Today we will spend a little time talking about the equipment needed for basic fishers and your options. To start you will simply need a rod and reel, some line, a sinker, a bobber, a hook, and bait (tackle). There are many different types of each piece of equipment and you will have to decide what equipment you need depending on what you’re trying to catch. This blog post will focus on choosing a rod and reel, line, bait, and hook.The whole story can be found at http://passionate4pikes.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/mission-improbable-collecting-in-itapeacu-day-two/

Let’s start with the rods and reels. Fishing rods are long, straight, flexible poles. A basic fishing rod is 6 feet long and medium weight. Using a rod takes tension off the line, so when you’re fighting a fish the rod can bend slightly and prevent the line from breaking. There are several rod sizes–ultra light, light, medium, medium heavy, and heavy. The lighter the rod the more flexible. There are four kinds of reels–spin-cast, spinning, bait-cast, and fly. Spin-casting reel is the ideal for beginners.

Once you have chosen a rod and reel you need to decide on the type of line to use. Your line should be strong enough to handle the size fish you are catching, but light so it will not scare the fish away. There are several types of fishing line–monofilament, super lines, and fluorocarbons. If you buy a pre-spooled reel it was probably spooled with monofilament, as that is the most common line.

What about bait? There are many different types of bait: worms, grub, plastic worms, corn, bread, and even bits of hot dog will work. Worms are the most popular bait used for freshwater fishing and can be found on a dewy night with a flashlight, or go worm hunting after a fresh rain. Remember to prepare a tin can with a little grass and soil, in order to keep the worms alive.

You have bait now you need to choose a hook. The type of hook you use depends on the type of fish you are attempting to catch. The basic hooks are bait hooks, fly hooks, and lure hooks, within this scope are single, double, and treble hooks. Single hooks have a single eye, shank, and point. Double hooks are a single eye with two shanks and points. Trebles are single eye merged with three shanks and three evenly spaced points. Double and treble hooks are fairly uncommon and are used on artificial bait.

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