Lost all my Tackle where do I start? 2024
Unclepepsi reply :
Ok so this week my tackle box fell of a friends boat and all my stuff collected over 25 years gone. I am disabled and doing the long wait for a disability hearing. The question is on very limited money where should I start rebuilding for bass fishing the waters in Maryland. Like I said money is limited but I want decent lures that will work. Where would you guys start on replacing everything if you had to. What would you get first, second...
loudcherokee reply :
I would start with your favorite methods of fishing, ie jigs, plastics, reaction baits like spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, etc or crankbaits. So for example if your favorite way to fish was soft plastics, start by buying some weights, worm hooks, etc and check out the dollar bins at walmart. You will often find lots of Yum plastics in there. Someone else posted that they got a ton of zoom plastics for really cheap there too.
If it's at all feasible check out some of the subscription bait products like Mystery Tacklebox and Lucky Tacklebox. You can get your first box of each for around 4-5 bucks and each month after is $15. You'll be stocked up on alot of things before you know it.
LC
S. Sass reply :
I agree as some call them your confidence baits would be first as you know you will use them. And I agree with loudcherokee a LTB or MTB subscription would be a great way to get some nice lures for a reasonable price. Also search around the flea market here. I have seen some nice deals here and in the clearance/sale section of many of the bait websites.
Sebile clearance priced baits
Cabelas Footloose, Bandit 100, and 200 Series
I also find a lot of lures on clearance at my local Walmart.
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/22/2016 at 1:25 PM, S. Sass said:I agree as some call them your confidence baits would be first as you know you will use them. And I agree with nothing a LTB or MTB subscription would be a great way to get some nice lures for a reasonable price. Also search around the flea market here. I have seen some nice deals here and in the clearance/sale section of many of the bait websites.
Sebile clearance priced baits
Cabelas Footloose, Bandit 100, and 200 Series
I also find a lot of lures on clearance at my local Walmart.
Thanks
On 4/22/2016 at 1:25 PM, S. Sass said:I agree as some call them your confidence baits would be first as you know you will use them. And I agree with nothing a LTB or MTB subscription would be a great way to get some nice lures for a reasonable price. Also search around the flea market here. I have seen some nice deals here and in the clearance/sale section of many of the bait websites.
Sebile clearance priced baits
Cabelas Footloose, Bandit 100, and 200 Series
I also find a lot of lures on clearance at my local Walmart.
Thanks
Further North reply :
UnclePepsi: If you have homeowners insurance they will likely cover the cost of replacing your tackle.
If you're renting, not sure if renter's insurance will.
Either way, it's worth a call, you're looking at hundreds if not thousands of dollars to replace a tackle box.
I had a tackle box full of fly fishing gear stolen from my boat, home owner's covered it at almost $2,000.
LunkerFisher reply :
I agree with starting with your favorites and hitting the clearance bins.
If it were me, I would definitely start off with:
3/8 and 1/2 oz jigs (6 or so of each with an all-purpose head design)
6 lipless cranks (2 of each in my favorite 3 colors)
2 spooks (white and black)
2 frogs (white and black)
4 poppers (1/2 and 1/4 oz)
4 3/8 oz spinnerbaits (2 double willow or tandem and 2 single Colorado)
3/0 worm hooks
5/0 worm hooks
size 2 hooks for dropshot (dealers choice)
1/4 oz dropshot weights
3/16 oz jigheads (ball and shakeyhead)
3/16 and 1/2 oz bullet weights
hope this helps, sorry to hear about your loss
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/22/2016 at 7:46 PM, Further North said:UnclePepsi: If you have homeowners insurance they will likely cover the cost of replacing your tackle.
If you're renting, not sure if renter's insurance will.
Either way, it's worth a call, you're looking at hundreds if not thousands of dollars to replace a tackle box.
I had a tackle box full of fly fishing gear stolen from my boat, home owner's covered it at almost $2,000.
Unfortunately I live in an apartment and don't have renters insurance, thanks for the advice though.
WRB reply :
Usually tackle boxes float for a time period and if open the floating lures are on the surface.
Start by replacing only the stuff you actually use most of the time.
Tom
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/23/2016 at 12:54 AM, WRB said:Usually tackle boxes float for a time period and if open the floating lures are on the surface.
Start by replacing only the stuff you actually use most of the time.
Tom
Yeah it fell off while we were moving at a decent speed down the Potomac by the time we circled it was gone, as my back is screwed up (hence the disability) I was not able to jump in after it. Right now I have one pack of red shad 6 inch worms. lol. I think I might just call it quits till next year, kinda bummed after a trip to bass pro and walmart earlier.
the reel ess reply :
I'd buy a tackle box first.
If it was me, not knowing where you fish or what kind of water (weedy, sandy, rocky) I'd start with T rig worms and medium and deep diving cranks like the Normans L'il N. Mostly because when I transitioned from crappie to bass fishing, those were all I had and managed to catch fish.
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/23/2016 at 1:24 AM, the reel ess said:I'd buy a tackle box first.
If it was me, not knowing where you fish or what kind of water (weedy, sandy, rocky) I'd start with T rig worms and medium and deep diving cranks like the Normans L'il N. Mostly because when I transitioned from crappie to bass fishing, those were all I had and managed to catch fish.
I fish mostly Maryland, lakes,ponds, rivers and the wonderful Chesapeak Bay
wiel0059 reply :
Sorry to hear that man! I'd start with baits that are multi-purpose and 'year' round sort of baits. If I had to start someplace the baits I'd go to would be:
-Zoom Trick Worm (or similar shape) in Green Pumpkin or similar - Can fish it t-rigged, on a shakey head, wacky rigged or on a Drop Shot for Smallmouth or Largemouth, etc.
-Zoom Fluke in White - Smallmouth and Largemouth go-to for me, year-round.
-Squarebill (cheaper) - A KVD 1.5 in a shad and bluegill will cover a lot of bases
-Medium Diver (cheaper) - A Strike King 3XD has caught a ton of largemouth and smallmouth for me.
With those 4 baits, you don't have a ton of money invested and you could probably catch fish most days.
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/23/2016 at 1:47 AM, wiel0059 said:Sorry to hear that man! I'd start with baits that are multi-purpose and 'year' round sort of baits. If I had to start someplace the baits I'd go to would be:
-Zoom Trick Worm (or similar shape) in Green Pumpkin or similar - Can fish it t-rigged, on a shakey head, wacky rigged or on a Drop Shot for Smallmouth or Largemouth, etc.
-Zoom Fluke in White - Smallmouth and Largemouth go-to for me, year-round.
-Squarebill (cheaper) - A KVD 1.5 in a shad and bluegill will cover a lot of bases
-Medium Diver (cheaper) - A Strike King 3XD has caught a ton of largemouth and smallmouth for me.
With those 4 baits, you don't have a ton of money invested and you could probably catch fish most days.
Thanks man good advice
BassWhole! reply :
On 4/22/2016 at 12:35 PM, Unclepepsi said:Ok so this week my tackle box fell of a friends boat and all my stuff collected over 25 years gone. I am disabled and doing the long wait for a disability hearing. The question is on very limited money where should I start rebuilding for bass fishing the waters in Maryland. Like I said money is limited but I want decent lures that will work. Where would you guys start on replacing everything if you had to. What would you get first, second...
That sucks. A while back, one day I fished for bass all day, and fished on a bluefish head boat that night. When I got back to my Wrangler about 1 AM, I found someone had broken into it and attempted to steal it. They broke the steering column, and made offf with my tackle boxes and 3 rods (and some other crap I didn't care about). Had pretty much every fresh water lure I owned there. Didn't realize how much, until I figured out what it would cost to replace, and it was like $1500 in 1980s money. Let me know if you need to borrow some lures, life is too short not to fish every chance you get.
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/23/2016 at 1:52 AM, reason said:That sucks. A while back, one day I fished for bass all day, and fished on a bluefish head boat that night. When I got back to my Wrangler about 1 AM, I found someone had broken into it and attempted to steal it. They broke the steering column, and made offf with my tackle boxes and 3 rods (and some other crap I didn't care about). Had pretty much every fresh water lure I owned there. Didn't realize how much, until I figured out what it would cost to replace, and it was like $1500 in 1980s money. Let me know if you need to borrow some lures, life is too short not to fish every chance you get.
Thanks for the offer man, I should be fine though, I is crazy to think about how much money was in that tackle box
cgolf reply :
I would start with the basics, some Grubs 3-5" (Kalins or Zoom are cheap, Kalins are the best imo) and some tubes which are also cheap. Toss in some jigheads and you could probably be back bass fishing for under 20 bucks. If fishing a lot of weeds I really like the slider heads which BPS may carry for both the tubes and grubs. I have also had good luck with the 4" BPS squirmin grub. My grub and tube box is the only box that I will never leave home without, because they still probably catch the most bass for me. Yum crawbugs have been dynamite for me too on river systems.
Hope you get back to fishing this year, I couldn't imagine a year without it now, it is my mental break from this crazy thing we call life.
J Francho reply :
I'd start with what I wanted to throw today, if I was going out soon. It's that simple. Let your needs dictate what you buy. Don't just grab whatever shiny, new doodad because the salesperson (or us :P) told you to get it.
Josh Smith reply :
What is your preferred type of lure?
Josh
Raul reply :
Out of the gazzillion dollars I have invested in tackle I´m pretty sure that with around $500 ( or maybe even less ) I would have all the lures I really fish with 95% of the time in 95% of the places if I lost all my stuff like you did. Sad considering all the money I´ve spent throughout the years but ....... purchasing s*t I´m not going to use is as fun as fishing.
Unclepepsi reply :
I like assorted soft plastics and jigs the most along with the bomber type lures
On 4/23/2016 at 3:25 AM, Raul said:Out of the gazzillion dollars I have invested in tackle I´m pretty sure that with around $500 ( or maybe even less ) I would have all the lures I really fish with 95% of the time in 95% of the places if I lost all my stuff like you did. Sad considering all the money I´ve spent throughout the years but ....... purchasing s*t I´m not going to use is as fun as fishing.
I agree collecting was just as much fun
On 4/23/2016 at 2:54 AM, J Francho said:I'd start with what I wanted to throw today, if I was going out soon. It's that simple. Let your needs dictate what you buy. Don't just grab whatever shiny, new doodad because the salesperson (or us :P) told you to get it.
good advice
Oklahoma Mike reply :
Honestly, you don't need much to get you back in the saddle. I remember when I was a kid I'd take out and fish the ponds and streams all day, and aside from the one lure I had tied on (usually an inline spinner) I might carry an extra 1 or 2 lures along just in case I got snapped off. I bet there were summers as a young teen where I fished the whole season on less than 5 lures.
You don't need to invest a pile of money on tackle to enjoy this sport. To hear you say that you may just give up til next year sounds silly. Keep things simple. Just grab 1 or 2 lures that you have confidence in and enjoy the act of fishing.
snake95 reply :
On 4/23/2016 at 1:22 AM, Unclepepsi said:think I might just call it quits till next year, kinda bummed after a trip to bass pro and walmart earlier.
Definitely don't call it quits!!!
Just to reinforce what OK Mike said so well, keep it simple, keep it cheap. In fact, you can even look at working with some basics as part of the challenge and fun of fishing.
I started fishing hard only about a year ago, after a decades-long lull. I can't think of a better way to reset your mind from negative to positive as to spend even a short time out fishing. I'm sure there are physical benefits to getting out too. For me, everything about fishing has been positive: getting outdoors, spending time with others (or alone!), plus enjoying the learning process, including getting on this board.
The other day I was out with my little girl: her Barbie combo, a hook, and gulp bait was less than 10% of the cost of my baitcasting setup and lure (maybe 2% if you included my tackle box in the equation). She caught a nice crappie and a keeper bass (if we kept fish). Me: zilch. (Barbie combo is optional).
Spend what you can, when you can. For about $10 you can walk out with a pack of 20 trickworms, 3/0 worm or WG hooks and maybe some weights. When you save up or get another $10, grab a pack of paddletails and jigheads, and maybe $2 more for a pack of stickbaits. Flip near cover, or if you are impatient like me, swim them with weights on, or take them off to fish near surface as the water warms in MD. I didn't use plastics until I learned from this board, but they are versatile, and the cheap ones work too. If you get snagged and have to break off, you don't feel so disappointed.
I'm pretty frugal, and I've tried several approaches to find affordable tackle, from auction sites to checking out every store I could. I would say the most successful cost-wise has been to check out the clearance section and occasional specials at big-box stores, and to track the fliers from the big-box sporting stores. For example, there are weekly ads for DSG and others that show what the loss-leader tackle are for that week to entice fishermen and women into the store. That said, I'm 100% all for supporting your local tackle guys, and if you have any you can go to, stop in there and ask for recommendations to suit your budget and the conditions. Good luck and stick with it!
S. Sass reply :
I have some stuff I was considering throwing up on the board to sell dirt cheap or to give to a new young person trying to get started. I have been fortunate enough that some others here gave me more than I actually purchased from them 
Also as others have said baits I will never use seem to accumulate. I would be willing to send you a package that may help motivate you to get back on the saddle if you are interested?
loudcherokee reply :
On 4/23/2016 at 9:43 PM, S. Sass said:I have some stuff I was considering throwing up on the board to sell dirt cheap or to give to a new young person trying to get started. I have been fortunate enough that some others here gave me more than I actually purchased from them
Also as others have said baits I will never use seem to accumulate. I would be willing to send you a package that may help motivate you to get back on the saddle if you are interested?
Awesome idea. I could probably pitch in a few bags of plastics as well.
LC
S. Sass reply :
Just to clarify I said send you a package but rereading that I didn't mean like a single package of worms or something. I meant like a jump start of many different types of lures/baits. Similar to what I did here.
Josh Smith reply :
Pepsi,
That's what I'd hoped. PM me your address and I will send you some soft plastics and maybe some other goodies.
What kind of rod(s) and reel(s) do you have? I don't want to send anything that will overload your gear.
Josh
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/23/2016 at 6:45 PM, Oklahoma Mike said:Honestly, you don't need much to get you back in the saddle. I remember when I was a kid I'd take out and fish the ponds and streams all day, and aside from the one lure I had tied on (usually an inline spinner) I might carry an extra 1 or 2 lures along just in case I got snapped off. I bet there were summers as a young teen where I fished the whole season on less than 5 lures.
You don't need to invest a pile of money on tackle to enjoy this sport. To hear you say that you may just give up til next year sounds silly. Keep things simple. Just grab 1 or 2 lures that you have confidence in and enjoy the act of fishing.
I am not planning on calling it quits forever, just till next year, I feel frustrated and overwhelmed. It makes me anxious right now to even think about going out o the water. Thanks for the tips though
On 4/23/2016 at 11:50 PM, Josh Smith said:Pepsi,
That's what I'd hoped. PM me your address and I will send you some soft plastics and maybe some other goodies.
What kind of rod(s) and reel(s) do you have? I don't want to send anything that will overload your gear.
Josh
You dont have to do that Josh
On 4/23/2016 at 9:43 PM, S. Sass said:I have some stuff I was considering throwing up on the board to sell dirt cheap or to give to a new young person trying to get started. I have been fortunate enough that some others here gave me more than I actually purchased from them
I am interested let me know how much you need
On 4/23/2016 at 11:50 PM, Josh Smith said:Pepsi,
That's what I'd hoped. PM me your address and I will send you some soft plastics and maybe some other goodies.
What kind of rod(s) and reel(s) do you have? I don't want to send anything that will overload your gear.
Josh
I can send you some money if you need it though, I wasnt looking for people to give me stuff
On 4/23/2016 at 10:51 PM, S. Sass said:Just to clarify I said send you a package but rereading that I didn't mean like a single package of worms or something. I meant like a jump start of many different types of lures/baits. Similar to what I did here.
Thanks you didnt have to do that
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/23/2016 at 9:43 PM, S. Sass said:I have some stuff I was considering throwing up on the board to sell dirt cheap or to give to a new young person trying to get started. I have been fortunate enough that some others here gave me more than I actually purchased from them
I am interested let me know how much
S. Sass reply :
I'll put some stuff together tonight and get with ya. No money needed.
I think people are more willing to help because you did not ask outright for freebies. Had you started that way I would have never responded most likely.
Josh Smith reply :
Pepsi,
No biggie. Send me your address and I'll send stuff. I have a (non-fishing-related) business, so I'll throw a logo or something in there and we can call it a promotion, if that helps. Just take it, man! :)
If I thought you were trying to get free stuff, I wouldn't offer.
Just tell me what weights you fish.
Josh
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/24/2016 at 1:52 AM, S. Sass said:I'll put some stuff together tonight and get with ya. No money needed.
I think people are more willing to help because you did not ask outright for freebies. Had you started that way I would have never responded most likely.
well thank you, I really appreciate it.
burrows reply :
My tackle was stolen out of my truck before its sad and depressing. I had to start over missed a season. But I started back up by filling up a 3700 with square bills then just continued filling 3700s and now I can honestly say that I built up my arsenal even better than before.
deaknh03 reply :
I had a loser steal all my gear as well..20+ years of stuff. I made a decent comeback, my garage now looks like a jdm marketplace. I also filled up the losers washing machine with a bag of rock salt and let it run.
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/24/2016 at 8:30 AM, deaknh03 said:I had a loser steal all my gear as well..20+ years of stuff. I made a decent comeback, my garage now looks like a jdm marketplace. I also filled up the losers washing machine with a bag of rock salt and let it run.
Wow, I am glad you came back and got even, unfortunately the only person at fault was myself.
Evan K reply :
On 4/24/2016 at 8:30 AM, deaknh03 said:I had a loser steal all my gear as well..20+ years of stuff. I made a decent comeback, my garage now looks like a jdm marketplace. I also filled up the losers washing machine with a bag of rock salt and let it run.
This is a story I want to hear.
DogBone_384 reply :
Drop me a PM with your address. I've got a SpiderWire tackle bag I no longer use. Give it a good home.
S. Sass reply :
First pic is pretty much all of what I was throwing in but i am sure there will be a few extras. The other pictures are some closer up ones.
If there is something specific you like to use let me know I might have some. Please PM me your address and i will try to ship out Monday.
Kevin22 reply :
My best advice is to go to walmart and buy a pack of eagle claw 3/16 worm weights (0.97), a pack of eagle claw 4/0 worm hooks (1.97), a pack of yum dingers (2.99) and a pack of zoom craws $2.99). That will let you go fishing for less than 10 bucks and will catch a bass anywhere there are... bass.
Find a nice shady spot to bank fish and relax.
Unclepepsi reply :
On 4/24/2016 at 10:27 AM, Kevin22 said:My best advice is to go to walmart and buy a pack of eagle claw 3/16 worm weights (0.97), a pack of eagle claw 4/0 worm hooks (1.97), a pack of yum dingers (2.99) and a pack of zoom craws $2.99). That will let you go fishing for less than 10 bucks and will catch a bass anywhere there are... bass.
Find a nice shady spot to bank fish and relax.
Thanks for the advice, I am usually a very active fisher but you know I could use a relaxing sit on the bank worm and bobber kinda day
BassThumb reply :
On 4/22/2016 at 7:46 PM, Further North said:UnclePepsi: If you have homeowners insurance they will likely cover the cost of replacing your tackle.
If you're renting, not sure if renter's insurance will.
I don't see why homeowner's insurance would be liable to cover the accidental loss of something that occurred far away from the home. That would really jack up the cost of insurance!
This is from Allstate insurance.
"You are headed on vacation to the Caribbean and realize two hours into your flight that you left your camera under a chair in the airport. When you land, you call the airport and the airline, but your camera is nowhere to be found. That may leave you wondering whether your homeowners or renters insurance will cover the loss.
You'll likely find that a standard policy for a home, condo or rental property doesn't provide coverage for lost items. Instead, those policies typically cover specific risks, known as perils. So while a camera or other items you own may be covered if they are stolen or damaged in a fire, that coverage typically won't extend to belongings that you lose or misplace."
Further North reply :
On 4/25/2016 at 2:03 AM, BassThumb said:I don't see why homeowner's insurance would be liable to cover the accidental loss of something that occurred far away from the home. That would really jack up the cost of insurance!
I don't know why either...but it was covered. Saved me about $1500 after my deductible...sometimes all those years of coughing up premiums pays off.
BassThumb reply :
On 4/25/2016 at 3:27 AM, Further North said:I don't know why either...but it was covered. Saved me about $1500 after my deductible...sometimes all those years of coughing up premiums pays off.
I'm surprised by that. It's good to know!
Last_Cast reply :
Good luck man!
As you can see we have some great people on the forums.
DogBone_384 reply :
Just got a PM from Unclepepsi. It looks like the membership accomplished its mission.
He's very thankful and excited to get back out on the water.
I hope he catches a new PB.
Tight lines everyone.
Unclepepsi reply :
I want to thanks everyone for thier tips advice and generosity. I would not have a fishing season without you guys. Thanks to all who sent me stuff, it was unexpected and a complete shock. There are plenty of things to get me started. I look forward to being part of this community and sharing my experiences with you all. Happy Fishing my friends.
scaleface reply :
In 25 years , what lures have been your most productive ?
Ghostshad reply :
A Gun.
Munkin reply :
On 4/30/2016 at 9:51 PM, scaleface said:In 25 years , what lures have been your most productive ?
Sex Panther, 60% of the time it works every time!
Allen
jitterbug127 reply :
I'd I had to start over and needed to keep it cheap id say fish the 3 water columns. Top, middle and bottom
Spook in bone is my favorite top water
Square Bill in shad pattern 1.5 size
And senko in green pumpkin for Texas rigs, c dog, drop shot etc. So versatile
If you didmt want to use crankbait I'd get chatterbait.
I do lots it my fishing with just a spook, chatterbait and senko. They are a great combo to cover lots of needs.
deaknh03 reply :
On 5/1/2016 at 10:05 AM, Munkin said:Sex Panther, 60% of the time it works every time!
Allen
I've yet to try that...sounds illegal in 48 states.
Munkin reply :
On 5/2/2016 at 8:26 PM, deaknh03 said:I've yet to try that...sounds illegal in 48 states.
It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good. = Brian Fantana
Mothercanucker reply :
oh man. That's disheartening. I would absolutely lose it if I lost my tackle. How could one insure it? Take pics? Document the purchase of every single lure you buy? uggh Alot of good advice here. I'm addicted to collecting too and trying new things all the time but now I've finally feel that I know what works for my area and species that I could eliminate 3/4 of what I've collected and stick with a few main presentations and patterns with success and no need for the hundreds and hundreds of cranks and plastics. Good luck on your quest and hearing sir.
Yeajray231 reply :
I see combo kits all the time. Like YUM where you can get a bunch of worms ,craws , hooks weights in an assortment of colors for 19.99. I know they aren't gycb but I catch fish on dingers nearly Everytime I throw them. Walmart has flukes for like 2.99 . It's all about whatever style you like. You can find some fishing catching bargains for sure
AustinHellickson reply :
On 4/22/2016 at 12:35 PM, Unclepepsi said:Ok so this week my tackle box fell of a friends boat and all my stuff collected over 25 years gone. I am disabled and doing the long wait for a disability hearing. The question is on very limited money where should I start rebuilding for bass fishing the waters in Maryland. Like I said money is limited but I want decent lures that will work. Where would you guys start on replacing everything if you had to. What would you get first, second...
Senkos
bigfruits reply :
im prob late to the party but I followed these guys ^^^
3/8oz white spinnerbait
3/8oz black cavitron buzzbait
2 rat-l-traps
some of those cheap KVD crankbaits
senkos
jigs
jig trailers
plastic worms and creatures/worm hooks/worm weights.
I could live on that for a a few months.
djtrekker reply :
My order would be:
assorted worm hooks and weighted jig hooks w/weed guard (for tubes)
assorted worm weights
package of 4" senkos in pumpkinseed or purple
package of 7" senkos (I like yellow but that's just me...)
package of green tubes
1 buzzbait, white/chartreuse trailer
1 spinner bait
1 frog
1 spook jr
That's my starter package. I often sit on senkos all day; you will hear that often...you can also throw senkos without any weight - they cast like a bullet and sink nicely without weights.
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