My Pack - I scored this for $10 and it fits everything I need. I prefer the trays over a standard fly box. Not sure why but I do. My fly reel goes in one pocket and random supplies(pliers, line nipper, nail knot tool, etc.) in the other. I also have my leader / tippet material and scale in the pack. The pack has 3 trays for my flies and I bring an assortment for warmwater fish. Our friends just got me a cell phone dry box that is clipped on my pack. Love it.
Fly Rod - I carry a Martin 5/6 wt, slow action, rod that I picked up at Dick's Sporting Goods as a starter package. It has floating line on it and I have been using this rod for 2 seasons now and I have caught all my fish on it.
Fly Rod - I carry a Martin 5/6 wt, slow action, rod that I picked up at Dick's Sporting Goods as a starter package. It has floating line on it and I have been using this rod for 2 seasons now and I have caught all my fish on it.
Sunglasses - I wear prescription glasses already so this sucks but I have fit overs and clip ons and what not. I look like a grandpa. Polarized lenses.
Net - This is new for me because I usually don't catch larger fish. The carp fly fishing is changing that for me. I wear my pack over my shoulder and this gets tucked behind me. The handle slides in to make it half the length and it slides out when I need it.
Water Bottle - It gets super hot in the summer and this is a must.
Hat, Long Sleeves and Pants - I get a sunburn thinking about the sun and I hate sunscreen. Therefore, I either burn or wear full sun protection. I always show up to work with bright red hands. People laugh at me a bit.
When it is all said and done, I have one pack I sling over my shoulder, a fly rod ready to go and a net on my back and a water bottle clipped to my belt loop.
What do you pack? What are your essentials when you go fishing?
Go light....was always my motto in backpacking. And in fishing too. I do wear a vest (want to get a small pack, but got the vest at a Goodwill for $5, and it'll do!), but only take the minimal. Plus, you can fish longer and harder when not tuckered out by carrying too much unnecessary weight all day! Ha! Funny you should mention your "red hands"...I was wearing a tank top the other day (very unusual for me) and I was told I had the "fisherman's tan" --> burnt V-neck, wrists and hands from my longsleeves just slightly rolled up. ;) Mark of pride...mark of pride!
ReplyDeleteHmmm....I usually carry an Orvis sling. It's more of a messenger bag. It holds a lot of my patterns for smallmouth. In the winter I switch to a trout vest for the additional warm it adds. I tend to only carry the basics, unless I'm going to be out all day and don't want to come back to the truck for a bandaid or something. And I hear about the sun, I started wearing a wide brimmed hat for sun protection now.
ReplyDeleteYou're set up nicely. I was cleaning my gear after my last trip and on a whim counted the flies I took for winter carp, I took 214 with me and that is less than usual. It all fits in an older Orvis Safe Passage Vest, and rides high which it must for me. I used 4 flies that day by the way, except for 2 more I lost to a snag. That's me, always optimistic and scared I might not have "the" fly. I wear a tan as camo in the summer. Use an extendable net that goes to 115" as part of my access, with a rubber bag that helps protect the fish. Cocoons from the Feather Craft are my glasses.
ReplyDeleteBest, Gregg
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