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A UK Fisherman’s Guide to Loading Up Your Fishing Tackle Boxes With Everything You Must Have

As fishing season gets underway and you prepare for your first outing, remember that a lot of the fun comes from getting your tackle box loaded up with the things you’ll need for the trip. Even though you probably won’t forget to take hooks, bobbers, leaders, line and sinkers, you may not remember everything—and leaving something important out could mean not enjoying your trip as much. These are a handful of items that are essential equipment for any angler.

Fishing Tackle Boxes -Pliers with a Needle Nose

Needle nose pliers are a great addition to any tackle box. Pliers will allow you to quickly take the hooks out of your 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. Needle nose pliers are also good for crimping split shot and leaders onto your line.

Knife

Pick a strong knife that can be used for many things. A blade made of stainless steel is crucial, together with a moderately big blade. A partly serrated blade provides you with maximum usefulness. Cleaning and preparing the fish is another reason why the blade must be sturdy. Two excellent accessories found on a quality knife are a remover and a scaler~scaler and hook remover}.

File

If you work at it, you can learn to sharpen your hooks and knife with a file. Choose a small triangular shaped file with a different abrasive surface on each side. 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. Unravel some and stick in inside a waterproof bag. Make sure to take plenty though, and you may want to add some paper towels or Kleenexes, too. If you need to make a fire, these paper items make great tinder.

Fishing Tackle Boxes -Fingernail Clipper

Most clippers include a file that’s useful for making hooks sharp. The clipper part can be used for clipping the line.

Cigarette Lighter

You never know when you’re going to need a fire. Lighters are also handy for melting the ends of a rope to avoid fraying and to fix messed up plastic worms.

First Aid Kit

The best option is to buy a small, pocket sized kit. Any first-aid kit must at least have bandages, an antibiotic, and something to clean out a wound. An Ace® bandage and gauze pads are good items to add to the kit. You should also carry a pain-killer such as Tylenol. Finally, don’t forget the sunscreen.

Insect Spray

Nothing can spoil an outdoors outing quite like being annoyed by insects—so make certain to take a good, quality brand of insect spray with you that’s effective against whatever bugs you might expect to find around the water.

Fishing Tackle Boxes -Compact Snacks

Carry a granola snack or energy drink, for example. They are part of a good, healthy lunch—and so are raisins and nuts.

Once you’re gear is all squared away, you can think about how to catch a nice, big fish!

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