Well after finally putting away all my rods after bass fishing , I now focus on putting away some of the tackle boxes that I carry on the boat . So much tackle , some of these plastics have been untouched for years . Am I odd or do others carry tackle that we will never use ?

Last week I caught a 2-3/4 lb. bass on a 40-45 year old plastic worm. 

 

Jus’ sayin’!

I have a whole backpack filled with lures for bass,trout, and panfish that I have not even used yet I get alot of lures in Mysterytacklebox 

You are just fine man!  We all have that sickness, it is part of the bass fishing world!

I can hardly lift my tackle box.  When I go fishing, I always fish with the same 3-4 things.  Back in the day when I fished tournaments, I was afraid my co-boater would catch fish on something I did not have in that box.  That never happened.  We have been conditioned to think the more lures we have the better fisherman we are.  This goes for rods, reels, boats and all kinds of gadgets.  I once had an electronic box that was suppose to tell me what color lures to use.  It stuck on black.  Some anglers swear by the lunar tables.  They have never worked for me.  If your watch stops running, it will be right two times each day.  :>)

I won't say I carry a lot of tackle that I will never use, but some of it is very situational.

I carry a lot of tackle in my boat. A lot of it is soft plastics I want to use and not get any more of them. I keep trying to eliminate some soft plastics but I'm not making any progress as I keep buying others to try.

I'm actually a minority, 

Only carry proven baits over a long span of fishing........if it doesn't produce, it's out.

 

Thrown 6 baits from Jan 1st 2020. Lol

 

They produce, they keep getting wet.

I definitely bring to much. I've got stuff that never sees the light of day all season and also bring backups to backups of stuff I do use. 

1 hour ago, Bird said:

Only carry proven baits over a long span of fishing........if it doesn't produce, it's out.

I wanna be just like you when I grow up.

I’m going fishing in the morning I’m only bringing 4 rods. And 4 different lures. I’m kind of freaking out thinking I need to bring a boat full of lures. 

1 hour ago, Born 2 fish said:

I’m going fishing in the morning I’m only bringing 4 rods. And 4 different lures. I’m kind of freaking out thinking I need to bring a boat full of lures. 

I went bank fishing yesterday with one rod and one lure. I had an hour to fish and tied one on and went for it. Brought the backpack just in case. It's awesome just walking and covering water without "doubt" entering your mind.

 

Well I had doubt that I'd catch fish but I rarely do there anyways. But I mean I didn't even consider changing baits - it was kind of "freeing" in a way. I liked it.

 

Bait of choice was a crankbait. These banks are good for one.

1 hour ago, Born 2 fish said:

I’m going fishing in the morning I’m only bringing 4 rods. And 4 different lures. I’m kind of freaking out thinking I need to bring a boat full of lures. 

Wow . Scary..good luck

I have been creek fishing alot this year.

If I know the water I'm throwing at I can take one rod and 3 lures of 2 different colours each. 

If I'm not familiar with the water I will bring a 2nd rod and few more lures to suit that rod. 

 

I strip it down because if I don't I'll be switching bait every 3rd cast.

Edited June 13, 20205 yr by PaulVE64