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"Lisa" wrote:

Good morning all,

Let me start this post by saying I know less than nothing about fishing.
However, my husband loves to fish. Therefore I am trolling the fishing NG's
for some info (get it? trolling??? LOL! ... sorry, couldn't resist).

Anyway, through a series of odd circumstances, he has lost all of his tackle
and has only his fishing pole left. I would like to get him a nice starter
tackle box for Christmas but really have no clue what to put in it.

My budget is fairly small, perhaps $40 at the max. I need to get him a
tackle box, of course, but then I need to know what are the basic items that
every tackle box should have.

I don't know if it makes any difference or not, but we live near the Gulf
Coast, so he would have access to fishing there, but he also enjoys fishing
in lakes and streams, wherever he can.

I'd sure appreciate any input to make this a great Christmas present!

Thanks,
Lisa



The budget is a little tight actually. In fact most husbands work hard
to hide their fishing tackle expenditures.

As for a tackle box, it may be a matter of personal taste. There is a
trend to use multiple modular, flat cases that may fit into a soft case.
The nice thing is that these individual cases are inexpensive. They
allow an angler to dedicate each box to specific types of tackle and can
be combined as needed without carrying tackle that is not needed. These
can be found in various sizes for $3 - $6 usually. I found some that are
watertight which is a help in sal****er as it can destroy hooks and
lures if they are submersed and not rinsed in fresh water.

Even with only a couple of cases you don't have much left for tackle. My
suggestion would be to get a few nice lures and then your husband can
get the assorted hooks, weights, swivels, etc.

These lures will cost between $4 and $8 usually.

For lures, a topwater, suspending and diving would be handy.

Walking topwater lures: Top Dog, She Dog, Zara Spook

Topwater popping lures: Skitterpop, Chug Bug

Suspending lures: Catch 2000

Diving lures: Mirro-lure (various types, check with the sales person)

In addition, one of the best lures for salt or fresh water is a spoon. I
prefer the silver for reds, trout and snook but the gold is also a
favorite of many for reds. Also, the popular spinner baits and buzz
baits used for fresh water bass are now being used also for reds in
sal****er.

Lastly, you may want to get a few soft plastic lures or 'jerk baits'
such as the Exude RT Slug (there is a fresh and salt version)

Hope this helps.
--
"Atlanta Joe" aka Joe Webb
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