Saltwater Fishing Tackle Basics

Fishing tackle can consist of a lot of things, I will explain the basics and what each component of fishing tackle is used for. In this particular article I will be covering everything on saltwater fishing. Lets start with the rod and the reel, the rod and reel are the back bone of the fishing tackle, the first thing you will need is some fishing line. Fishing line is measured in pound test, meaning the amount of weight the line can handle before it breaks. Determining what size pound test you will need totally depends on what kind of reel you are using. If you are using a spinning reel, the line could be anywhere from 5-25 pound test, depending on what size spinning reel you are using. If you are using a trolling rod and reel, you can use 30 pound test and up. You will want about 100 yards or up of line on your reel, because some fish will run for a long time, and you never want to run out of line. There are many places online where you can purchase cheap fishing reels.

Most all newer reels have a drag system on them, this is to prevent the running fish from snapping the line, if you have no drag set, this will more than likely happen, the purpose of a drag system is to tire the fish out, they can only run for so long, they will get tired before you do, when the fish stops running, then its time to reel in, keep repeating this until you got him. At the end of the fishing line, you should have a leader line attached, which should be at least 3 times strong than the line on your spool, or fishing reel. Leader lines can also be metal, which aids in fighting fish with sharp teeth, like sharks. The leader line can be connected to the fishing line via a swivel, or they can be tied together in a dropper loop knot.

There are many things that you can put on the leader line, like sinkers, bobbers, hooks and lures, these items are referred to as terminal tackle. Sinkers are used to sink the hook and bait to the bottom, or in some cases just enough to get the bait a little bit under water, very useful when fishing in a strong current. Bobbers are used in shallow water fishing, they float atop of the water and keep the bait floating just right above the bottom, the trick is to wait for the bobber to plunge, this usually means that you need to set the hook because there is a fish online. Hooks can come in many sizes, from single small hooks to triple hooks, they also have circular hooks, which are a bit more expensive but a lot more accurate in catching and hooking small fish.

James Jordan has been saltwater fishing all of his life, and has written many articles on his experience. He also has a great resource if you are looking for some Discount Fishing Rods.