Fantasia Fisheries

My memories of fishing as a youngster around six or seven are vivid and satisfying, I remembered I started with a "snatch pole," that my grandmother had given me. It was a long bamboo pole, that had a fishing line fixated to the end with a hook, no reel and a sinker/float depending on the tide and what was biting. The object was to cast your pole at arms reach holding tight not to let go, so the line with the hook and bait can get toward deep water and catch a bite from something decent in size. Even as a child part of the fishing gear ritual was to have our tackle boxes handy. It is important to become familiar with having the basic necessities when on a fishing trip or just a leisure activity.

For a beginner fisherman/woman the basics are required with regards to having the right gear to fish with:

*fishing pole (prices vary but popular discount stores carry variety)
*tackle box (depends on the type of fishing being done you want to be prepared)
- lures
- hooks
- first aid kit
- fishing knife
- fishing line
- sinkers
- floats

Those are basics besides what personal belongings you may want to add for general purpose. Extra clothing may not fit into you tackle box but if you plan on making a day into night event, you'd better dress appropriately, it can get quite cool near/on the water.

But with the changing times comes new inventions and there are host of unnecessary, colorful, rubbery, signature and frivolous items you are going to acquire adding to your fish gear collection. Will you use it all, probably not but you will always need your basics and that will see you through your adventure.