>>842815Are you fishing in,
Saltwater
off a pier
off rocks
off boats
Freshwater
off boats
in big slow rivers
in clear mountain streams
in farm ponds
on lakes
Are you fishing for,
catfish
panfish
turtles
sportfish
So on and so forth. Every one of those dictates what type of bait and tackle you should be using for maximum effectiveness.
Normally, you can't go wrong with,
bobber + baithook + live nightcrawler
santee cooper rig + cut baitfish/live baitfish
carolina rig + plastic worm
inline spinner
jitterbug
swimbait (expensive)
popper
gang troll/lake troll (expensive)
weedless buzzbait
weedless topwater frog
rapala original floater or similar lookalike
guide to typing most fishing knots
Just get the size lure you need for the size fish you want to target.