I am going. When I get the details I will get officially signed up.

you guys are killin me with all this food talk...
Brian do you need someone to come over and help you cook dove breasts and drink beer?

Welcome David!!!!!

need more birds to show up, & you can come help shoot 'em!

Welcome aboard.

Speaking of details .... one detail Willie seems to always leave out is the last person to sign up has to bring ribeyes for the group.

Sarge ..... If you will go buy a few tubs of potato salad and macaroni salad and give them to Brian to bring we will feel your presence. REALLY!

sure thing, ill get right on that... dont worry if the seal is broken on the tubs though, just had to add a little something special for ya...

Cool ..... broken seals and foreign matter will relieve me (us?) from feeling obligated to donate tuna to the "feed Sarge tuna fund" we were going to have.

Hey Guys,

I thought I was bringing the tubs of macaroni salad and Potato salad?? I've got several gallons left from July 4th at the lodge.

Tom - DeepBlueGulf

The more I read... The more I realize I am going to eat lots of peanut butter and jelly sammiches!

I'm trying to space out my questions, otherwise I'd have the first 100posts on this thread. But I got another one. Every offshore trip I start I feel like I'm not bringing enough but leave wondering why I brought so much. Can some of the old salts on here give me a rough check list of tackle to bring. Breaking it down to "need to have" and "want to have" would be extra helpful. I'm looking for leaders, hooks, poppers, jigs, swimbaits, and anything else I find useful. I have some already, but I kind of have this "Boy Scout OCD" thing. I feel naked not having something I needed.

You are Tom



But do they have broken seals?

Ditka .... don't worry at all about asking too many questions. But there is only one "OLD" salt hereabouts and maybe Charlie will chime in.

That's a tough call. What seems to be enough for some is not enough for others. Fishermen that are prepared tend to catch more fish than those that are not.

But here's what I bring .... tackle wise.

I take a soft tackle bag filled with plastic cases full of lures, spare rolls of Fluorocarbon leader in 50#, 60# and 80#. Also in this bag are my tools (pliers, cutters, etc.)



I also take a milk crate that holds a chunking rig and a backup, a spinner for throwing lures and a backup, a jigging outfit, a conventional rig for throwing lures and a smaller spinner for pitching baits to Rainbow Runners and schoolie dorados. Fitting down inside neatly are more plastic boxes full of jigs, lures and terminal tackle.



I also carry a smaller bag with harness, belly plate, towels, more tools, etc.



Besides the tackle I take a big bag with personal items for hygiene , a sleeping bag and pillow, a 65 quart ice chest with food and drinks and another bag with snacks.

Hope this helps.

Good stuff suggested above. I'm on the lighter is better side of the road. Here's a little feedback

leaders: I like 50-60 lb fluoro

hooks: 5/0 or 6/0 Owner ringed circles for live fliers and chunks. Some larger circles for bottom fishing if we do that along with lead around 16 oz maybe more for deeper drops. I like to tie up several hooks with a leader and neatly roll up and package individually in a seal a meal bag. It's very easy to retie using this and the hooks will not rust between trips. Saves time during a hot bite

poppers: Yozuri, OTI, Tuna Hunter. I like the 5", some like the 8"

jigs: 200-300g will fill most needs. 400g in very heavy current. I like OTI jitterbel and Williamson Benthos in blue, green, or pink but not really sure it matters fishing at night 100-300' down

swimbaits: No experience to speak of on this one. I'll be trying some out in the 8-12" range. No reason they shouldn't do as well as poppers. I've seen some do well with the Frenzy type flying fish baits

personal items: besides bedroll, toiletries, and food anything that will make you feel comfortable in mostly uncomfortable conditions. I like a couple clean wet wash rags in a ziplock in my cooler to wipe my face with. A little talc is good too. A small first aid kit for cuts and such

I have a shot gun too