Tackleing!

Got to talking to Jeff McGovern on his post about setting up tackle boxes, cleaning reels, putting on new line. "Tackleing" is a sport in itself! How many tackle boxes do you need? What size tackle box/worm bag should you take kayak fishing, how many styles/colors of lures do you need? How many rods/reels? What pound test line? Braid, mono, flurorocarbon? What rods/reels? What else besides rods/reels and tackle boxes should you have on your kayak (besides PFD and cooler). Anchor and what style? It sets the mind to wondering; the anticipation of going on a fishing trip, the options seem endless. See how "Tackleing" can become a sport in itself? Compare it to becoming a child again with the anticipation of Christmas morning arriving; what will Santa bring? I guess that's why I've fell in love with fishing again. What will I need on this trip to outsmart the fish, have a "good" day by catching a lot of fish? It's also ensuring you have the family set up for success. What rod/reel combo can they use successfully without worrying about backlash, line breaking, etc. Also set them up with enough tackle so you don't spend your day on the water passing out hooks and lures (not that I mind); but to see the smile on their face when they catch THEIR fish on the lure THEY chose and rigged out of their own tackle box!

Went to BPS in Nashville with Pam. She and I both spent almost an hour going thru the sale bins to see what treasures we could find. Count it a blessing when the wife has as much fun searching as you do! We came across some odd color beavers (or creature baits). Found some white salty beavers in 3" that had fallen out of bags, so we re-bagged them and got a great deal. Seems like white and green pumpkin in whatever are always good go-to baits. Got some pink/orange beavers that may work in muddy water. Got some other baits that you can break this off, break in half, to turn a worm into a grub, smaller wild colored plastics to jig or put on a spinner harness. Again, the imagination gets started and you can play around with options. For .99 a bag, it seems worth the risk! Problem now is the worm bag is full, almost have to sit on it like a piece of full luggage, to get it zipped closed. Now if you don't take if fishing, you can't try out all the options you were thinking about. So now we're back to the question, "how many tackle boxes/bags do you need to take with you?! If nothing else, the bag being so full, it can now double as a throwable PFD!!! Ain't fishing/ tackleing fun!