Tackle Box- Must Haves

Making a trip to Cabelas to re-fill my tackle box for the upcoming open water season, lets here some suggestions for tackle box MUST haves! It can be terminal gear, bug spray, anything a good fisherman shouldn't be without!

jig eye paint buster tool-forceps-fire line scissors-lighted slip bobbers-ROOSTER TAILS-GULP-KALINS-SENKO-RAPALA HUSKY JERK-FIRST AID KIT-SUNSCREEN-DROPSHOTTING TACKLE-GULP LEECHES WORMS AND MINNOWS-SMALL PORTABLE RADIO-ICE COLD BEER!!!OR A GALLON OF WATER ON THOSE HOT DAYS!!

tp and crawfish colored twisters

Quality sunglasses... You got 2 eyes. Take care of them

advil! for the long days of casting pounders!

Don't forget the t.p.

"Emergency Drinking Water" - for when the big one gets away.

bolt cutters are for cutting hooks, either in a human in case of accident, or to get baits out of a fish like a musky's mouth to do as little damage to the fish as possible. Bolt cutters are unvaluable, especially if you fish esoconids!

Theimer, Appreciate your post, but, what would you need a bolt cutters for? Just wondering? Thanks, Pool 9.

Bottle opener

Something I keep in the boat is a side cutting pliers; to cut that hook lose that's stuck into you up to the curve of the shank.

Some odds and ends I like to carry with me... Reel oil /lube Spare reel parts Super glue...for lures and human repairs A towel. Split ring pliers. This is not really for a tackle box but, I like to keep the owners manuals for my equipment onboard in dry storage. Electronics, trolling motor outboard etc. Especially if they are relatively new to me.

Tackle varies depending on how you like to fish and what you fish for. But, across the board, I'd say a must-have is a first aid kit. One time out fishing, I was helping my fishing partner unhook a large pike. I was using a needle nose pliers and thought I was a safe distance away, but that thing started thrashing and got a tooth gash on my middle finger down to the bone. There I sat with blood running out of my finger and nothing but scummy lake water around. The next day I went out and bought a portable first-aid kit for my boat. I've used it several times.

keep your phone in the truck? what good is a phone if you keep it locked it the truck? don't keep the phone in the truck. keep it with you for emergencies. just dont be a fool and drop it in the water.

Beetle Spins, Original floating Rapalas, 4 inch powerworms, the-worm, polaroid sunglasses, split shot assortment, aberdeen hook assortment. Keep your phone in the truck unless you would need it for safety.

I like the way the Phantom thinks