So a couple weeks ago one Saturday afternoon I dumped my crappie bag out on my dining room table. That was the Saturday all heck broke loose with the Kansas weather so I was stuck glued to the television anyway. Getting my tackle bag in order was the only good that came from that day of severe weather.
Some of my fishing buddies and I give each other a hard time about the weight of our tackle bags so I was intent to reduce inventory. I've got one buddy who used to buy jigs every time he was at Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops and Wal Mart for that matter. A guy could get a hernia lifting his bag, but three mules could do it on a good day. I took out a bunch of jigs in various sizes I either no longer used or had several dozen. I put them in a Zip Lock bag, weighed them and sent him a text message asking for forgiveness but crowing that my crappie gear was now 2 1/2 pounds lighter! It was a start.
It wasn't long and I had nice, new boxes crammed full of all the goodies any good crappie angler should have on hand. It didn't matter what color they were biting on chances are I'd have at least one extra, or three bags more for that matter.
But it got organized and that's always a good thing. I can actually find things. But don't worry, it won't last too long and one day about a year from now I'll be back at it on my dining room table.
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