FISHING
Bringing essentials guarantees a great day of fi shing
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A perfect fi shing trip can be attained if you bring the essentials for your day on the water at Lake of the Ozarks. Being prepared with the right equipment and other essentials is the key to having a successful day of fi shing. Whether you are a novice angler or a seasoned pro, you increase your odds of catching fi sh by bringing the right stuff with you on the lake. The right rod, reel and line for the species of fi sh you are pursuing are the most essential tackle you need to catch fi sh. If you prefer catching panfi sh such as bluegill and crappie, you should bring an ultralight, light or medium-light action rod and spincast or spinning reel spooled with 2-, 4- or 6-pound monofi lament or fl uorocarbon line for casting the lightweight baits you will be using. Bass fi shing requires a 6- to 8-foot medium or heavy action casting rod and a baitcast reel Whether you are a fi lled with 10- to 25-pound novice angler or a monofi lament, fl uorocarbon or braid line for throwing seasoned pro, you heavy lures such as jigs, spinincrease your odds nerbaits and crankbaits. Bass anglers can also use smaller of catching fi sh by soft plastic baits with 6- to 7foot medium or mediumbringing the right heavy action spinning rods stuff with you on and spinning reels spooled with 6-, 8- or 10-pound the lake. monofi lament or fl uorocarbon line. If you want to catch heavyweight catfi sh, you better bring an 8- or 10-foot heavy action casting or spinning rod and a baitcast or spinning reel with a large capacity spool fi lled with 30- to 100-pound monofi lament or braided line. Novice anglers should bring along live bait to ensure having a good day on the water. Crickets, mealworms and earthworms are excellent choices for bluegill and other sunfi sh, while minnows are the best option for crappie. The best baits for bass are large minnows, crayfi sh and nightcrawlers. Catfi sh will bite a variety of baits including, nightcrawlers, cut shad or sunfi sh, minnows, crayfi sh, goldfi sh and prepared baits. A tackle box full of various size hooks, sinkers and bobbers is essential for fi shing with live bait. Advanced crappie and bass anglers or anyone who prefers catching and releasing fi sh usually rely on artifi cial lures to prevent from deep hooking their catch. Savvy crappie anglers stock their tackle boxes with a mixture of jigheads in sizes ranging from 1⁄ 32 to 1⁄ 8 ounce and soft plastic grubs, swimbaits and minnow-shaped imitators.
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