Every year, the fishing bug catches many soon-to-be fishermen. Whether it is from watching fishing shows on Cable TV or just the yearning to go out and catch a Bass, beginners from all walks of life head off to the nearest Discount Store or local Tackle Shop to obtain their first fishing tackle for Bass fishing.
I have created a short Guide on buying your first fishing gear. You don't need expensive or complicated gear to catch a fish. It's no secret that fishing tackle manufacturers design fishing tackle to catch the fishermen's eye instead of fish. The fishing equipment I used to catch fish all those years ago still catches fish in these times. Just as good or better than the tackle in the stores now.
Fist off, get the notion that fishing gear has to be expensive or complicated to catch fish out of your head. Remember, fish are predators. They're not overly smart and anything that resembles a baitfish gets put on their menu. This point was drove home early in my fishing career. Me and a buddy had been out Bass fishing on a local lake. We hadn't had much success. Back at the boat ramp, an Old Man and a young kid came motoring up. They each had a stringer full of Black Bass.
This Old Man and boy proved a very simple point. That it doesn't take the latest and greatest lures or fishing equipment to catch Bass. You can get started for less than $100 and have just as good of chance of catching the biggest Bass as anyone so long as you find where the Bass are hiding.
For starters, if you don't own a rod and reel, you'll need one obviously. You don't need the latest and greatest rod & reel to hit the market. In fact, many a Bass has been hauled out of the water with the likes of Zebco spincast reels. I would recommend heading down to Wal-Mart and finding a good Zebco 33 rod and reel combo. This outfit will serve you well as a beginner.
Level wind reels take quite a bit of experience and practice to use properly. Spinning reels are not as difficult to use, but you do need to know how to properly cast one or you'll end up with a mess on your hands.
If your rod and reel didn't come with line, then you'll need to get you a spool. Your spincast reel needs what they call a limp line. Both Trilene and Stren make excellent limp lines, just make sure you read the box and make sure it's a limp line. Most lines designed for spinning reels will work well in a spincast reel. Just remember, not all fishing line is created equal and some have specific purposes. If you get a line that is too stiff, it will not work well in your spincast reel.
Next comes the bait. Again, there's no use in getting complicated here. Just ignore all the boasting and B.S.ing from the marketing material and you'll be fine. For live bait fishing, start by selecting hooks in the 1/0 to 3/0 range. Eagle Claw makes excellent live bait hooks. Get a selection of weights and Balsa bobbers and you're set for live bait fishing. For artificial bait, you only need a few selections. Plastic grubs with curly tails in the colors of forage fish are good choices. I like White, Yellow, Black and Blue or Green. Grab up a silver Johnson spoon and a Rapala swimming minnow and you'll be set. Make sure you look at the rod to see what range of lure weights it's rated for. Don't get lures too heavy for your rod.
Believe it or not, that's it. Sure, you may need a minnow bucket, a stringer and a tackle box, but those are cheap. Just make sure you don't go overboard! This set up will catch many types of fish from Bass to Catfish. Once you get some experience under your belt, you can then start trying other things like level wind reels, plastic worms or crank baits. - 16887
I have created a short Guide on buying your first fishing gear. You don't need expensive or complicated gear to catch a fish. It's no secret that fishing tackle manufacturers design fishing tackle to catch the fishermen's eye instead of fish. The fishing equipment I used to catch fish all those years ago still catches fish in these times. Just as good or better than the tackle in the stores now.
Fist off, get the notion that fishing gear has to be expensive or complicated to catch fish out of your head. Remember, fish are predators. They're not overly smart and anything that resembles a baitfish gets put on their menu. This point was drove home early in my fishing career. Me and a buddy had been out Bass fishing on a local lake. We hadn't had much success. Back at the boat ramp, an Old Man and a young kid came motoring up. They each had a stringer full of Black Bass.
This Old Man and boy proved a very simple point. That it doesn't take the latest and greatest lures or fishing equipment to catch Bass. You can get started for less than $100 and have just as good of chance of catching the biggest Bass as anyone so long as you find where the Bass are hiding.
For starters, if you don't own a rod and reel, you'll need one obviously. You don't need the latest and greatest rod & reel to hit the market. In fact, many a Bass has been hauled out of the water with the likes of Zebco spincast reels. I would recommend heading down to Wal-Mart and finding a good Zebco 33 rod and reel combo. This outfit will serve you well as a beginner.
Level wind reels take quite a bit of experience and practice to use properly. Spinning reels are not as difficult to use, but you do need to know how to properly cast one or you'll end up with a mess on your hands.
If your rod and reel didn't come with line, then you'll need to get you a spool. Your spincast reel needs what they call a limp line. Both Trilene and Stren make excellent limp lines, just make sure you read the box and make sure it's a limp line. Most lines designed for spinning reels will work well in a spincast reel. Just remember, not all fishing line is created equal and some have specific purposes. If you get a line that is too stiff, it will not work well in your spincast reel.
Next comes the bait. Again, there's no use in getting complicated here. Just ignore all the boasting and B.S.ing from the marketing material and you'll be fine. For live bait fishing, start by selecting hooks in the 1/0 to 3/0 range. Eagle Claw makes excellent live bait hooks. Get a selection of weights and Balsa bobbers and you're set for live bait fishing. For artificial bait, you only need a few selections. Plastic grubs with curly tails in the colors of forage fish are good choices. I like White, Yellow, Black and Blue or Green. Grab up a silver Johnson spoon and a Rapala swimming minnow and you'll be set. Make sure you look at the rod to see what range of lure weights it's rated for. Don't get lures too heavy for your rod.
Believe it or not, that's it. Sure, you may need a minnow bucket, a stringer and a tackle box, but those are cheap. Just make sure you don't go overboard! This set up will catch many types of fish from Bass to Catfish. Once you get some experience under your belt, you can then start trying other things like level wind reels, plastic worms or crank baits. - 16887
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