Hello everyone, i'm a newbie to the fishing world. My father likes to watch fishing on TV but he has never gone out fishing. I thought that we could both go fishing together. I've already bought my rod and reel. It's a shakespeare ugly stick. My friend said it was a good rod to use. What i really need help on is what should i have in my tackle box? (ie hooks, jiggs, bait) I'm gonna fishing for carpie and similiar size fish. I need to know what size hooks to use and how many to buy or what kind of bait to use. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I take it you meant crappie not "carpie." Fishing for Panfish is pretty basic, however, can be challenging at times depending on the conditions. If you've got a body of water with plenty of structure around it, (I.E. tree limbs hanging in the water, stumps, lilly pads) you're in prime territory.
And like previously mentioned, getting a book on the fish you want to target is a great idea, to include a book on rigging and things of that nature. Ofcourse, a good book on Panfish or bream will have all that info anyways. I bought an excellent book on panfish from Walmart a few weeks ago, i'd be willing to bet that all wally worlds carry the same fishing books in the sporting goods section. I'd start there. It's a really informative book. It shows color details as to how to tie rigs, what rigs to use where, what baits and terminal tackle; the whole nine yards.
Make sure and spool your reel with light line, for bream, i'd say a small spin caster with like 4 to 6 pound line.
Good luck!
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[size 1]Hello and welcome to bigfishtackle.com!
I agree with Tarpon4me's advice to you. Will you be fishing from the bank or from a boat?
If you don't have a depth finder to locate brush and bottom patterns, I suggest cutting several bundles of your own brush, weighting it and then sinking it around specific stick ups in water depth between 12-16 ft. deep. You'll be creating a crappie habitat that will aid your fishing for years to come. You'll have to re-brush approximately every two-three years. This is how we've done it for years on Pine Creek Lake in Oklahoma and we catch loads of crappie every time!
The ugly stick is my husband's favorite rod! For crappie fishing I prefer a lighter rig. I use a 5ft Browning rod with a light weight crappie reel and 8lb. test. This enables me to feel every little bump in the water and pull the crappie right out!
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