Hello everyone. Friend of mine, who has gotten old and doesn’t go fishing anymore gifted me 3 rods as well as a tackle box full of stuff. I always wanted to get into fishing, but never quite had an opportunity, but now with all this equipment I’m simply overwhelmed.
While I did catch bunch of blue gills recently using bobbers and red worms, I’m craving for more as I purchased a salmon license and the season is supposed to be starting where I am (Wisconsin, by Lake Michigan)
Photos include majority of larger stuff I’ve received. I’d greatly appreciate if someone gives me a breakdown of what I have and what I should be using as a beginner freshwater shore angler.
So far, I’ve been trying to reel spoons and crank baits with lack of success. As I’ve mentioned, only success I had was with red worms on a small hook and bobbers
Posted by LeadingNo6494
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those rápalas alone are a small fortune
In the 1st pic I see hula poppers (cupped, red front with a rubber skirt on the back) and jitterbugs (the ones with the big metal cup on their face. Both are good topwater lures for bass and pike.
2nd pic is all spoons and inline spinners. The spinners looks like Mepps brand, and the spoons are daredevils, johnson silver minnows, and a few I am not familair with. These are good for any predatory fish, including salmon.
3rd pic is all “plugs” (jerkbaits, crankbaits). Looks like some Rapala brand stuff in there alongside a few I can’t identify. Good for bass and pike, maybe salmon if they are feeling spunky.
4th pic is the same, except for one topwater lure (the black one with the weird metal pieces on the front and back). The metal pieces spin and create a commotion on the surface.
5th pic is more inline spinners (mostly Mepps).
6th pic has general tools, bobbers, sinkers, and soft plastic grubs. The weird looking, black, wire tool is used to spread the mouth of a fish open in order to unhook it. This is common for pike fishing since their teeth are… an issue sometimes lol
To me, it looks like your friend mostly targeted bass and pike (probably walleye too). I don’t have any experience with great lakes salmon. I’ve caught steelhead in lake Erie tributaries, but that is a different story because they are there to spawn, not eat. If I were you, I’d look into local facebook/reddit groups to get more info. It is also worth walking around popular spots without a rod in hand and just talking to fishermen- you’d be surprised how much info the nice ones will give you