If you could bring 1 tacklebox

[Eyesore]

what would it hold?

[Stezostedion vitreum man]

Eyesore,

It depends on the size you're talking about. If it was the size of a footlocker, this would accomodate about half of my lures, spinners, bottom bouncers, jigs, and all associated hardware. If somewhat smaller, say the size of a small toolbox, about half of my lead head jigs, of all different sizes and shapes, would fit into that. The next question to be answered: would I be able to lift either of these into my boat?

This may sound like overkill, but is very close to the truth. Remember to keep your eyes open and your feet dry.

S.v.m

[REW]

If I were spring fishing Walleyes, I would have a dozen jigs - 1/8 - 1/4 oz, a few lindy rig weights and a few hooks.

If I were in the summer, I would add a few heavier jigs, add some spinners, and crawler rigs, as well as a few crank baits.

When you get to fall fishing, you drop off on some of the jigs and add a few more crank baits.

When you get to winter fishing, you go ligher in the jigs, and add a few blade baits. Of course you always keep the plain hook and or bobber for all seasons.

If you work shallower water - that contains weeds, jigs with weed guards are in order.

Carry a couple of spools of different line test - to cover a couple of conditions. Typically spool with 6 lb test for most open water fishing conditions. go down to 4 lb test - if you are using a soft rod with a very light live bait bite. go up to 8 or 10 lb for snaggy bottoms and or crank baits.

In general, walleye fishing - is very simple and many folks make it much too complicated and carry much too much tackle.

Learn your home waters -- typically water clarity will determine a small pattern of colors that are effective. As you go to different waters, with different clarity, you might have to go to slightly different colors. Obviously color is also dependent on prey of choice in a given body of water as well.

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Now, if you are fishing a different species, you have an entirely different list, but as Paul Harvey would say, that is another story.

Take care

REW

[REW]

p.s.
This reminds me of a couple of very well known central MN guides.
For each season, they basically have about two baits.
a. Jig - either yellow, chartruse, or red.
b. Hook, and weight (lindy rig.)

They almost always have their clients back to the docks with their limits, and for each body of water that they fish on - they either use the jig, or the lindy rig, and almost never change.

these guides have a box of about 100 jigs in about two sizes and 3 colors and a box of hooks and weights.

As I said earlier, life really can be simple.

Take care

REW

[BD]

Size? As the old joke goes; A Winnebago with 36,000 compartments.

[Frank from TBay]

Good post REW. In my neck of the woods if you cannot get them on jigs or live bait better go back to camp and fire up the sauna. I like to anchor and fish where I spend my summers at. We troll as well but sitting at anchor fishing with a bobber in my eyes is heaven.