I found myself without a boat for the majority of this year due to hull and engine problems. I couldn't rely on my friends to take me fishing each time the urge hit me, so I started flogging the bank. There is a lot of effort that goes into taking a guy out of his boat and putting him on the shoreline. From the start I knew I would have to scale down the amount of my equipment. In the back of my mind I was certain that whatever I was forced to leave behind is what the fish were going to be biting on that day. I also knew that I was going to be really limited to the number of pre-rigged rods I was going to be able to carry. What I finally did decide was to carry three rods (two spin cast and one bait cast). These would be my "bank flogging rods" from that point.
The spin cast rod and reel was for my plastics' baits, such as worms or lizards. The bait caster was for my crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Now that I had decided on my rods, what was I going to do about all my baits I have collected over the years and years of fishing? How was I going to fit all my stuff into one medium-sized tackle box? This could make a full-grown man cry. I knew I needed a certain bait for this type of water, but what if it wasn't that type of water when I got there? Or, what if the fish were holding to a different pattern than I thought they would be on?
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