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Tip! The salmon angler is expressed with his salmon fishing tackle. Not just any tackles, it must be intended for the specific game.

You’ve probably been asked that question a few times, haven’t you? I know my wife brings it up quite often.

But seriously, how much fishing tackle do you really need? How many reels? How many rods? How many lures?

Do you remember when you were a kid? When you went fishing what did you have in the way of fishing tackle? If you were like me and my brothers, you probably had a cane fishing pole, some fishing line, a few sinkers, a couple of hooks, a bobber and a can of worms. That was it!

A little later you may have saved up some money to buy a Zebco 33 rod and reel combination. You probably also bought a little tackle box to keep your sinkers, line, hooks and bobbers organized. You may have even picked up a couple of lures because you were bass fishing now and you needed some spinners, divers, hook removers and a few other miscellaneous bass fishing things. But still, you didn’t have a lot of fishing tackle.

Tip! No lure or fly would be useful in your collection of fishing tackle unless they are combined with a hook. Single hooks, triple hooks, barbed or not, a hook is needed on every lure or fly to ensnare and hold the fish.

So what happened? Where did all of this fishing tackle come from?

Well, some of it just accumulated. You know you just can’t throw a perfectly good rod or reel away, even though you haven’t used them in years. You may need it some day or your children or grandchildren might want to fish with it. And as my Dad says “It ain’t eating nothing.”

But you see, that’s what your wife sees when she goes into your shop or garage. All of that accumulated fishing tackle looks like a lot of fishing stuff to her. And you can bet she won’t understand when you try to explain to her that you really do need to get a surf casting rod and reel for your vacation trip to the beach. Never mind that she has a hundred pairs of shoes and only two feet - that argument probably ain’t gonna fly.

Tip! Fishing licenses are required in most places, which you can buy at fishing tackle stores or Conservation and Wildlife Centers. The cost varies by location.

So if you’re going to get more fishing tackle, you’re just going to have to get rid of some of that accumulated stuff. Now you can actually get rid of your fishing stuff or you can be a little devious and keep it, but get it out of the way. I go for the devious way myself because I really don’t want to get rid of my stuff.

Now, if you have a pickup truck you can get yourself one of those big tool boxes that go in the bed. Keep your extra stuff in the bottom of the tool box. She’s never going to climb up there to check but keep it locked just in case.

If you don’t have a pickup truck then maybe you have a friend who is single that will let you stash your extra fishing tackle at his place.

Okay, I’ve helped you out all I can. If these two suggestions won’t work for you then come up with something on your own. If worse comes to worse, you may actually have to get rid of some of your fishing tackle. I know! I know! It’s a hell of a thought. But I know you will come up with a plan. After all, you really do need all of that fishing tackle.

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Lewis Leake loves Fishing and taking Fishing Trips. He has also uncovered some of the best Fishing Tackle and Fishing Books - just what you need to catch those big ones.
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