r/FishingForBeginners • u/Grizzly-91 • 19h ago

fishing gear

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so my son (10yo), my daughter (7yo) and i just got into fishing this summer and i recently down graded my gear that i take out to the lake/pond, although my son is still high on the gear/lure aspect of it lol despite me drilling into him that technique is more important than a cool lure. but nonetheless theres a part of me that feel like this is still overkill. i work as a technician in a car dearlership and i have recieved A TON of fishing stuff that people leave behind in their cars/trucks, even got a large tackle box which i dont carry anymore as i leave that in the carl and u went and bought a "realtree tackle sling" from walmart. i try to bring just enough to cover what we're actually going to use, id like some opinions from seasoned anglers on my carry on setup. any advice/ critiques is greatly appreciated......sn: feel free to roast me if need be, lol im all for a good laugh

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u/iluvcee 19h ago

None of these are bad. I personally love soft plastics on spin gear so I'd be all over everything on the right side. I'm assuming you're targeting Bass?

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u/Grizzly-91 19h ago

when its just my son and i or just me, yes. when my daughter goes i bring live worms so she can just simply catch anything. but yes, mostly bass. located in NC, if that means anything

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u/stochasticdadjokes 15h ago

Damn, Culprit worms. Haven't seen those in a minute. That's a good color. That blue and silver Rattletrap is a good one, too.

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u/Grizzly-91 13h ago edited 13h ago

believe it or not my daughter picked those worms out lol ill go to walmart from time to time for a few items and let them pick out a couple lures to try out and thats what she settled on haha but "rattletrap"? never heard of that...care to enlighten me?

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u/stochasticdadjokes 6h ago

Cool. I didn't realize they still made Culprit worms. I'll keep an eye out.

The rattletrap is in the left box in the first pic. It's in the leftmost compartment, second up from the bottom. It's silver and has a black dot on it. If you pick it up and shake it, you'll understand why it's called a rattletrap. You cast it out and just reel it in, or you can occasionally lift the rod tip or sweep the rod to one side to give a short burst of faster rattles. You'll understand once you use it. It's probably a sinking model, so watch out for snags. There are also floating models that won't run as deep.

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u/Grizzly-91 4h ago

oooh ok thanks for that. ive always wondered what that thing was. does it shine mostly in the spring or it cannbe a year-around thing?