Life is fairly simple for me in the equipment dept. That's a definite advantage of the Canal.
One jig bag about 4 inches wide , eight inches long and 4 or 5 inches deep made of heavy , tough material (Nylon mat weave works good) .
Add a nice wide strap cause jigs are heavy and a thin one will kill your shoulder.
In the bag I put :
5- 2 Oz ball jigs (bare , not even painted)
5 -3 OZ balljigs
3-4OZ ball jigs
5 -4 OZ white smilin Bill bucktail jigs.
3- 4 OZ black smilin Bil bucktail
5 -2 OZ white SB bucktail jigs
2 -5 OZ white SB bucktail jigs
1 bag fin s fish dark( not black)
1 bag fin s fish white
10 white 8 inch curltail grubs
10 black 8 inch curltail grubs
5 herring colored shad bodies
3 white Ledgerunner midi sized jerk grubs
3 black Ledgerunner midi sized jerk grubs
tape measure
Swiss Army Knife
head lamp
water proof flashlight cliped to bag strap
Nickel plated long nose cutting pliers
1 spool 50 Lb Ande pink
1 -10 pack 8/0 mustads for any kind of bait from herring to eels
Lip grip type scale (Berkley)
Second sping scale with big dial for use only on really nig ones!! Hey , you never know when you'll need it!!
A Rod capable of handling 2 to 5 OZ and a big fish in the current. XRA 1205 last 3 or 4 years , this year a Century I made for myself.
An Abu BG 7000CL Reel (one great reel!!) spooled with 50 LB Spectron.
A good pair of Knee high boots
a good Raincoat with lots of pockets.
A hooded sweatshirt
About 6 Tylenal in your pocket
Bottle of water with me , plenty in truck
Some hard candies like fireballs or Giant lifesavers , etc
A rod ion one hand , water in the other . Small bag over the shoulder and off we go. Tarveling light has its advantages.
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