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Old 03-25-05, 09:12 PM   #1
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Just curious-what do y'all consider the most important piece of equipment to take out with you? I'm talking actual equipment, not knowlege or experience-we all know the benefit if those.

Mine would be one of these:



If you don't have sharp hooks you won't land very many.
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Old 03-25-05, 09:15 PM   #2
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Fishing line. If you ain't got that sharp hooks ain't gonna matter.
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Old 03-25-05, 09:39 PM   #3
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A reliable outboard,nothing worse than working on the boat when your supposed to be fishin.
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Old 03-25-05, 10:03 PM   #4
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Rebbasser,I think that there aren't any one thing as important than the rest of the equipment your using.If anything fails to work properly, your going to be in for a long day, if you can even get out on the water to fish. P N J
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Old 03-25-05, 10:04 PM   #5
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Default Re: Most important piece of equipment?

[quote author=Rebbasser link=board=news;num=1111795938;start=0#0 date=03/25/05 at 19:12:18]Just curious-what do y'all consider the most important piece of equipment to take out with you? I'm talking actual equipment, not knowlege or experience-we all know the benefit if those.[/quote]
Everything is important. It's pretty obvious you have to take rods, reels and lures. I'd say a pliers is pretty critical.


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If you don't have sharp hooks you won't land very many.
I don't want to sound anti-sharpness, but...When I started out, I fished a long time, perhaps 15+ years, without ever sharpening a hook. Then I got smart and realized that I was supposed to own files and use them.

But I caught my share of fish in those earlier years and after I started sharpening, I don't recall seeing a significant increase in my catch-to-strike ratio.
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Old 03-25-05, 10:48 PM   #6
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a bait monkey ha there


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Old 03-25-05, 10:51 PM   #7
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Default Re: Most important piece of equipment?

i cant decide :-/ if i dont have one thing, then the other wont work and vice versa. but i can name 3 most important things everybody needs to fish: line, hooks, and bait.
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Old 03-25-05, 11:00 PM   #8
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My truck. Can't fish if I can't get to the water.
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Old 03-25-05, 11:10 PM   #9
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Or you could run to the nearest body of water, dive in, and catch a fish barehanded.
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Old 03-25-05, 11:51 PM   #10
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[quote author=Lone_Archer link=board=news;num=1111795938;start=0#8 date=03/25/05 at 21:10:54]Or you could run to the nearest body of water, dive in, and catch a fish barehanded. [/quote]

Barehanded? I catch all my fish with my teeth. 8)
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Old 03-26-05, 12:09 AM   #11
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beer ;D
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Old 03-26-05, 04:31 AM   #12
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My wife.

To tell me all the things I'm doing wrong.
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Old 03-26-05, 08:22 AM   #13
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Me, I'm the MOST important piece of equipment Obviously without me being there, I wouldn't be able to fish at all, even barehanded or with my teeth :P. But aside from that, I guess depends on where and when I'm fishing. In winter, well warms clothes, and summer, lots of fluids. At the coal pit, my boat, since most of it's inaccessable from shore. Heck I'm with PNJ ;D Hope this helps

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Old 03-26-05, 09:25 AM   #14
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in early spring , a lot of warm clothes and a rain suit. i would much rather peel clothes off as it warms up than trying to fish while im freezing cold or wet. also your fishing license,dont want to get caugth without them. got to run catbird48
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Old 03-26-05, 02:22 PM   #15
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To me I think your ability to reason along with your whit's.

If you are going out you got to be reasonable,stoked,in the zone,sensable,and above all else intelligent!

With out these tools in you tool box you wont build crap! every trip start with a plan and it's the best planers that put the fish in the boat! A plan will help you remember things, keep your eye on the ball, prevent you from making valuable mistakes which could ultamately ruin your day of hanging fish!

Keep this in mind- make a list of things that need to go in the boat, list of things you'll need to pick up on the way,(and from my experience last year and you guy's who have known me! tell some one where your going incase something happens to you!) This way you'll won't be at the dock looking at your buddy saying where's the keys!

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Old 03-26-05, 02:37 PM   #16
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you for got keeping one eye out for drunk drivers

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Old 03-26-05, 08:56 PM   #17
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You can't fish with a hook and no line. You can't fish with a line and no hook. You can cast a line with your hand and retrieve whatever you tossed. I don't think only one thing is the most important. It is a combination of pieces and parts that make up the "one".
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Old 03-26-05, 10:11 PM   #18
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A quality, reliable reel.
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Lets have another round of beers for Tom and Zooker, I'll have a RC cola and a Moonpie, being the designated driver. ;D P N J
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Old 03-26-05, 10:18 PM   #20
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i think my tackle is the most important piece of equp. because you can't cacht anthing without bait
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you cant catch anything without a hook either, or line, or a reel.
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Old 03-26-05, 10:23 PM   #22
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Who started this whole ugly mess ? Rebbasser, you really opened up a can of worms here. ;D P N J
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Ugly mess? I just asked a simple question ;D.
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Old 03-28-05, 01:00 PM   #24
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MORE BEER PLEASE! So we can keep on going. 8)
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A little boat is in my opinion the most,cause it can get you in all the tight places that a 22 foot RANGER can't.
Next would be my senko tray.

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