Walking into any fishing store will attempt to sell you hundreds of things you may not need. For what you will actually need in a fishing rods tackle box to help fishing, is as follows.

Essentials First

Different sizes of hooks. For standard fishing, a pack of size 10, 12, and 14 is good. For fishing pike or carp, bigger hooks are needed (sizes 2-6). Don’t buy the big brand hooks as they are a waste of money; cheap hooks work just the same, and you will end up loosing plenty of hooks to the ground, so why waste money on the fancy ones.

Weights needed to effectively get bait down. A pack of split shot and a few bigger legers (weighing 1-2oz) will work for most situations. The split shots that can be clipped on are easier to use, and much better in stressful situations like when the fish are biting.

Floats are needed for when you are not fishing on the bottom of the body of water. For rivers, stick floats are needed, and for still water a few waggler floats will help. You really do not need all the types of floats-not even close to 20- like the fishing fanatics tell you.Keep a Spare Spool In Your Line Box: Avoid discovering your line is damaged when you are far away from a store. A 6 lb. line works for most species. Lighter line (3-4 lb) works best for panfish, while a heavier line (10-12 lb) is better when targeting pike.

Swivels are used to stop line twists. A pack of 10 sized swivels costs around £2 and lasts quite a long time.

Bait Box: A bait box that can seal properly is a serious necessity. It is a nightmare to have bait escape your box and find it squirming around your car.

Catapult is also useful when using ground bait or loose feed. A cheap catapult is just as effective as models with high prices.

Spare bait hooks – no hassle and frustration trying to tie them up with frozen fingers.

What You Don’t Need

Simplify your tackle box. You aren’t going to be using half the stuff in there anyway and it you have a lighter box you are more likely to actually go fishing. Start with the basics then add stuff as you figure out you need it instead of just buying everything up front.