Need Help With Fishing Trip List

Spares; trolling motor and big engine props and tools to replace them.
Trailer spare tire and wheel grease.
Didn't see any electronics mentoned, don't leave home without you sonar.
Spare sunglasses and large brim hat to sight fish with.
Towells.
anchor and rope.
Drinking water while you are fishing, beer after. Coffee thermos and jacket for the mornings.
flotation cushion and fire extinguisher.
You don't need net, lip those big bass.
Tom
Ps; you might want to make up a "keep alive" stringer. I use 2 stainless steel D ring locking clips , 8' of 300 lb mono (marlin leader) with a stopper about 3' from the bottom. Use a large swivel clip (dog leash type) on the bottom with a 1 lb sinker to keep the bass down. Fasten the stringer near your live well box and remember to put the big bass into the box when you pick up to move. I used this type of stringer for over 30 years to keep big bass alive outside of the live well because the big girls go into shock in a live well and you don't need to worry about the aerator running your battery down.

Thanks Tom. If I didn't know better I would say you have done this before. LOL :rofl1:

I didn't think about the drinking water or the anchor.

I have the sonar with my tackle bag and the fire extinguisher is already mounted to the boat thank goodness, because I promise you I would have left it out for sure.

I will have to go out and get some wheel grease and a spare tire.
This is begining to cost a little. LOL It should be worth it.

I will add the extension cord to my list as well.

The lodge will have a place to charge my battery so I can scratch off the battery charger.

Thanks guys and please keep the list going if possible.

A few things I never go fishing without:

• Advil (a headache would suck)
• Rolaids/Tums (heartburn sucks even worse lol)
• Immodium AD - Diarhea will MESS up a fishing trip! (I actually take one before I head on every trip so I dont have to worry about mother nature until later than evening when I am back on land.)

Put all the above in your First Aid Kit! Be sure to have a few new and sealed straight edge razors too in case of snake bite. They aren't common but with the warming temps I'm sure snakes will be out catchin some heat in the sun. A bite would suck but if you are prepared for it you will be better off.

Also how about:

• A filet knife
• A frying pan
• Some charcoal

in case ya want to catch some crappie or brim and have a good fresh fish dinner

If I think of any thing else I will post it

Bobby,

Marina's there do not have extra battery chargers that their customers can use to charge their batteries that I know of. Unless they told you that you could use one I would not assume this. They have outlets from which you plug your extension cord in and then into your battery charger. If your boat doesn't have one built in you will need to bring one. I just wanted to clarify that.

No one has mentioned lures to bring. I used to fish Lake Fork dozens and dozens and dozens of times each year. In the pre spawn time this is what I would be fishing with:

1) RED rattle traps. (Yep, this is where this all started with me haha) I would try the XCalibur Royal Red one which is the one in my avatar. Not many people use that still. Most use Bill Lewis Rattle Traps.
2) White 1/2 ounce or 1/4 ounce spinnerbait with a small gold colorado blade and a chrome Willow blade.
3) Senko's in Black and blue and Watermelon Red. Dip the tails of the Watermelon red ones in Chartreuse Spike it. But only the last 1/8 inch. This mimicks brim as they have a rim this color on the ends of their tail.
4) Black and blue 1/2 ounce jig with a sweet beaver or similar trailer.
5) Devil's Horse in Silver sides with black back and orange belly. Or in Frog pattern with orange belly.
6) Lizards in Watermelon Red. Use with the smallest weight possible or sometimes weightless for best presentation. I would never use this for spawning fish with more then an 1/8 ounce weight. Usually 1/16th is all you need.

I will send you a map I made for someone else from that website (which shall remain un named by me) that is putting this shindig on.

The Game Wardens are out allot this time of year so just make sure everything in your boat is working. If you do not have a horn bring a whistle or an airhorn. But Bobby, have fun and don't sweat the small stuff. Lake Fork has humbled better men then you and I before and sometimes gets the best of all of us. Other times she can be pretty good

Here are area's that I have personally done good in:

WhiteOak.
Back of Birch. I mean all the way back way past the power lines and around the second powerlines
Glade

Those are major spawning grounds. There are still lots of fish staging off of points to all of these back areas. So make sure you fish points while you are there. Even secondary points inside of these large arms. Basically look for any cove that is a good spawn area and then back out till you find where it breaks into deep water and any points start there first thing. This is where the big girls live. Use that red trap allot. Believe me it works there. Spinnerbaits work real well there also. They are better in February though. Senko and those types are awesome right now in shallow water.

Good luck bro.