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If you are going to start out in the bay going for spotted/barred bass, you don't need a lot. The basics will do, the little plastic tackle organizers, a glove for fish with rough mouths or a fish grabber, some kind of stringer if you are going to keep them, a map that shows depths and structure, fish finder is extremely helpful, but not completely necessary and a pair of pliers with a wire cutter and a knife.