So you are going on a fishing trip and you want to know what the best fishing gear is. Here are a few pointers to start with on finding the best fishing gear for your fishing trip. The first thing we need to determine is where we will be getting this equipment. For starters head over to your local fishing shop and talk to the employees or owners. They will gladly let you know what is new and what is popular with the other fisherman. If there was a pro fishing tournament in the area recently. The shop owners will also share with you on what the pro fisherman bought while they where there. If you do not like the suggestions they make for your new gear. You can head to your local sporting goods store and get ideas from them as well. There is also a large number of books and articles found on the web about fishing gear. One of my favorite places to read about fishing is bassfishing.com.

So lets get started: First thing is first when it comes to having the best fishing gear. You need to make sure you have a good fishing rod. Your rod is the most important tool you will use while fishing, and you can choose from a wide range of types, styles and lengths.

• Fishing rods vary from 4 feet (for children) to 16 feet, with the average being 6 feet long. Rod length is chosen based on: the species of fish you target and the environment you will fish at.
• Know your fishing locations landscape. If your fishing hole is beside trees with overhead branches, you'll need a short, flexible rod. Flexibility -- the amount the rod can bend before breaking -- is determined by the diameter of the pole. Light rods are thin and flexible, while stronger rods are thicker and more rigid.
• Fresh Water Or Salt Water? Freshwater fishing occurs in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams, while saltwater fishing is done in oceans and along the coast. Choose a rod appropriate to the environment.
• Plan For Species Of Fish. Short, strong rods are best for landing game fish. Stronger and thicker rods should be used for large, aggressive fish. Such fish could break a lighter pole.

Those are just few things to consider when choosing a fishing rod. Your goal should be to find a rod that fits your arm and is comfortable. This will be useful on your next fishing trip. It is also a vital part to having the best fishing gear possible for your next fishing trip. If you have trouble choosing, ask someone with experience to go along or just ask the staff at a fishing store. A few pointers will quickly get you on your way -- to a world of fun.

The second most important piece of your fishing gear is your fishing reel. There are four basic types of fishing reels: Spin cast, Spinning, Casting, and Fly. All of them are used to achieve the same result, which is to hold enough line for casting and playing a fish. Here is a breakdown of the types:

• The spin cast reel is completely enclosed with the exception of a small hole in the top where the line comes out. The line wraps around a spindle located inside the upper housing. The spindle sits parallel to the fishing rod so the line comes off in a coil. The line is wound back around the spindle by a collar that catches the line where it comes off of the spindle and rotates as the crank is turned. When the trigger is pushed, the collar moves out of the way and allows line to unspool from the spindle. This type of reel also has a drag that is either controlled by a wheel located on the housing or by a large spoke ring around the base of the crank handle. The drag provides tension on the line for fighting fish and is adjustable to prevent line breakage.
• Spinning reels have a visible line spool with a wire loop at the top that moves around the spool as the reel is cranked. The wire loop is called the bail and is designed to capture the line and force it into the groove at the base of loop so it can be wound around the spindle when the reel is cranked. At the top of the spool or the base of the reel is the drag adjustment, the location varies by manufacturer and model. There will also be some type of switch to enable/disable the anti-reverse feature of the reel. Anti-reverse prevents the reel from spinning backwards if you remove your hand from the crank. The reel is designed to be hung below the rod.
• Casting reels have a visible line spool that lays perpendicular to the rod so it functions much like a winch. This type of reel has a trigger to release the spool and the spool turns when the crank is turned. There is usually a spoke wheel drag adjustment around the base of the crank handle. There will be a spool tension adjustment knob and sometimes an adjustment for tuning the spool rotation speed when you are casting. The last two adjustments are used to maximize the casting distance while minimizing the amount of backlashes. Backlashes occur when the spool rotates faster than the line is pulled off the spool. This causes the line to start winding back around the spool in the opposite direction and somehow you always end up with a knot or a complete mess that requires clippers to solve.
• Single Action Fly reels consist of a simple spool with a housing around it. The housing has a large hole for the line to come out of. There is a small handle on the spool used for cranking and a simple drag system. These reels are the most widely used of the fly reels. They are used to hold line and fight a fish when one is hooked.
• Automatic fly reels have a spring system located inside the reel and a trip lever to wind the line back on the spool. As you pull off line the reel spring loads up. When you trip the lever it releases tension in the spring and causes the spool to rotate and wind the line back in. Automatic fly reels are not designed for fighting fish, and as such, have no drag system.

Those are just few things to consider when choosing a fishing reel. Your goal should be to find a fishing reel that fits your cast type and the type of fishing you will be doing on your fishing trip. Some of the best fishing gear is made by Shakespeare. If you have trouble choosing, ask someone with experience to go along or just ask the staff at a fishing store.

Now that you have your basics to having some of the best fishing gear to use on your next fishing trip. Now you need to choose a lure or bait appropriate to your fishing style. With so many choices to consider you may need to buy a few of each to start with just to see what fits your fishing style. To name just a few baits and lures.

• Poppers and flies are small lures used with spin casting and fly-fishing tackle. These baits are very good for pan fish and other fish that feed on the surface such as trout and bass.
• Spoons are metal lures designed to look like a swimming bait fish or minnow. Many spoons are made to be cast while others are meant to be trolled behind a moving boat.
• Plugs have a plastic or wood body and are designed to be used on top of the water or at depths below the surface. Top-water or floating plugs are designed to float on the surface. Diving plugs have plastic or metal lips so they will dive to a certain depth. These diving plugs are often called crank baits because they are often used with bait casting reels that operate like a crank.
• Spinners have one or more blades that spin, or revolve, around a straight wire shaft. Some spinners have tails made of soft plastic or animal hair.
• Soft-plastic worms, minnows and crayfish are available in many sizes and colors. You can use them with or without a weight. Sometimes, plastic baits are used with a jig head, spinner or spinner bait. Some plastic bait have scents attractive to fish built into them.
• Spinner baits are lures with one or more blades that spin around a safety pin-type shaft. Most spinner baits have skirts made from animal hair, vinyl, rubber or other materials.
• Blade bait is a weighted, fish-shaped blade made with a swinging hook and designed for fishing in deep water.
• Buzz Baits are safety-pin lures for surface fishing that have a propeller blade on one piece of wire and a weighted body, skirt and hook on the other.
• Crank Baits are one of the most popular lures fisherman use today. Crank baits are a fish-like hard lure or plug designed to swim under the surface often made of plastic or wood. Some are combined with replaceable soft plastic tails.
• Tube Baits are made of soft plastic, these tubular lures are fished with special weighted hooks inserted into the hollow body.

Those are just few things to consider when choosing a fishing lure or bait. Your goal should be to find a fishing lure or bait that fits your fishing style. This should complete setting your self up with some of the best fishing gear you can use on your next fishing trip. If you are completely new to fishing you will have to have experience to go along to teach you how to use any of these lures or baits above. You should also be able to get useful information from the staff at the stores. This is only if they them selves are the fishing type.

Now that you have your basic understanding of everything you will be needing as fare as the best fishing gear to use on your next fishing trip. If you would like an explanation of how to use each of these. You will need to click here for the fishing tips the pros down wont you to know. Thank you for reading I hope all this information on the best fishing gear for your next fishing trip. I have included a short video which will explain some of these items listed above. So scroll down to the video and click play.

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