A suggested present?

[padisharcreel]

I have a new fishing partner who is just starting out fishing for bass and panfish. I want to get him something, as a present, to keep his interest up and going. I was thinking about one of those 400+ piece panfish kits you see advertized but I don't know. He has a nice set of rods and reels but not much in the way of baits.

Any suggestions?

Chris :whazzup: :whazzup: :whazzup:

[B-RUN STEELIE]

The problem with those big kits is that only about 50 of the jigs are anything you would use. I would get him a few of the baits you always use and some jig heads.

[McKenzie]

Does he flyfish? It's a great way to nail panfish, and loads of fun when you've got one on. You can get a decent panfish rod for $30 at Bi-Mart, Wal-Mart, or GI Joes. Add $15 for a Shakespeare single action clicker reel, $20 for one of the shorter 3M flylines at Bi-Mart, $5 for the dacron backing, if that much. Not sure if that's how much you were looking to spend, as I don't know what those 500 piece kits run. But you could get him decently setup to flyfish for panfish for around $65 if he doesn't already flyfish - and it's a great way to fish for panfish.

That, or just get him a bunch of 1/16 and 1/32nd oz jigs, and a bunch of curly tail grubs and tube jigs and some good floats.

[ExBassGuide]

Take him on a small shopping spree and have him pick out some bass gear with your help. Lures spark the desire to go fishing more than a reel or a pole. If he has some productive lures he will be hooked for life. It's better to have a few GOOD lures than a box of stuff that he will never use. Get him some 3 inch senko lures!!!!!!! :cheers: :smash: :wave: :bigshock: :yay: :yay: :laugh:Roger

[Sandz]

if you are looking to get some soft baits and alot of them for cheap: alluringbaits.com