| Has anyone had the experience of getting to | | | | small boxes of spinners, spoons, and rapala's |
| your favorite trout stream, wading out into | | | | in my vest as well. After all, I am an |
| the water, then reaching into one of your | | | | angler, and as we all know you can never have |
| pockets to add a couple of split shot to your | | | | enough crap. But there are days when the |
| line, only to then realize that you don't | | | | fish just won't even look at a worm, and for |
| have any with you! Son of a bit.......!!!! | | | | example, the only thing that you can catch |
| This is no fun. Having your fishing | | | | them on is a 1/8 ounce black Rooster Tail. |
| equipment stocked up ready to go is paramount | | | | I've had this exact experience before. I |
| to your enjoyment. | | | | caught 18" Rainbow Trout every second or |
| | | | third cast on a black Rooster Tail, and I |
| One of my mottos is, "if you think you have | | | | hadn't even gotten a bump on anything else |
| enough of whatever type of terminal tackle | | | | for three hours. And during the time that I |
| that you may use, add one more package." For | | | | was catching those trout, I got snagged and |
| most of my river fishing excursions, I will | | | | lost my Rooster tail. Now what do you think |
| almost exclusively use, split shot sinkers, | | | | might have happened if I didn't have another |
| swivels, gang hooks, and live bait (mostly | | | | one that was exactly the same in my vest? It |
| worms). That's really all of the fishing | | | | wouldn't have been good if there had been |
| gear that I need with me, but I need plenty | | | | children within earshot, because the |
| of it. With the style of fishing I learned | | | | profanities would have been flying. But as |
| from my mentor, you get snagged a lot. And | | | | it was, all was well, because I always carry |
| that means that you retie quite a bit. And | | | | back-ups. I would suggest that you do the |
| that means that to have extra stuff, rather | | | | same.How about wading a mile and a half |
| than not enough.It's always a good idea to | | | | downstream in 40 degree weather and realizing |
| have extra line with you as well. I've seen | | | | that there's a hole in your waders? Oh yea, |
| many, many anglers who don't change their | | | | this is no fun either. To be truly ready to |
| line nearly enough. I personally use four | | | | wade fish, for god's sake, carry a patch kit |
| pound test, and with the amount of fishing I | | | | in your vest as well. If anything like this |
| do, I have to change my line at least once a | | | | happens to you, you'll be thanking old TK. |
| month. When fishing with line this small, | | | | Hopefully I've given you something to |
| catching one big fish can all but ruin it. | | | | consider at least.Trevor Kugler |
| So having an extra spool or two of line with | | | | |
| you, it's a must. This way you can just | | | | Co-founder of Trevor has more than 20 years |
| change your line on the bank of the river, | | | | of fishing experience, and specializes in |
| rather than having to go home.I can't lie | | | | ultralight river fishing. |
| here though. Although split shot, gang | | | | |
| hooks, swivels, and live bait are the fishing | | | | - products and information to save you time |
| equipment I use most, I also have a couple of | | | | and help you catch more fish. |