An open olive tackle box with lures, a spinning rod, a reel and a yellow bobber
A rod, a few small things, and a place to begin.

Maple Crossing / A good place to start

Less guesswork.
More water.

You don’t need a wall of tackle. Just a few things that make sense for where you’re going.

Find your first-trip kit

Rods from $29

Reels from $24

Worms $4 / dozen

The first trip

Start small.
Ask anything.

A simple rod and reel, a float you can see, and bait the fish nearby might eat. Tell us whether you’re heading to a bank, a dock or a boat. We’ll help you put a small kit together.

You can bring the rod you already have. We’ll look at it before suggesting another.

Keep a good rod going.

A loose guide or a missing tip doesn’t always mean a new rod. Tell us what happened.

Ask about a rod repair