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Tackle Box - flyin fishing Canada
Sample list of items to consider for Walleye and Northern Tackle Box:
Jigs: (Minimum numbers since you will loose them in heavier timber environments)
10 - 1/4 oz. Chartreuse
10 - 3/8 oz. Chartreuse
10 - 1/4 oz. Orange
10 - 3/8 oz. Orange
10 - 1/4 oz. White
10 - 3/8 oz. White
Also consider the use of slip sinkers/bobbers for "bottom bouncing" technique.
Plastic Bodies and Trailers:
50 - 3" grub Chartreuse
50 - 3" shad Chartreuse
50 - 3" grub Black
50 - 3" shad Silver/Black
50 - 3" grub White
50 - 3" shad White
Spoons:
2 - 1/4 oz. Red/White Daredevils
2 - 1/4 oz. Five of Diamonds
2 - 1/4 oz. Johnson's Silver Minnows
2 - 5/8 oz. Doctor Spoons
2 - 1/4 oz. Mepps Timble Doodle or Northland JawBreaker Spoons in assorted colors
(at least one FireTiger)
Spinners and Bucktails:
2 - #2 Mepps Bucktails (Gold or Silver Blades)
2 - #5 Mepps Bucktails (Gold or Silver Blades)
2 - Large Musky style in line spinners in bright fluorescent colors
4 - Large Spinnerbaits in natural colors (Walleye or Perch; Northland Bionic Bucktail is a good choice)
2 - Hildebrandt Titanium Flex-Tec
4 - Buzz baits in white or fluorescent colors
Crank Baits:
Shad Raps SR8 and SR9 in firetiger, black/gold, blue/silver
Husky Jerk Y 2 oz. In firetiger, black/gold, blue/silver, perch
Jointed Rapalas J-11 and J-13 in firetiger, clown, blue/silver, orange/gold
Rat L Traps 1/2 oz. (floaters and sinkers) in firetiger, blue/silver
Thunderstick 3/8 oz. in firetiger, green glow in the dark
Terminal Tackle:
The most overlooked aspect of the tackle box.
25 snap swivels
12 12" wire leaders
25 #10 barrel swivel (tie 2 feet ahead of your jig to eliminate line twists)
Leader line in whatever test you choose (usually 6 - 8 lbs.)