You can catch fish with anything. I grew up going down to the damn and find line, hook and sinker on the ground, walk out on a rock bar roll over a few rocks grab a crayfish hook it up and catch any fish there. Good times

I am hoping to get info and give as much as I can. I grew up in WI. Learned to fish at 4 by my Grandparents and Dad. They were dedicated fishermen (generic wording for both genders). Now I am in FL. Unfortunately I love fishing at night walking in the water. Can't do that here. I like being at the top of the food chain (10 ft. gators, sharks, water moccasins and other creatures) when I fish. So I really haven't done much fishing in 20 years. Moving to OK soon and I will be starting it back up hot and heavy. Going to be looking for walleye, trout, yellow perch. So any ideas will be much appreciated. I am a 64 year old veteran who is disabled. Have a wife and 16 year old daughter. Can't wait to be able to do my fishing again.

Been there done that. Augered my hole, cleaned it out, went to get my tipup, and low and behold, when I got back to the hole there was a dogfish staring at me. So I grabbed him showed my friends, won the first fish of the day and nobody even had a line in the water. Let him go, smiled heavily all day and had a great story of my love of fishing.

My favorite. I like closed face more than open faced. To me one of the simplest reel to use and durable as hell.