What's In Your Canoe Box?

[eric1978]

I will tell you guy's a couple of mod's that I like to do. I figure that is what this place is for. I will tell just about anything short of where I was. One I like to do is add gold hooks when I break one or just change them out for one reason or another. I don't know if it really helps but I like to think it does. I usually only do it on the rear hook.

Another one I used to do to crankbaits was to take some colored pipe cleaner and wrap around the shank of the hook. I used to like to use orange or purple or a bright green.

PC beat me to the punch but, here is most of what I like to carry. The only thing I didn't take a pic of was the soft plastics.

Dang Chief, you're rollin' with some old school stuff. Just goes to show you don't have to spend a fortune on lures to be a good fisherman. My tackle box looked like that a long time ago, but over the years it's turned more high-end Japanese type stuff. But I bet most of your stuff would go toe to toe with any $20 LC or Megabass lure most days. Sometimes I think the really pretty, expensive lures with fancy paintjobs are more marketing for the fishermen, and not so important to the fish, but I'm a sucker. I never did get into the Rebel Craw crankbaits, but I like the look of all your Warts. Lots of miles on those babies. I like some of the original colors, but mostly buy the Madflash colors now. Gotta love the Warts.

[smallmouthjoe]

Wow, this is awesome. Pc, how do you rig those sliders? A lot of guys on river smallies love them I've been wanting to try them out. They're just paddle tailed worms right? Jig head?

I keep meaning to try a wiggle wart on the river, if if they work well in lakes why wouldn't they work for river smallies.

[Gavin]

Sliders...its just a lead headed worm hook from Charlie Brewer...I usually toss a finesse worms on them..Wart Modifications...I add a white rabbit strip to the back hook on some of them....picked up the tip out of one of Larry Dabblemont's books. Chiefs mods are pretty cool......Baby Lucky 13's with a skirt on the front hook. Big Piney Old School right there.

[eric1978]

I keep meaning to try a wiggle wart on the river, if if they work well in lakes why wouldn't they work for river smallies.

They do. I like them right around this time of year, and especially in early spring if we get a warm rain that raises the river a little and murkies up the water. You can find them going nuts at those times and catch fish on nearly every cast in a good spot.

[timinmo]

Hey Chief

It has been along time since I saw any one throw a Tiny Tad or Tad Polly. My Dad swore by the Tiny Tads and I have caught quite a few good fish on them. My only problem is that I am almost afraid to use them for fear of loosing any. The last ones I bought were from a collector. I don't know when they stopped making them but I have not been able to find a new source. If you know where they are available please throw me a lifeline.

To the original topic. In the canoe I have one box of jerkbaits, mainly LC, one box of topwaters , mainly WTD some poppers, one box of cranks, ranging from shallow to deep, one box of mixed lures, and a box with hooks and weights. These are all in a soft bag that has three outside pockets which hold soft plastics. This was a reduction of what I used to carry and the rest of the stuff is in a backup bag at home. I also have a wading bag which holds basically the same thing except rather than 10 or 15 topwaters I have three or four of each type lure and only two or three different soft plastics.

I find things tend to grow, so periodically I have to go through and weed out what I have not been using or resupply what I am short on.

Tim

[Wayne SW/MO]

.Baby Lucky 13's with a skirt on the front hook. Big Piney Old School right there.

Big Piney Old School, or a school teacher turned artist a little farther east?

[brownieman]

There are seveal older plugs Chief showed that are collectable.

I took some outta my box, Sonics, Lucky 13s, several that I found were pretty collectable.

I was totally surprised when I first found they were worth what they are. Dad and I made some plugs that are copy cats of them...it's just a little harder to throw them when you know they are worth 30-40 bucks and can't be store bought now.

Guess I just don't realize what an old fart I've become...never thought I would be around this long, shoulda, coulda...you know, lol.

later on

bm

[fishinwrench]

Big Piney Old School, or a school teacher turned artist a little farther east?

LOL, I started to say that....but I figured I had already breached my smart-butt comment quota for the month.

[eric1978]

There are seveal older plugs Chief showed that are collectable.

I took some outta my box, Sonics, Lucky 13s, several that I found were pretty collectable.

I was totally surprised when I first found they were worth what they are. Dad and I made some plugs that are copy cats of them...it's just a little harder to throw them when you know they are worth 30-40 bucks and can't be store bought now.

Guess I just don't realize what an old fart I've become...never thought I would be around this long, shoulda, coulda...you know, lol.

later on

bm

Yep, I sure wish I still had all my tackle from when I was a kid. Where the heck did all that stuff go, anyway? Those babies would be on ebay so fast I'd have myself a new Loomis in a week.

[Paola Cat]

The sliders are just 4" flat tail worms. I usually fish the sliders texas style. Small worm weight and a long shank cricket hook. This has always worked well for me. Salt-n-pepper is my best best color (now they'll all be doing it!!!!). I prefer to fish smaller/skinnier waters. My favorite waters are Flat Creek, the Upper Niangua, and some of the upper Niangua feeder creeks. I'm more of a numbers than a trophy smallie fisherman. PC