When you’re gearing up for the start of fishing season, part of the fun is fitting out your fishing tackle box with all the essentials you might need. Though it’s unlikely that you’re forget hooks, bobbers, leaders, line and sinkers, you may not remember everything—and leaving something important out could mean not enjoying your trip as much. Let’s look at the “must have’s” for your fishing trip.

Fishing Tackle Boxes – Pliers with a Needle Nose

Needle nose pliers are a great addition to any tackle box. This tool makes it easy to remove hooks from fish. Make sure to select one with an integrated cutter—you’ll be glad you did should you need to take off the end of a hook prior to taking the hook out of the fish. They can also be helpful for crimping leaders and split shot onto your line.

Knife

Select a rugged, versatile knife. Choose an large, stainless steel blade. A partially serrated blade offers the most flexibility. It should also be rugged enough to fillet or clean a fish. Two fine accessories to look for when choosing a knife include a scaler and hook disgorger.

File

If you work at it, you can learn to sharpen your hooks and knife with a file. Select a little triangular shaped file with varying levels of coarseness on both sides. Some fishermen prefer to carry a whetstone, but using one correctly takes a bit of practice.

Toilet Roll

Quite honestly, there’s just no suitable replacement for toilet paper should you need some. You don’t actually have to take a complete roll with you. Roll off a decent amount of paper and place it inside a plastic bag. But be sure to take plenty and you’ll probably want to include paper towels or Kleenexes in addition. If a fire is needed on the trip, these items all burn quite well.

Fishing Tackle Boxes – Fingernail Clipper

This tool often comes with a built-in file that’s good for sharpening hooks. Also, the clipper itself is a good way to cut the line.

Lighter

It’s hard to know in advance if you’ll need to create a fire for some reason. Lighters are also handy for melting the ends of a rope to avoid fraying and to fix messed up plastic worms.

Fishing Tackle Boxes – First Aid Box

A travel sized kit is best. At the least, the kit must have antibiotic spray or ointment, and something to dress and clean the wound. An Ace® bandage and gauze pads are good items to add to the kit. Be sure to carry aspirin or another analgesic as well. And of course, no kit is complete without sunscreen.

Bug Repellent

Getting eaten up by bugs and insects is a sure-fire way to have a miserable outing, so make sure your tackle box includes some bug spray to keep those pests far, far away.

Travel-Size Snacks

Pack a few energy bars or granola bars. They are nutritious, just as raisins or nuts are.

Now you can sit back, and focus on catching a whopper!

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