Basic Tackle For Beginning Fishermen

The Sport of Fishing experiences new Fishermen enter each year. Each person has their own reason for wanting to pickup a rod and reel and go fishing. However, each year, a lot ofpeople go out and obtain their first reel for fishing and rod in hopes of hauling home a meal of tasty fish.

I have created an informative Guide about choosing your first fishing gear. You don't need expensive or complicated gear to start fishing. Everyone knows that fishing tackle companies turn out fishing tackle to catch the Fishermen's eye instead of fish. The Rods and Reels I used to catch fish all those years ago still catch fish today. In fact, it may even work better today seeing how the fish haven't seen this particular offerings over and over again.

Gear to catch Fish doesn't have to be so complicated you need an users manual to figure out how to operate it. Simple set-ups work best for any fish. This point was driven home many years ago when a Buddy and I went Bass fishing on a popular lake. The weather was hot that day, even for June. We gave up fishing around noon and was loading the boat on the trailer when this Old Man and 2 kids came back to the boat ramp.

After they were done loading the boat, I went over to see if they had caught any fish. They had. In fact, each had caught their limit of Bass. The biggest one was 6 and a half pounds and none were under 2 pounds. I walked over and asked the Old Man what they had used for bait, seeing how my Buddy and I were skunked that morning and we had been using the latest equipment and lures on the Market. The Old Man smiled and showed me his Minnow bucket and said "Why we were using Bass Minnows and Worms"! I also couldn't keep from noticing their very simplistic graphite fishing rods and reels. Their basic fishing tackle had outfished a couple local Pro's with the latest in Rods, reels and fishing tackle!

The necessities you'll want to start catching Bass is a Rod and Reel, line and bait. That's all you need. Finding all this tackle at a reasonable price is also easy, your local sporting goods store or Wal-Mart has more than enough tackle to get you on your way to catching fish. I'd suggest a Rod and Reel combo like the Zebco 33 and a matching rod. Expect to pay a whopping twenty five bucks or so for such a combo.

Level wind reels are not good fishing reels to begin with. They can be difficult for beginners to use and are pricey. 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.

Now on your fishing tackle list comes the line. If you bought a rod and reel combo, chances are it came with line already on it. If not, or you want to change the line, then I'd suggest a 10lb line from either Stren or Trilene. There are other manufacturers out there, but these two have been around a long time and manufacture quality fishing line.

Bait selection comes next. Don't fret, it's just as simple as selecting your rod and reel. Start with live bait and work your way up to artificials. Again, ignore the marketing hype. Live bait catches more and bigger fish day in and day out than artificial lures do. When you're in the Fishing Dept. of your favorite store, look for Eagle Claw live bait hooks in the 1/0 to 3/0 sizes and get a few packs. Next try and find some weights. You can generally find the ones that come several sizes to a package. Split shot is a great weight for beginners. Next, check out the floats. I like to use the Balsa wood floats. I use the slip floats. These slide up and down the line for easy adjustment. They're held in place at the top by a knot or bobber stop. You're now ready to head out to go fishing!

And that's all you really need to get started Fishing. The fishing tackle I recommend here should cost you less than a hundred dollars. The fishing companies have made it seem like catching a Bass is nearly impossible unless you're using the latest and greatest gear on the Market. Don't believe the marketing hype. Now get out there and enjoy yourself!