So now I have a little more then one year to prepare for the trip and collect the necessary funds to make the trip a successful one.
Money wise...
$500 (avg price for lodging for one week, including boat, gas and bait)
$60 (gas both ways... if you have 5 more passengers and pulling a trailer)
$30 (Canada Fishing License... can't fish without it)
$100 (groceries and beer... yes I know its one of the same)
$113-paid (passport for the first timers... need it to go across to Canada)
$800 TOTAL (but subject to change as more is found out)
Now what supplies to bring on a fishing trip? Checklist anyone?
From what I found on other websites this is what I have come up with so far
- Clothes - polypropylene base layer. Fleece out layer, Gore-Tex top layer.
- Extra Socks - polypropylene, cotton, wool, Gore-tex socks are awesome
- 2 pairs of waterproof boots - Gore-Tex
- Shoes for around the cabin
- Good quality rain gear - Gore-Tex
- Swimming Trunks
- Flashlights and extra batteries
- Wet/Dry bag, black garabage bags
- Zip lock bags in a variety of sizes will work for storing just about anything. Flashlight,batteries, camera,GPS unit, shaving items, soap, shampoo, tackle etc.. They will keep items organized and dry.
- Heavy Duty XXL Zip Lock bags or other dry bags for storage of jackets while in the boat.
- Sandwich bags for sandwiches and for storing small items, twister tails, tackle, matches, lighters, compass, camera, lip balm, first aid kit, extra socks, etc..
- Large Freezer bags for packaging fish, squeeze all the air out before you seal the bag. Your fish will keep better in the freezer. Eat your fish within two months for best results.
Personal Gear and Fishing accessories
- Fishing line clippers
- Minnow dip net
- Landing Net
- Bait aerator (unless your boat has live wells)
- Oxygen tabs for minnows
- crawler bedding
- marker buoys
- measuring tape and scale
- hook remover
- jaw spreaders
- jig eyelet punch out
- hand soap
- hand towels - several
- baby wipes
- fillet knife
- pocket knife and sharpner
- mosquito repellent
- mosquito netting
- lip balm
- sunglass's - two pair polarized amber color
- sunscreen
- hat/cap
- gloves
- first aid kit
- liquid bandage
- hook remover kit (to remove hooks from people)
Fishing Tackle and Equipment
- Put all rods in one large rod tube to save room
- 1-7foot heavy action bait caster
- 1-7foot medium action bait caster
- 1-6foot medium light action spinning
- 1-6foot medium action spinning
- depth finder
- net/cradle/landing device as required
- line clipper
- compass
- needle nose pliers
- side cutters
- pliers for removing "O" rings
- an assortment of "O" rings
Tackle Box
- Walleye tackle
- 20-30lb power pro line
- six 20lb titanium leaders 9 inch length
- a roll of 20 lb seven strand wire (titanium preferred)
- 100 crimping sleeves of the correct size
- a few dozen quality swivels (this is for making stinger hooks and leaders)
- 25 of each 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 oz Jigs -- good colors are chartreuse, chartreuse/orange, white, yellow, black and pink.
- 50-100 stinger hooks 2-3 inch length size 4 or 6 wire line preferred (mono will do)
- Slip bobbers, line stoppers, beads, 1/4 oz split shot, size 4 and 6 treble and single hooks
- lindy rigs
- spinner minnow rigs - little joes 24" long various color blades with 1/2 and 3/4 oz sinkers
- several hundred of each: (twister tails 2-4" chartreuse, fire tiger, yellow, white, black) (power grubs 2-4" chartreuse, fire tiger, yellow white) (fuzzie grubs chartreuse, fire tiger, yellow white)
- floating jig heads
- rapalas 6-0 inch, large shad raps, Rat-L Traps, Hot and Tots (clown color is excellent, silver blue, sliver chartreuse)
- bottom bouncers 2-4oz
More items relating to whats need for pike fishing can be found here
