what tackle do i need when i go fishing on a lake?

Question

fishing for bass, trout, and catfish.

Answer 1

Bass;
Ultralight rod
reel
bullet weihgts
split shot weights
Zoom brush hogs
shank hoooks
4-10lb test line
crankbaits
jigs
spinnerbaits
topwater poppers
topwater frogs
night crawlers

Trout;
ultralight rod
reel
2-6lb test line
split shot weights
small treble hooks
small shank hooks
salmon eggs
Powerbait for trought
roostertails
Panther Martins
Thomas Bouyants
bobbers

Catfish;
Medium action rod
reel
12-25lb test line
hooks
nightcrawlers
chum
blood baits


Hope this helps, you dont need everything I listed though

Answer 2

If you are just starting out, try a rooster tail, they have landed me a lot of big fish with little effort. Trout love them in the summer and bass can't get enough during the year. Fishing in the morning is always the best, find a spot where the sun is just begining to shine on the lake. A slow spin in and a little jerk here and there will add life to the rooster tail.

Answer 3

The bare minimum for bass is a rod rigged with a soft plastic like a worm, lizard or craw. That's what I carry when I'm just going out to kill a little time from the bank. If I'm going out for some serious fishing I carry serveral rods with different lures. Always one rigged with soft plastic, and always one rigged with a spinnerbait. Usually I'll take 2 or 3 more rigged with other lures. Bring a well stocked tacklebox with plenty of hooks, sinkers, and other lures as well. It never to carry a box of nightcrawlers either. I rig them and fish them like a plastic worm. I've caught a lot of bass this way. I've also caught a decent size catfish and a huge bluegill (1 1/2 lbs) like that. For catfish take several sturdy rods rigged with heavy sinkers and 5/0 - 6/0 hooks. Fish with live bream and shiners, shad too if you can get them. For smaller cats use smaller tackle and use chicken livers and stink bait. The shiners, shad and bream can also net you some decent size bass if your fishing in the right area. I don't know much about lake trout, we don't have them in our area.

Answer 4

For trout you need to use very light tackle. Catfish need heavy tackle. Bass need heavy tackle if fishing in the brush.

Answer 5

if you want to catch bass used spin lure that had 2 spoon and the buzz bait specialy if you used buzz lure go fish early in the morning when the sun is not out yet and the water no waves you will see the buzz lure spin but you can't see it spin you only see the buzz lure that make like something swim ontop of the water its really cool american call buzz bait is number one lure i using last years this years 2007 i am using again you can catch really huge bass last years i got 2 huge small mouth bass i never catch big one like that

Answer 6

spoon works for bass and trout... I didn't think a spoon worked on bass until i caught a 6lb bass with one... Spinners are fantastic for trout. If you know how to use a floater for bass, that works pretty damn good too.

Answer 7

jig for bass
don't know about trout
hands for catfish (noodling)

Answer 8

Live bait... worms or Minnow's are the best..... you can try some artifical crawfish or you can try a few jigs ... but I swear by worms....

Answer 9

a light flicky rod, bug like lures and mudeye for bait.