re: Bass Tackle Organization?

I just did a rough count and figure I bring around $600 worth of bait/tackle on each trip with at least double that sitting in a larger storage box at home.

It will take you years to build up your collection. Hard baits are the biggest money drain. So many different colors/depths/models for different situations.

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Keep those spooks for sure . Those are as good of a big fish bait as you'll find . If you can swing another rod and reel I'd try a medium action seven footer with a fast tip . It'll be a little better for those cranks and spinners . Especially the crankbaits you will see your fish losses cut in half if not more .

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Worms, spinners, crank and spooks. Nothing else maters!!

I got a cheap small tourney choice tackle bag on sale at academy. Replaced 4 shitty boxes it came with with 5 Plano boxes (3 regular 2 low profile) and got a smaller double sided Plano box for bream stuff to keep on top of the other boxes in the bag. Shove all my bags of plastics in the front pocket, and the rest of the plastics bags and a small spinnerbait/buzz bait box all go in a clear plastic container from walmarks.

I'd go with low profile Plano box for terminal tackle and regular sized for the rest. Binder would be good for you for plastics, and IMO a spinnerbait/buzzbait binder or wallet would be better for you as far as space saving goes.

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Plano 3740-10 waterproof box

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Nice, thats the size I am looking for.

Going into terminal tackle -

I have some 5/0 wide gap and regular worm hooks (mostly use the wide gap. Bullet weights (rarely use). I have a shitload of split shot weights from very small to large....do those have any use?

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I have some 5/0 wide gap and regular worm hooks

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Regular for for frogs, wide gap for everything else.

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Bullet weights (rarely use)

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How do you Texas and Carolina rig?

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I have a shitload of split shot weights from very small to large....do those have any use?

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Yeah, for perch jerkin'.

Back to the bullet weights, you need to get some swivels and glass beads if you want to become a good worm fisherman. The Texas rig will only take you so far, then you have to expand your horizons to the Carolina.

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Back to the bullet weights, you need to get some swivels and glass beads if you want to become a good worm fisherman. The Texas rig will only take you so far, then you have to expand your horizons to the Carolina.

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I have just been fishing the senko weightless at the moment. Really the only soft plastic I have been using.

It looks like I need to get some C-Rig gear, drop shot gear, and tungsten for punching?

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drop shot gear, and tungsten for punching?

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I have this stuff, but it's not my go to method. If someone started catching them on it, I got the stuff with me, though.

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I need to get some C-Rig gear

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I would get this before tungsten and drop shot stuff.

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but I assume like anything it is probably better to rig my own?

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Yes

I rarely fish the main river, just small oxbows since I am in a kayak. My main fishing spot spoiled me because it is clockwork, frog from 6-7, senko 7-close. Guaranteed.

It is when I get in public waters where I choke up on the different techniques and colors. My fishing partners (coco in general) who are very knowledgeable about scanning areas start pulling stuff out that I have never seen or heard of and im just like....

I'd drive around to Jefferson and put in on Cypress bayou to fish Govt. Ditch. There is launch close to there on the bayou that sales fish plates. Damn good fried fish too, I might add.