Another thing I forgot to mention in my last post is a fishing log. It might not be something you actually keep in the tackle box but it's something definitely worth keeping. Get a little notepad and record the fish you catch (species, size, bait or lure used, date, season, weather conditions at the time of the catch, water conditions, temperatures, location, depth, etc...). You'll find over the years that a pattern will develop and make it easier on you in future outings to know where to find fish and what baits or lures to use. I've been doing this for 3 years now and my fishing gets better and better each year because I have a guideline to go by so I'm spending less time trying to figure out the pattern and more time catching fish.