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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: woo2 on 9/19/2007 5:16:36 PM Hey Y'all,
Okay time for me to chime in.
I have to say the most versatile baits I have and use would be a rooster tail and plastic worms, rigged on jigs or just plain hooks. I keep a wide vareity of them in my box, and my truck bag. And most recently I have fallen in love with the chatter bait line.
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: fishin4fun_mn on 9/19/2007 7:20:11 PM Well well well...it sounds to me that everyone has the same opinion...I agree that jigs seem to work the best and i have all or most of the jigs on daves list, but i always return to 3 basic catagories: Live bait, Inline spinners, and JIGS. Who da thunk. |
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: turnip on 10/16/2007 8:33:08 PM Just for fun, I put together what I think a multi species tackle box might look like (not for sale). How about some pointers or ideas to improve this box? I'll change it around to go with the ideas and post pics...
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: woo2 on 10/17/2007 5:36:37 AM Pete I didn't see any drop shot rigs, frogs or night time baits, such as a black hula popper, jitter bug, or a black spinner. Also I would include a float or two and snelled hooks, for live bait. Maybe a lizard or two for spawning season. And you have to have a white chatterbait frog.
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: The Rod Tosser on 10/17/2007 4:34:24 PM you need to replace some of them short stuby baits with long minnow types
also shallow medium and deep
how about some bodies for those jigs |
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: fishin4fun_mn on 10/17/2007 5:29:00 PM Well bobbers (or corks as some call them) are a must, no matter what you think. Snells just plain suck in my opinion (don't and won't use them). Definitely have to have some plastics(grubs, worms, lizzards, frogs). Black and white skirted spinners or chatter baits(both should be a must). And add some minnow shapes to those cranke bait options(shallow, medium(mid), and deep running. If you like juggin, Jiggin raps work good, versitile too(easily modified). Just remember one important thing, it all depends on what you fish for. These are just ideas, and kinda generic. Use your own judement, and don't be speicies specific. |
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: turnip on 10/17/2007 7:07:06 PM This is the altered box...Some of this stuff was in the bottom of the box, ya just couldn't see it.
Something I have been thinking about is that a multi species tackle box will look different with every type of fishing opportunity. In other words, when I think of this typ of box for shore fishing, for me, I think of spinners, livebait and soft plastics. Not all this other stuff. But that is based on the conditions of the waterways that I have to fish. When I fish from a boat, it is entirely different! |
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: fishin4fun_mn on 10/17/2007 7:58:03 PM That looks better, in my opinion. Your right but, My box is the same no matter what. Most tackle is versitle(at laeast the stuff I use). I do a lot of river fishing (from shore, below dams) also lake shore. When i'm in a boat I still use live bait but also more rapalas and frenzies. |
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: turnip on 10/17/2007 8:23:40 PM Thanks Adam! Although I will say I never take stuff for live bait unless I plan to use it. I have learned the hard way that you don't have to load yourself down in order to have a multi species box. Funny, when I take my boat out I pack it with everything I own! I guess the black spinnerbait should have a Colorado blade for night fishing...The one long bait that is upside down, a long one is a Zara Spook, frog pattern. The black one is a "Producers". The buzzbait is a "Sputterbuz". |
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| 19 Nov 2007 01:28 PM |
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Originally posted by: The Rod Tosser on 10/18/2007 5:38:53 PM well i would start of with 1/16 th to around 5/8ths ball head jigs . toss in a few twister tails chart, white ,and black a few slip floats various sizes , hooks , sinkers.
a few rostertails or panthermartin inline spinners
3/4 oz spinner bait white , black and chart
a few zora spokes , rebel wee popper , jitter bug , tiny torpedo a weedless frog
afew wooden minowbaits like rapala a few plastic minowbaits like rebel
a few fat bodied crankbaits
perhaps a few leaders
some plastic worms and tubes
worm hooks 1/0 2/0 3/0 some bullet sinkers
a johnson silver minnow 1/2 oz black chrome
a stringer a forceps a needle nose pliers
a small bolt cuter for emergency hook cutting . toss in a cap and polarized glasses and your set.
out of all of this I am sure we all can agree on jigs .
and slip floats ,sinkers and hooks . |
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| 11 Dec 2012 03:41 PM |
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I consider lures to be in three Main categories.
Topwater
Shallow/mid-depth
Sinking/deep runners
Below I breakdown those 3 even further.
Topwater
I include MANY different styles of baits in this category, and there are sub-categories such as:
1. Chuggers (cupped-faced baits) like Hula Poppers, Pop-R’s, Skitterpops, Storm Chugbugs, Heddon Lucky 13’s, and even Jitterbugs are part of this group. Real "oldies" in this group are the Heddon Chugger, Bass Oreno, Creek Chub Mouse and Darter.
2. Prop baits have either one or 2 propellers on them, and examples are Skitterprops, Smithwick Devil’s Horse, Heddon Dying Flutter, Luhr Jensen Nip-I-Didee and Heddon Torpedo among others There’s even a version of a Zara Spook with props on it now.
3. Walking / Twitch baits include Heddon Spooks, Lucky Craft Sammy’s and Rapala’s Skitterwalk among several others. The only action these baits get are from what YOU do with them is with your rod and cranking on your reel handle.
4. Buzzbaits
5. Floating softplastics, or any number of ways to rig them that causes them to stay on / near the top.
Minnowbaits, and I include anything that looks long and slender like a minnow in this category, such as:
1. Floating / shallow diving minnows like the Original Rapala, Bomber Long A, Cordell Redfin, Storm Thunderstick, Smithwick Rogue’s, Rebel Floating Minnow, floating A.C. Shiners, and several Diawa, Yozuri and Lucky Craft minnows.
2. Deep diving minnows include the Storm Deep Thunderstick, Rebel Spoonbill, Smithwick Deep Rogues, Rapala Down Deep Husky Jerks and Bomber Deep Long A’s.
3. Countdown type minnows like the Rapala Countdown and such, which sink at a controlled rate.
I ALSO consider jointed minnows, suspending minnows (like a Husky Jerk) AND slashbaits like the X-Rap minnow in the Minnowbait category, but the lines of division are becoming increasingly small.
Crankbaits
Let’s face it, there are probably MORE types and styles of crankbaits than just about any other type of lure except soft plastics
But I DO divide crankbaits into 3 BASIC categories. Shallow divers, Medium divers, Deep divers. From there I tend to also divide them into clear water / dirty water categories. Let’s face it, a firetiger pattern will more than likely be seen versus a plain silver or gold pattern. And some colors are just plain better seen in certain colors of water.
To top it off, there are also fat, flat and suspending varieties of ALL of those.
There’s a multitude of companies that make various versions of these, to include Rapala, Bomber, Heddon, Lucky Craft, Strike King, Cotton Cordell, Bill Norman, Storm, Mann’s, Rebel, Matzuo, Daiwa, Lew’s, Salmo, Excalibur,
Heavy Metal
In this group, I see all spinners (including inlines (Mepps, Panther Martin, Blue Fox, Roostertail), weight forward (Eearie Deary) and spinnerbaits (Strike King, Terminator etc...).
I also consider all spoons in this group with a good number of makes such as Eppinger, Luhr Jensen, Kastmaster.
I include blade baits and jigging spoons in this category too.
Jigs
Whether they have bucktail, plastic skirts, plastics or any combination thereof on them, these have to also be included in the box. Possibly a bit tougher to learn how to use then many other baits, they nonetheless can be deadly.
Soft Plastics
I saved this group for last for one simple fact. Not only can you fish them plain on a hook, but you can also add them to EVERY single one of the above groups of baits as "enticers / enhancements". All you need is a little creativity. Just be careful to keep the soft plastic from sitting on a painted hardbait for any length of time as they will eat into a paint job many times.
At the same time though, there are a myriad of times when a bait from any of the other categories will be the "flavor of the day". The key to it is to 1st learn HOW to use each style of bait, then try to pick a time when they can be productive. Here's a couple of boxes of stuff that I sold a few months ago...and they both reflect the "multi-spcies" angle One is a "major" box of stuff...the other is a smaller "kids box". Click the thumbnails for larger pics          |
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| 17 Dec 2012 12:46 PM |
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The basic multi-species tackle bag weighs about 100 pounds. You have an assortment of soft baits tubes, grubs, lizards and shad ect... Then there are hard baits stik baits oh lots of those. Spoons those for bass those for pike, those for walleye oh yea don't forget trolling spoons for trout, salmon. Then we got bucktails, spinners, and very large lures for very large toothy critters. Buzz baits, surface lures, deep diving lure. Oh on and on. When all that is said and done you need two men and a small boy to carry it. |
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| 18 Dec 2012 09:59 AM |
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Somehow, the word basic got lost in some of these displays! Basic to me is a collection of maybe 6 hard baits, 3 'hairpin' spinners, a similar number of inlines, a few dressed jigs and an assortment of hooks, jigheads, sinkers and floats along with a knife and pair of pliers (longnose) and perhaps some disinfectant and bandaids. |
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| 18 Dec 2012 10:01 AM |
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Somehow, the word basic got lost in some of these displays! Basic to me is a collection of maybe 6 hard baits, 3 'hairpin' spinners, a similar number of inlines, a few dressed jigs and an assortment of hooks, jigheads, sinkers and floats along with a knife and pair of pliers (longnose) and perhaps some disinfectant and bandaids. Face it guys and gals, we ALL carry way more than we really need! |
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| 18 Dec 2012 12:36 PM |
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Oh no, not ME, Tom!!! As long as there's room for me in the boat I don't have too much stuff! ;-) |
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| 19 Dec 2012 08:13 AM |
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I would bet you might think differently if you had to walk over a mile to get from the car to the water! |
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| 19 Dec 2012 01:36 PM |
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Generally, I only have to walk 100yds. from the van to the water, sometimes less. Even then I only carry a small soft bag...maybe ten pounds...and to tell the truth...that usually nine pounds more than I need.
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| 24 Dec 2012 01:25 PM |
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The idea of this topic was to consider an "average" fisher-person.
Walking 100 yards - 1 mile to be able to start fishing is not average IMHO.
As far as weight...that loaded Plano 8606 I have pictured above only weighed a little over 13 lbs. |
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| 25 Dec 2012 10:40 AM |
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plastics and jigs is all you need if you want to go lite weight . they can be fished top to bottom and will catch any species of fish alive . they would be my number one pick . |
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| 31 Dec 2012 06:16 PM |
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Basic????? |
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