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Tackle box bag12/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel, to ensure you see every adventure video. Like Ike on Facebook, and follow him on Instagram and TikTok for fishing and fun content. If you’re a beginning angler, I hope that this simple guide helps you become better and more efficient, and ensures that you have the right gear at all times. Now you’re prepared for just about anything you might encounter on the water, and your bag won’t weigh you down. Keep them sealed tight so you don’t end up with a mess. ![]() Those include tools like scissors and pliers, along with extra line, scent, dipping dye, and of course sunscreen. You really don’t need much more to catch bass anywhere they swim.įinally, throw a few accessories in the side pockets where you can access them quickly. I divide them into three categories: worms and soft stickbaits swimbaits and craws/creatures. In order to complete your lure selection, you’ll want to have a varied selection of soft plastics in different sizes and shapes, but again, that doesn’t mean you need an overwhelming amount. Last but not least, for times when you want to be bumping the bottom, you’ll need some jigs and the good old Texas Rig. For the middle of the water column, add some crankbaits, spinnerbaits and the amazingly versatile soft swimbait. ![]() For surface lures, get a few poppers, walking baits, buzzbaits and maybe some hollow frogs. That’ll have you prepared for all situations. Here’s the rule you want to follow: Cover all three basic zones of the water column, top, middle and bottom. In fact, I can get quite a bit into a single flat Flambeau box. ![]() I know that most pros carry more than we can ever use, but you really don’t need a lot to cover all of your bases. That’s all you really need to get started. Finally, throw in some nail or insert weights, from 1/16 to 1/8 ounce. I add some dropshot weights from 1/8 to ¼ ounce. I start with some bullet-shaped worm weights, usually from 1/8 to 3/8 ounce. Again, there’s no reason to go overboard. Finally, you’ll need three different kinds of weights. Get sizes from 1/8 to ¼ ounce, that’s all you typically need. They are an extremely versatile way to present different soft plastics. Last but not least, I like some extra wide gap (EWG) hooks, usually in 2/0, 3/0 or 4/0. The second is a straight shank flipping style hook in 3/0 or 4/0 for flipping and pitching heavy cover. The first is little dropshot or wacky hooks in sizes #1 and #2 for my finesse presentations. For example, with hooks I carry three main types. Pick out two or three different sizes and styles of the most important ones and you should be set for most situations. It’s important to carry a selection, but that doesn’t mean you should get crazy. That means things like hooks and weights and jig heads. Keep it simple by remembering that there are three main categories of gear: Terminal tackle, artificial lures, and accessories. It doesn’t matter if you’ll be fishing off the bank, from a kayak, in a jon boat or in a bigger boat – that bag is your tool box for a day on the water. In order to be efficient on the water, you have to learn to pack a tackle bag. Part of my goal in creating this series is to make the learning process easier for beginners. Starting out as an angler can often seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be that way. ![]()
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