My boyfriend’s birthday is in a few months and I want to get him something that’s useful and nice to have!
I know that he recreationally fishes at lakes and very rarely at the ocean. What I’ve learned so far is that he uses a drop shot and doesn’t like using live bait.
He has two boxes of lures- (forgive my lack of knowledge) one with soft/gummy-like baits and the other with harder plastic (I know he has chatter bait). I also know that he has a rod cover, bass pro “stalker sling pack” bag, and a one piece rod that he recently got! When I do go fishing with him he does use the gummy like lures more.
I know he liked the pokemon bait that was released, but he said he would never use it. He also mentioned wanting to get a new line spooled because he needed to replace the current one he has. Sadly, I can’t just grab his rod since it’s always in his car!
When we went to bass pro, I remember watching him stare at some braided line versus the normal smooth ones. Would it be silly to just buy a new spinning reel with the new thread already spooled on? I’ve attached the two photos I got without him noticing.
I love this man very much, so spending limit is $500! I would love to gift him something that’s useful that would last as long as possible!
I live far from my local bass pro and would love to go there only once. I would really love some suggestions and brands! (Thank you for reading this far haha)
Posted by GreedyStructure6621
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I’d get him a gift certificate and he’ll him just what you said. That you want him to get him something useful that will last a long time and let him decide what he needs most. Fisherman can be finicky about particular products and you don’t want to spend a bunch of money on something he wishes was just a little bit different. Would be a great present.
Order him a spool of the braided 10-12 lb test and then see what they have on clearance. That’s how I get my lures and tackle. Now is a great time to get fishing gear since winter is coming and hunting season is on most sporting goods stores’ inventory planners
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Bass Pro gift cards! You can’t go wrong with them. For the past 20 years, Bass Pro gift cards have been the go-to birthday and Christmas gift that my wife, my daughter, my siblings, and my parents have given me. As a result, I have a constant replenishing cache of “Bass Pro money” and I have rarely had to spend my own money on tackle.