Three Fishing Accessories for Shoreline Anglers
I am not one to carry the everything and the kitchen sink with me when I go fishing. I believe in being mobile to find the fish instead of waiting for fish to find me. As the day progresses and water temperature changes around the lake or reservoir, moving from location to location is key component to catching fish the limit. With that being said, the accessories that I value are based on:
- Easy to carry or stow away
- Provide the ability to keep or get my line back in the water as fast as possible
Basically, the accessories that I carry and value contribute to catching fish. The following five fishing accessories fall into the above criteria and are worth having to make your fishing life easier:
1. FISHING VEST
Fishing vest are great fishing accessory as they provide much needed pockets to keep the selection of bait that you are going to fish with in addition to other tackle such as sinkers and hooks. A fishing vest comes in very handy for the pure mobile angler. I vary on my technique as sometimes I will only move short distances and prefer trying out a variety of terminal tackle and baits to develop skill and explore new techniques. During these occasions, a fishing vest is not my preferred accessory. When being a mobile angler, select a small collection of baits that you plan on using and gather a small collection of sinkers, hooks or floats that you vary from to catch fish. Managing your tackle to be effective when moving around the shoreline is the key and a fishing vest is a great fishing accessory for this method.
2. TACKLE STORAGE CASE
A great way to store your lures, baits, hooks, sinkers, etc is with a fishing storage binder. A lot of people like the hard body fishing tackle boxes but I’m not one of those people. A tackle box is simply too structured for me to move around with, even short distances. I use a soft body tackle case similar to a gym bag that I can strap around my neck and move around with both hands free to focus on casting out ahead of me and trying to trigger a strike. A fishing tackle utility binder as the one shown here is a great way to organize your stuff so it’s easy to get to and to pick that right lure for that water condition. In addition, it allows you to pre-tie your lures and hooks and to keep it all in one nice, closed pocket for quick access and rigging. I highly recommend this method of storing your fishing tackle whether being mobile is important to you or not.
3. FISHING KAYAK
Okay, I’ll admit that this is a stretch however I am on a fishing kayak hang-up right now – I must have one!
Although I do take pride in being a shoreline angler and being able to catch fish from the shore, there is definitely something about getting out on the water and fishing the hard to get to places that a shoreline angler can not get to or even someone fishing from a boat. Fishing Kayaks such as the one shown here made by LifeTime are specially designed for fishing. They are extremely stable and designed not to flip over. You can even stand and fish from these fishing kayaks. These types of kayaks are light weight usually weighting less than 50 pounds and can be launched from any shore. No need to find a marina or having to use a trailer to get your boat around. Also, no fuel to pay for