07-22-2017, 06:16 PM
My tackle box has certainly evolved over the years like yours will. I used to be a worm, split shot and bobber fisherman as a kid but that limits fishing sometimes.
Catfish - 1/2 oz egg sinkers, swivels, 5 mm red plastic beads, large baitholder hooks or circle hooks. I run the egg sinker through the line, tie on the swivel and then a 18" leader. Put one or two beads above the hook and the hook last. Unless you learn to tie your own snelled hooks, stay away from the pre snelled hooks, they fail. This rig works well for Wipers, Bullhead, and Cats.
I rarely fish for Trout unless fly fishing or ice fishing so I'm afraid I can't help much there. I don't like to bait fish trout since I almost always end up with deeply hooked fish that I wasn't planning on keeping.
Bass - jigheads (regular shape and "stand up"). Small tube plastics in browns and green colors. "Creature Bait" plastics in the same colors. These can be fished with great success with a jighead for Smallmouth.
Diving crankbaits that look like crawfish can be used almost anywhere bass are present.
Walleye- Jigheads, Swimbait plastics, curly tail plastics and Gulp Minnows can all be effective. Buck tail or marabou jigs work well too.
Good luck, don't try to stock yourself in one shopping trip.
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Catfish - 1/2 oz egg sinkers, swivels, 5 mm red plastic beads, large baitholder hooks or circle hooks. I run the egg sinker through the line, tie on the swivel and then a 18" leader. Put one or two beads above the hook and the hook last. Unless you learn to tie your own snelled hooks, stay away from the pre snelled hooks, they fail. This rig works well for Wipers, Bullhead, and Cats.
I rarely fish for Trout unless fly fishing or ice fishing so I'm afraid I can't help much there. I don't like to bait fish trout since I almost always end up with deeply hooked fish that I wasn't planning on keeping.
Bass - jigheads (regular shape and "stand up"). Small tube plastics in browns and green colors. "Creature Bait" plastics in the same colors. These can be fished with great success with a jighead for Smallmouth.
Diving crankbaits that look like crawfish can be used almost anywhere bass are present.
Walleye- Jigheads, Swimbait plastics, curly tail plastics and Gulp Minnows can all be effective. Buck tail or marabou jigs work well too.
Good luck, don't try to stock yourself in one shopping trip.
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