass]

Big container of Vinegar, keeps ticks and mosquitoes away for hours. Wont leave home to fish without atleast a gallon or 2 in the car.

Sun shirt/hoodie and hat.

Pliers, line clippers, braid scissors, fish gripper (pickerel), SK Ocho wacky tool.

Wrap around sunglasses (polarized).

Whether from bank, boat, or kayak i take a Ozarak Trail or Okeechobee tackle bag, holds 2 3600 trays, 1 full of Strike King soft plastics and the other lures, a few extra bags of soft plastics and it holds everything. Doesnt take up much space either.

A small terminal tackle box with way too many hooks and tungsten weights also fits.

2 bottles of water with me but more in the car if i need them.

 

If on kayak ill bring whistle, life jacket, kayak, paddle.

 

I also bring rods and reels, i see some of you not mentioning that, you guys just throwing the line and hook out into the water then? Interesting way to fish.

[Skunkmaster-k]

My Leatherman is a must have. It’s been instrumental in saving my bacon more than once. 

[king fisher]

Don't forget your fishing license, because the game warden will not forget his ticket book.

[Mike L]

Can’t add anything other than PDF

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Wildbillb]

A friend if I can find one.

[Choporoz]

To above, I'll add:

Plug knocker

Whistle

Gatorade Bottle 

 

[LrgmouthShad]

This is a good thread. Makes you think about what you check for before you go fishing. I saved a copy of my post into my notes with a few additions based on comments here. With any luck, I will be doing pre-fishing ‘layouts’ based on this list before I go fishing. 

[crypt]

Toilet paper,          that's about it.......

[Tennessee Boy]

Sun screen.  Either spray on or clothing depending on the temperature.

[Happybeerbuzz]

I put my own together from parts on Amazon, but this tool has come in really handy on my boat for all kinds of things.  
 

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-telescoping-boat-hook?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas|Shopping|PMax|Proprietary|General|NAud|NVol|NMT&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrcKxBhBMEiwAIVF8rLN17Ji4SM-JGpFfmqUaSBmrpnMFOj50qQs5QZ3A3VvXqG01BqhilhoClqwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[BayouSlide]

Plug knockers for lure retrieval. More than one because I may lose both the knocker and the lure on a tough snag.

 

I make my own from 5 or 6 oz. bank sinker, a snap swivel and a zip tie.

 

I also carry a 8 foot extendable Frabil lure retriever pole.

 

Also carry a "hound dog" type knocker on a retractable dog leash, but only as a last resort. The others tend to work better.

[fin]

Fish Gripper
Scales

 

Pocket Knife
Line Clippers
Braid Scissors
Needle-nose Pliers

 

Hat
Sunglasses
Reading Glasses
Face mask
Handkerchief

 

Phone
EarPods/Headphones

 

Leader Line
Hooks 2/0
Bullet Sinkers 1/16, 1/8, 1/4
Paper Clip
Sharpie
Lighter
Whistle

 

Water (stays in car)
Sunscreen (stays in car)

 

Bank fishing. My list has grown over the years. I used to get by with a lot less. One of these days I'm going to put all this stuff in a pile and weigh it.

[scaleface]

Only thing I take that I dont think has been mentioned is a micro fiber towel.

[Columbia Craw]

Chapstick. Those service station towels are brutal.

[Dan N]

Wow, lots of stuff I’ve never carried🤣

 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

11 hours ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

My Leatherman is a must have.  

Surprised not to see this on every list.  

[Jig Man]

23 hours ago, Mobasser said:

                                      Besides the baits and lures your carrying, what are your must have items that you take on every fishing trip?

First what kind of trip; my boat, someone else’s boat, or bank fishing?  

[Gera]

20 hours ago, MediumMouthBass said:

Big container of Vinegar, keeps ticks and mosquitoes away for hours. Wont leave home to fish without atleast a gallon or 2 in the car.

what do you do with the vinegar to keep them away??