Fishing Tackle Box

With the rising costs of fishing charters and fuel prices, I like to make every fishing trip as productive as possible. Anglers can better their chances of having a successful outing if they bring the appropriate gear and equipment to tackle the many scenarios that a saltwater angler may encounter while offshore or at the local islands. Depending on the destination and targeted fish species, I carry one of two tackle boxes that I have assembled with specific terminal tackle and accessories, designed to serve two totally different purposes.

When fishing on trips of three days or less, I normally carry my local tackle box, which is a soft backpack style bag, complete with tackle trays and several pouches or compartments for my tools, spools of line, suntan lotion and whatever else I might need to access while on the deck. Soft tackle boxes are becoming popular, as they are very affordable, lightweight, easily accessible and they take up very little space, which is valuable on small private boats. Most manufacturers provide a wide selection of shoulder strap and backpack type soft tackle boxes.

When fishing for longer durations, I bring out the heavy box. This is a custom wooden box that takes two people to carry and when sitting on the deck, serves as my personal tackle station, complete with bait and lure rigging supplies, rod holders and a wide range of other goodies. Pull-out and sliding trays, deep compartments and a hanging jig locker highlight this tackle box. I also incorporate soft tackle-packs within this box that are filled with trolling feathers, jigs and skirts. Having witnessed, as well as been a part in, some unbelievable and amazing scenes and bites while fishing offshore waters, I try my best to stock this box before every multi-day fishing adventure.

Local Tackle Box:

Hooks – Both circle and j-hooks in sizes ranging up to 6/O, with plenty of extras in the sizes that match the bait I anticipate fishing with. Colors will include silver, bronze and red. Favorites include Owner®, Gamakatsu® and Mustad®

Lines – Single shot spools of mono fishing lines, as well as braided spectra lines. Mono and fluorocarbon wind-on leaders

Sinkers – Torpedoes, sliding eggs, split-shot, lead-heads and other lead weights are used for both dropper-loop and artificial swim-bait fishing

Lures – Jigs and Irons made of ceramic or metal, in several variations and colors for surface and bottom yo-yo jigging. Plastic and rubber artificial baits, including swim-baits and scented grubs, crabs and shrimps

Accessories – Pliers, knives, hook sharpeners, sunscreen and motion sickness pills, along with other medical remedies

Long Range Tackle Box:

Hooks – Both circle and j-hooks, from size #1-11/O, with a good assortment of ringed, laser sharpened bait hooks. I prefer the bronze color over the silver, and am beginning to experiment with the red hooks, with favorable results.

Lines – Bulk spools of commonly used monofilament fishing line classes, typically 30lb.-80lb. test line. I also carry several shots of heavier lb. test fluorocarbon, for my top shot and leader, as well as some braided wire. Most of my long range fishing reels are spooled with spectra backing, so I find it unnecessary to bring too much fishing line.

Sinkers – I normally separate my weights from my tackle box and carry them separately. The reason being, I take a whole range of lead weights with me on longer trips and they can weigh my box down substantially.

Lures – Jigs, lures, feathers and artificial baits take up most of the space in my long range tackle box. These include surface lures, yo-yo jigs and knife jigs for deep water jigging, plastic and rubber swim-baits, bombs and trolling lures.

Accessories – Pliers, crimps, knives, hook sharpeners, scales, bait catchers, ties and trolling straps are some essentials that you will most likely need.

Old salts, including captains and experienced anglers, will tell you that being prepared on the open water is essential to having a safe and enjoyable trip. Anglers should take the necessary preparations when planning their local and long range fishing trips and this begins with the right selection of terminal tackle, gear and accessories, as well the as the proper maintenance of your fishing rod and reels.

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Flambeau Outdoors 2003 Tuff Tainer Review

Flambeau Outdoors 2003 Tuff Tainer Feature

• Zerust VCI molded in blue dividers to protect your tackle against rust and corrosion
• 3 Partitions with 15 dividers
• This revolutionary polymer emits a harmless vapor, forming a protective layer around metal surfaces
• One year warranty

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Tuff Tainer – Model #2003 – Comes with Flambeau’s patented Zerust anti-corrosion system.

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Plano® Micro Magnum Box Review

Plano® Micro Magnum Box Feature

• Tackle Boxes

Plano® Micro Magnum Box Overview

Plano 3214 Micro Magnum Box has compartments galore! Lots of compartments so you can carry more bait in a smaller case! Take a look: Fits easily in larger Plano Boxes; Two-sided storage with 14 fixed compartments; Dimensions: 4 1/2″ x 3″ x 1 1/4″; Clear plastic makes finding bait easier; Tackle not included. Order yours ONLINE Now! Plano Micro Magnum Box

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The bass is one of the most popular fish in North America and this bass fishing guide seeks to help beginners understand how to choose bait for the sport of bass fishing. When it comes to bass fishing, different bait is needed throughout the day to get the best fishing results.

Bass move throughout the day and so at each part of the day – morning, noon and evening – a fisherman will need to adjust his bait accordingly. In the morning buzz baits, spinner baits and plastic worms that stay near the surface are best. During the middle of the day bass go deeper in the water, seeking cover, so the best bait to use at this time is bait that can go deep towards the bottom. A fisherman may consider using a weight to help get the depth. Later in the day the bass move back towards the surface and the same bait used in the morning will work well.

Plastic bait comes in bright colors that attract the fish. Different colors may get a different response in different areas and on different days. There is also natural colored bait, but this bait is usually for those who are more patient, as they do not attract the bass as quickly as the colored bait. The best method of choosing the colors to use is to just give it a try and see what works best.

Bass fishing is most often done with plastic bait, but it is possible to use live bait. With live bait it is generally reasonable to expect that the more bait used the bigger fish that will be caught. Crawfish, shiners, grubs and night crawlers are all good live bait choices for bass fishing.

In general, it is a good idea to seek out the assistance of fellow fishermen to see what’s working on any given day.

When bass fishing is concerned, it is important to understand the habits of the fish. This will help a fisherman choose the best fishing spots and the best bait to use. Having a good understanding of the area can also help and asking fellow fishermen is also a great way to make the fishing experience the best. This bass fishing guide is only a guide to what bait generally works best. Each area will have its own methods that work best, which is why instead of using a bass fishing guide, asking around is always the best method to catching bass.

Whether you are a beginning bass fisherman, or a seasoned bass fishing tournament professional, you need basic fishing tackle for your tackle box.

There are lots of lures that you can use for different lakes and weather and water conditions. However, some lures will work regardless of the weather or water conditions or water temperature.

A crank bait works best when it is deflected off of the bass holding structure. It could be logs, docks, rocks or what ever structure you are fishing. The key is the interrupted action and the deflection caused by hitting the structure. Sometimes a short hesitation after striking the object will help draw strikes. Always vary your retrieve with crank baits until you start getting strikes. Most times a crank and pause retrieve will out fish a straight retrieve. Many good crank bait anglers will fish the lure more with the rod than the reel. They will pull the lure forward by sweeping the rod in stop and go motion and take up line as the rod is moved forward to repeat the process. This method improves the feel of the lure and gives you many options in speed and action of the crank bait.

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Flambeau Outdoors 550 Spinner bait Box Review

Flambeau Outdoors 550 Spinner bait Box Feature

• Patented Zerust VCI molded in blue dividers to protect your tackle against rust and corrosion
• 3 removable dividers
• Holds up to 60 Spinner baits and Stick baits
• 1 year manufacturer’s warranty

Flambeau Outdoors 550 Spinner bait Box Overview

Spinner Bait Box – Model #550 – Comes with Flambeau’s patented Zerust anti-corrosion system.

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BW Sports Dry Tackle Bag Review

BW Sports Dry Tackle Bag Feature

• Wide mouth easy opening bag
• Water tight zipper and heats sealed seams
• Rugged 600 denier tarplon fabric
• Hanging internal pockets for storage
• Holds large tackle and fly boxes

BW Sports Dry Tackle Bag Overview

The perfect dry storage addition to your pontoon raft, canoe or boat. The Dry Tackle Bag provides completely dry storage of fly boxes and trays that might be damaged by the water from above and below. The Dry Tackle Bag also works well for dry storage of ammunition for harsh weather hunting trip, duck blinds, mud, snow, slush, etc. It comes with a water tight top zipper and internal hanging pockets.

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For the new anglers out there who have never heard of seat boxes, a seat box is simply a way of keeping your tackle organised and keeping your bum off the muddy floor. If you have never used one, or have never heard of one, I am about to enlighten you and make your fishing experience much more pleasant.

A trip to your local fishing spot will reveal the majority on seat boxes. Such is the popularity of seat boxes, one particular brand, the ‘Shakespeare Beta Seat Box‘, has sold over 450,000 units. That’s a lot of seat boxes!

The Shakespeare seat box is at the bottom end of the scale, and can be bought for as little as £30. Those of you with a little more money to throw at a seat box would be well advised to take a look at the ‘Ron Thompson Carbonite Match Seat Box‘, this luxury item comes complete with an adjustable leg frame system and folding footplate, both designed to keep you high above the muddy banks. Also featured is a sliding accessory bowl, magnetic 3 drawer system and a padded strap to get it comfortably to and from your favourite casting spot.

When shopping for a seat box, it is advisable to get down to your local tackle shop and try a few out. Remember, you will be on it for hours at a time, so it is important to get one that fits your bum shape.

You will need to choose a seat box with enough capacity for the various types of fishing you do. If you have fished for any length of time you have no doubt amassed a large quantity of tackle, so you need something with the capacity to store all those lines, hooks, weights, maggots, waterproofs, sandwiches, bag of crisps, and everything else, like cider.

Seat boxes are, as a general rule, very durable. Made from hard plastic (and sometimes aluminum), they will protect your tackle for years to come, even if half asleep on your way to the car in the morning you should accidentally drop it.

They are a lot easier to keep clean than your average canvas chair and much more durable and waterproof than the toolboxes you occasionally see anglers carrying their gear in.

Made of plastic, seat boxes are naturally waterproof to an extent, although I wouldn’t row out into the lake on one.

In conclusion, yes, you need one.

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Put together the surf fishing tackle assortment of essential gear that works and saves yourself the aggravation of buying and trying new surf gear.

Surf anglers who have been fishing for a number of years have reduced their tackle selection down to the necessary effective things to have on hand. They know what they like, what surf fish they want to target and what works for them. Their tackle collection only contains what they want to use and what works.

This should be the goal of all new surf anglers. Unfortunately, if you are just starting out you don’t have the advantage of knowing what works or what you need. This article will help you solve that problem.

Every surf angler should be setup for live bait. When fishing with live bait you should have two different surf rigs on hand. They can be purchased or made yourself. The first rig is called a fireball rig and the second is called a free lining rig.

You’ll want to have a few extras of each on hand. When purchasing or making these rigs, size the hooks to the bait you plan to use. For example, bloodworms will probably be used on smaller sizes like #6 or #8 hooks, shrimp or mullet hooks will be larger and cut bait hooks will be larger yet. Circle hooks are the best because they are designed to hook the fish in the mouth which makes it easier to remove the hook and saves the fish if you plan on practicing catch & release.

These rigs are available in monofilament or wire. Keep in mind that some of the surf fish have very sharp teeth and some of your surf rigs will need to be made of wire. Don’t forget to add some sinkers to go with the surf rigs. Start with a few 3oz or 4oz pyramid sinkers or sputnik sinkers for extra bottom holding power. You’ll want that size to get the surf casting distances needed.

If you are using live bait and run out, plan on having some artificial bait in the tackle box. Keep it simple. Don’t buy every type of artificial bait in every color and size on the market. It just isn’t necessary. In my opinion, D.O.A. Lures makes the best artificial bait you can buy. Your first choice should be artificial shrimp in two sizes of natural color. Since most any surf fish will take shrimp, that’s the only artificial bait I need to have in my box.

You probably will want to add some saltwater surf lures also. Lures for consideration can be spoons, jig heads, floating poppers and swimmers. I’m not going to recommend that you go out and purchase some of each. I’ll leave that to your preference but in the surf lure choices I would at least have some spoons.

Surf spoons are excellent because they are very effective and cast well because of their weight. With the different shapes available and the swimming action they produce they attract a wide variety of game fish. I like Charlie Graves Tins. They are available in different shapes and sizes that imitate sand eels, mullet, bunker and other surf bait fish.

Depending on your budget I suggest purchasing a small assortment of spoons in different shapes and sizes and that’s it. Just be sure you are getting saltwater spoons which will be designed for the saltwater environment.

You can add any other type of surf lure I’ve mentioned (jig heads, floating poppers, swimmers), but it isn’t necessary. My suggestions pretty much cover the essential surf tackle list. If you keep your surf tackle box stocked with the items mentioned, anything else you add won’t help you catch more fish. In order to catch more fish you need more knowledge not more tackle.

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Plano One Tray Tackle Box (Pink) Review

Plano One Tray Tackle Box (Pink) Feature

• Full size lift-out tray
• Secure brass bail latch
• Excellent gift idea for the young angler

Plano One Tray Tackle Box (Pink) Overview

This box will stand out in the boat or on the dock. It will also make a great gift for the young angler. It features a lift out tray and bulk storage in the bottom for paste bait and bulky items.

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Falcon Jig Organizer Review

Falcon Jig Organizer Feature

• Organize terminal tackle for panfish and walleye

Falcon Jig Organizer Overview

This Falcon box features smaller compartments to organize your terminal tackle for panfish, crappie and walleye. The four snap-down latches keep your tackle in it’s place.

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