Tackle box must haves

[Rover1966]

If you could only fill your tackle box with a limit of ten of your favorite crank baits, plastics, etc., what ten items would you carry?


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[TNBronzeback]

Hmmmm, good one....if i could break it down by species:

If it was a "bass box"

strike king bitsy bugs
walk the dog topwater baits
Jigging Rapalas
Buckeye Shad's

If it was my "Crappie box"

Assorted Bobby Garlands
Assorted jig heads
Assorted ice fishing lures and spoons
Assorted Jigging Rapalas

If it was my "Walleye/Sauger Box"

Blade Baits
Jig heads & Tails
Spinner Rigs
Assorted Cranks
Jigging Rapalas

If i had room for "accessories"
slip bobbers
Anise Balls/Beads in Chartruse and Blaze Orange

[blink]

- KVD 1.5 in chartreuse/black
- KVD 1.5 in Sexy Shad
- 1/4 oz SK bitsy flip jig with netbait paca chunk trailer
- Big Bite Baits Trick Stick with wacky rigger
- Large Pop-R with swapped out hooks and custom home tied feathered treble
- SK Sexy Dawg - Bone
- Spot Remover pro model with Big Bite Squirrel tail worm
- Booyah Blade Spinnerbait chartreuse/gold
- Booyah Pad Crasher Frog
- Lunker Lure Buzzbait

[Reel Tune]

It's so hard to decide just 10 baits with different waters, conditions, and type of fish targeted. I change what I bring with every trip depending on species targeted, type of baitfish, or forage, type of water wether it be river, creek, lake, pond, or reservoir.

But here's a list of some of my faves

Secret Weapon Quick Strike (Threadfin Shad, Baby Bass, Gold Shad)
Zoom Pearl Super Flukes (Other colors Arkansas Shiner, Green Pumpkin, Chartreuse Pearl)
Bandit 100 Blue Gill, Pearl Black Back
Bandit 200 Rootbeer, Minnow Sparkle
Bandit 300 Metal Flake Shad, Rootbeer
Lucky Craft Flash Pointer 115SP Chart Shad, MS Crack
Yamamoto Pro Senko Black Blue Flake
Berkley Powerbait 12" Black Grape, Red Shad
Rat-L-Trap, or Red Eye Shad
Yamamoto Single Tail Grub 3"&5" (Smoke Black/Purple Flake, Black, Cinnamon/Black Flake

[tacklemake]

Jeremy stop telling what's in your wife tackle box LOL.............woody

[fairweatherfisherman]

3/8 oz silver/white rooster tail
3/4 oz structure spoon
1 oz bucktail jig
sinkers, hooks, swivels, and plastic worms
slider jigs and sliders
DD22 crankbait
Rat-L-Trap (West Point Special)
Cotten Cordell Spot (silver)
Little George
Silver/White Roadrunners

[txnative]

BPS Turbo Toad
Helicopter Lure
Flying Lure
Mightybite Swimbait
Light-up crankbait
Light-up popper
Budweiser beer can bobber
Pre-packaged dead shad
Dancing Eel
Bungee-tail worm

:D


Chris Bryant

[TNBronzeback]

LOL, the flying lure....ive had some really really good success that with lure in the right situation. LOL.
i forgot about the helicopter lure! LOL

[browntrout]

Trout Magnets
Excalibur stick bait (no longer made)
Trout magnet crank
Blue Fox #2 in Gold and silver
Trout worms and Power egg
A bait like a zoom fluke, called the V&M twitch,(they quit making it but I bought 1,000 of them)
Shad Rap in crawfish color
Bandit crank baits
Little cleos

That is actually all that I use and I didn't even need 10 items.

Roy

[browntrout]

I will go ahead and fill out Alpha's for him.
1. Trout Magnet
2. Trout Magnet
3. Trout Magnet
4. Trout Magnet
5. Trout Magnet
6. Trout Magnet
7. Trout Magnet
8. Trout Magnet
9. Trout Magnet
10. Crappie Magnet

Roy

[Reel Tune]

Jeremy stop telling what's in your wife tackle box LOL.............woody

When I need something to throw I just ask her what she thinks will work:)

[commdd]

browntrout....classic! lol

my list based on what i caught my best fish on last year..

chug bug any color as long as its black
heddon zara puppy clear
tiny torpedo clear
1/4 oz black and blue jig
jiggin spoon 1/2 and 3/4 oz
7" senko black
5" senko watermlon red flake
1/16th oz jig for crappie w/twister tail smoke,pearl,chartruese
1/16th oz jig for crappie with black/chartruese and red/chart tube
for trout 1/64 and 1/80 hand tied jigs and trout magnets

[commdd]

i almost forgot..

1/4 and 3/8 oz spinnerbait in white, black, white and chart
1/8 oz buzzbait in black, white

[creekcrappie]

Crappie
crappie magnets
aberdeen hooks and sinkers
bobby garlands
1/16 ounce jigheads
Berkley crappie nibbles
Bass
kvd 2.5 sexy shad
7 inch Go 2 baits shaky head worm
5 inch senkos
3/8 ounce mean mouth pro rocker jig
1/4 ounce finesse jig
1/8 ounce finesse jig
3/8 ounce buzzbait
Zara spook
1/2 ounce football jig
1/2 ounce rattle trap
Trout
Trout magnet
Trout magnet
Trout magnet
Trout magnet
Trout magnet
Trout magnet
Trout magnet
Trout magnet
Trout magnet
Trout magnet

[MNfisher]

1. Super fluke in pearl white on a 1/4 oz red swimbait jig( have caught just about all species on that)

2. Berkely 5" shad swimbait
3. Trout mag
4. Suspending super rogue
5. 3/8 oz kastmaster
6. White walk the dog topwater
6. 7" Redfin
7. 4" slider in white with 1/8 and 1/4 oz jigs
8. 3" white slider
9. White super fluke :D
10. 7" Redfin :D

[TroutFiend]

1. Trout Magnet

2. 2.75" Green Pumpkin Bitsy Tube.

3. 4" Black Senko Wacky Rigged

4. Rapala #5 ShadRap

5. Crappie Magnet

6. Kastmaster Spoons

7. BlueFox Gold Vibrax

8. Pearl/Ice Zoom SuperFluke

9. KVD SexyDawg TopWater

10. Trout Magnet Crankbait





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[Transplanted Sportsman]

Hmmmm, good one....if i could break it down by species:

If it was a "bass box"

strike king bitsy bugs
walk the dog topwater baits
Jigging Rapalas
Buckeye Shad's

If it was my "Crappie box"

Assorted Bobby Garlands
Assorted jig heads
Assorted ice fishing lures and spoons
Assorted Jigging Rapalas

If it was my "Walleye/Sauger Box"

Blade Baits
Jig heads & Tails
Spinner Rigs
Assorted Cranks
Jigging Rapalas

If i had room for "accessories"
slip bobbers
Anise Balls/Beads in Chartruse and Blaze Orange

TNBronzeback, I noticed you have the jigging Rapalas on all three species, I'm not familiar with this lure, what kind of bait is this??, can you or any body else please post a pic of it, how do you work this lure??, I'm still putting my list togheter, tough to decide with so many good stuff out there!!

[nomad60]

1. 4" Senko, black
2. 4" Senko, black with blue flakes
3. 1/4 oz. bitsy bug jig, watermelon with watermelon seed netbait tiny paca craw trailer
4. Watermelon seed Ultra Vibe speed craw
5. Redeye shad, sexy shad color
6. 10" 'Ol Monster worm, blackberry color
7. Strike King Bleeding Bait Spinnerbait, 3/8 oz. bleeding white
8. Duo Realis Popper 64 - prism shad color
9. Blue Fox Classic Vibrax; silver, 7/16 oz.
10. Little Cleo spoon, nickel/blue

[MNfisher]

TNBronzeback, I noticed you have the jigging Rapalas on all three species, I'm not familiar with this lure, what kind of bait is this??, can you or any body else please post a pic of it, how do you work this lure??, I'm still putting my list togheter, tough to decide with so many good stuff out there!!

It's actually an ice fishing jig.

[TNBronzeback]

TNBronzeback, I noticed you have the jigging Rapalas on all three species, I'm not familiar with this lure, what kind of bait is this??, can you or any body else please post a pic of it, how do you work this lure??, I'm still putting my list togheter, tough to decide with so many good stuff out there!!

I attached the Jigging Rapal as well as thier new-er jigging rapala shad.
used vertically, it has a swiming/swinging motion when jigged instead of the up-down-up-down with a typical jig. you can snap off a minnow head and put it on the treble hook, or use an Anise Ball (which is how i use it) to add color and scent, or nothing at all on it. the harder/higher you jig it, the more motion it gets.
they come in a wide range of sizes, but they are kinda pricy.
they can be super deadly with just a slight breeze, just enough to get the boat drifting and jigging these things over suspended fish...HAMMER! they are like little rockets so they sink fast with no tension and get right in thier face and the swimming/swinging action gives the impression they are trying to swim away, and on the fall, it smacks em right in the face!
Cats have proven to enjoy the action of these as well as i caught plenty of them this summer on these.
They are OK in river as long as you match the size to the current and i would recommend a swivel to prevent line twist with the more aggresive jigging motion....dont be bashful...give it some good snaps of the wrist and make the bait work for ya.

[vincent]

Trout magnets
1/4 oz silver/white rooster tail

Measuring tape
Scissors
Knife
Hook remover
Fish scale remover
extra hooks, swivel, shots, floats, lines.

Stopped paying 7$ a dozen for shiners every day out fishing. Instead, I now catch bluegill on trout magnets and that's good enough for hybrids/stripers and catfish. Also get crappie on trout magnets.

[Transplanted Sportsman]

It's actually an ice fishing jig.

Well no wonder I did not know what this bait was, no ice fishing where I come from it is in the dang 80's most days during winter, Lol!! thanks Mike!

[Transplanted Sportsman]

I attached the Jigging Rapal as well as thier new-er jigging rapala shad.
used vertically, it has a swiming/swinging motion when jigged instead of the up-down-up-down with a typical jig. you can snap off a minnow head and put it on the treble hook, or use an Anise Ball (which is how i use it) to add color and scent, or nothing at all on it. the harder/higher you jig it, the more motion it gets.
they come in a wide range of sizes, but they are kinda pricy.
they can be super deadly with just a slight breeze, just enough to get the boat drifting and jigging these things over suspended fish...HAMMER! they are like little rockets so they sink fast with no tension and get right in thier face and the swimming/swinging action gives the impression they are trying to swim away, and on the fall, it smacks em right in the face!
Cats have proven to enjoy the action of these as well as i caught plenty of them this summer on these.
They are OK in river as long as you match the size to the current and i would recommend a swivel to prevent line twist with the more aggresive jigging motion....dont be bashful...give it some good snaps of the wrist and make the bait work for ya.

Thanks for the info, I think I need to get me a few of those as I'm thinking to try Center Hill for some Walleyes this spring, what are those anise balls and where do you get them??, I remember a bait attractant I tried once long time ago that smelled just like anise and man I had a bunch of bass swarming my bait almost at my feet lunging at a lure bigger than most of them!

[Halli]

1. Berkley black power worm 7-12" will work
2. Any decent small Jig heads
3. 3" Berkley grubs white and char
4. Any decent Football jigs
5. Brown with red Skirts for above jigs
6. Ammonium nitrate
7. Diesel fuel

Oh you said plastics opps!

[Jdkxtreme]

10. 1.5 sq bill in chartreuse and black....

[SAMBOLIE]

1. Berkley black power worm 7-12" will work
2. Any decent small Jig heads
3. 3" Berkley grubs white and char
4. Any decent Football jigs
5. Brown with red Skirts for above jigs
6. Ammonium nitrate
7. Diesel fuel

Oh you said plastics opps!

C-4

[Travis C.]

If I can only pick 10 what will I put in the rest of my tackle box?

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[nomad60]

If I can only pick 10 what will I put in the rest of my tackle box?

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LOL True statement :)

[TNBronzeback]

Thanks for the info, I think I need to get me a few of those as I'm thinking to try Center Hill for some Walleyes this spring, what are those anise balls and where do you get them??, I remember a bait attractant I tried once long time ago that smelled just like anise and man I had a bunch of bass swarming my bait almost at my feet lunging at a lure bigger than most of them!

No problem! and yes, walleyes love em!
The anise balls are just an artificial salmon egg with the anise scent. They are made of soft plastic/rubber. Some are more durable than others. I bought mine from various tackle shops in michigan, but im pretty sure Cabelas carries them. If not, you can do a google search for anise artificial salmon eggs. I attached a pic of a brand ive used in the past.

[Transplanted Sportsman]

No problem! and yes, walleyes love em!
The anise balls are just an artificial salmon egg with the anise scent. They are made of soft plastic/rubber. Some are more durable than others. I bought mine from various tackle shops in michigan, but im pretty sure Cabelas carries them. If not, you can do a google search for anise artificial salmon eggs. I attached a pic of a brand ive used in the past.

Thanks for the info!! I think I need to get me some of these!