tackle essentials
THIS PAGE, HOPEFULLY, WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE ESSENTIAL ITEMS YOU MUST HAVE BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT GETTING TO THE WATER TO FISH FOR MR ESOX.
WITHOUT THE ITEMS I HAVE SELECTED, YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO HOOK AND CATCH THE PIKE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU COULD END UP CAUSING DAMAGE AND STRESS TO THE FISH.
OBVIOUSLY I HAVE NOT LISTED EVERY SINGLE ITEM YOU MAY FIND IN THE TYPICAL PIKE ANGLERS TACKLE BOX, THAT WOULD TAKE AN ETERNITY, AND NOT ALL THE ITEMS WE USE ARE ESSENTIAL, BUT YOU SHOULD MAKE THE SELECTED ITEMS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY BEFORE YOU START TO BUILD UP YOUR TACKLE BOX.
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CRIMPS FOR WIRE TRACE
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LONG NOSE FORCEPS
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SHORT NOSE FORCEPS
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AUDIBLE BITE ALARM
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BOBBIN - USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BITE ALARM
- SIZE 6 - 8 TREBLE HOOKS - BARBLESS
- LINKS
- SWIVELS
- WIRE TRACE
- SCALES - WELL, YOU WILL WANT TO WEIGH YOUR PIKE ONCE YOU HAVE CAUGHT IT WON'T YOU?
YOU CAN BUY READY MADE TRACES, COMPLETE WITH HOOKS, AND ALL ARE REASONABLY PRICED, BUT NOT AS CHEAP (OR SATISFYING) AS MAKING YOUR OWN! A COUPLE OF ITEMS I DIDN'T SHOW BUT STILL AN ESSENTIAL ARE A WEIGH SLING AND A UN-HOOKING MAT TO PROTECT THE PIKE AGAINST SHARP STONES OR TREE ROOTS WHILE YOU REMOVE THE HOOKS.
