Chaps I am looking for a really comfortable and functional fishing pack/vest (ie dont want pockets interfering in teh front when I cast etc). I had my eyes on
the Loop backpack/vest, but a few guys have suggested fishpond or william joseph. What do you suggest?
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Posts: 106 12/29/08 10:13 AM |
Featherlite, this past summer I bought from Orvis their "Sling Pack" and am very pleased with its performance. Where I fish in Oregon I am usually
gone most of the day with alot of wading in the streams and rivers. This is a very comfortable pack that slings across the front of your body, over one
shoulder. The bulk of the pack & weight if any is in the small of your back. You hardly know you have it on. Has a removable front compartment. After
fishing with traditional vests and front packs for many years I was pleasantly surprised by this Sling pack. and it was fairly inexpensive, believe it was
about $50. Your first reaction will be to overload it, but with trial and error you will find what you need to carry.... check the Orvis catalog or their web
site for this pack ...Good luck ..Paul
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Posts: 30 12/29/08 11:19 AM |
I have several WJ bags My first was there coastal ,it has large pockets on the frontwith several smaller pockets inside & out.The pack part is very
spacious,with room for a large water bladder, You still can store rain gear,food,& more gear. When loaded out it is very comfortable & the weight is
distributed verywell. My other bag is there sachel it also has a place for a water bladder,& enough room inside to carry more gear than you need. Both bags
are very well made
 Dennis
If the hats missin I'm fishin
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Posts: 95 12/29/08 12:14 PM |
I started using lanyards several years ago to keep my tippet and stream tools together and easily accessable.I could not get used to a chest pack hanging in
front of me and blocking my vision of the streambed as I waded. I usually wear a fishing shirt with a couple of pockets for small/med fly box and either wear
a small fanny pack or if I am doing a hike -in trip for the day, I wear a small pack like the "camelback" style for extras. They fit close and
usually have ergonomic shoulder straps for comfort. Just another option for ya.
This is a stream in the Smokies called Abrams creek. Many people have gotten hurt or stayed too long and have had to spend the night by the river. The river runs through a gorge away from trails so having a small first aid kit and firestarter and extra snack is always a good thing. This is bear country! 
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Posts: 968 12/29/08 1:10 PM |
Like TNS I like the lanyard system and drop the gear into my fishing shirt pockets. The fly box and pill bottle of Mucilin dangles down into the left pocket,
the tippet spools and nippers dangle down into the right. The hemos are secured on one of those flexible coils on the right side of the lanyard but I clip the
jaws onto the left side. Everything else into a fanny pack behind, when I need to wear it. With this system there is nothing to snag line and you can put a
rain jacket over the whole shootin' match. When I make an emergency fishing detour the lanyard holds everything even if I am wearing a polo shirt. Don
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Posts: 106 12/29/08 2:06 PM |
The Sling pack is very roomy also, you just slide the pack to your back when you are finished with the compartments. Thats another feature that appeals to me
is that you never have to take the pack off, everything is right out in front of you. I usually get 3-4 fly boxes, a spare reel and spool, assorted leaders, a
small digital camera, GPS, and a firearm, Hemos and clippers hang off the side of the pack. I also fish in "Bear Country". Paul
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Posts: 32 12/29/08 3:25 PM |
Awesome thanks for the suggestions guys. TNS that looks like a pretty little stream!
I fish presently with a traditional vest, but find that the fishing I do requires a bit of a walk to get to the stream which means you have to pack for the day (ie food, drinks, rain kit etc) which requires a small bag of some sort. I tried a friends Fishpond a while ago (cant remember which one) and I just found it restricted my movement with those huge big pockets bulging out in front of me. When I saw the Loop pack vest it just looked like a traditional vest with a bag, but it is pricey and difficult to come by plus I have hears a few general negative reviews. Here is a link for those of you who have not seen it - http://www.looptackle.com...1/1.0.1.0/465/1/index.php? Trouter2 I had a look at the WJ site this one looks quite nice as well - http://www.williamjoseph.net/product_details.php. |
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Posts: 78 12/29/08 9:48 PM |
I use a fanny pack that will hold three boxes, spare furled leader, three spools of tippet and a water bottle.
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Posts: 2055 12/29/08 10:27 PM Administrator
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If I'm wearing waders or know that I'll need a few boxes of flies I wear a William Joseph. I had an Access but just sold it, and now I have the Solo.
Both are small chestpacks, but they'll hold everything I need, and they really don't stick out too far.
About 90% of the time though, I'll wear cargo shorts and throw a flybox and hemostats in one pocket, and a camera and spool of tippet in the other. I attach a zinger to my belt loop with nippers on it and I'm good to go. |
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Posts: 9 12/29/08 11:16 PM |
I use a WJ Emerger fanny pack. They've changed the name in the last year or so. Had to modify mine with a shoulder sling because the fanny is smaller than
the belly! I noticed that Simms has a new large fanny pack that includes a shoulder strap.
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