In Lazarus Cooke
wrote:
For me, the aim of fly fishing is how little can you carry? A
matchbox with a few flies in it, a rod, a reel with a line,
floatant. A net if you want to eat some fish ( you don't
need one otherwise.)

What more? that's the whole point. It should really all fit
in your pants pocket. But then there's the cheese sandwich,
and the apple, and the chocolate bar...

I'm with you! I keep my gear behind the car seat (couple
rods, couple reels, couple fly boxes, tippet spools, and some
split shot, etc.). When I get where I'm going, I'll pick the
rod and reel I want to use, grab one of the fly boxes, stuff
a spool or two of tippet, hemostat and nippers in the pocket,
and start walking to where I want to fish. Nice to travel
light. :-) If conditions change enough to warrant some of the
other gear, I can walk back to the vehicle, eat a sandwich,
have a pop, and re-arm myself.

Neatest thing in the current inventory is a little C&F
fly box that holds *scads* of flies and still fits in a
back jeans pocket. Vest? Who needs one? :-)

Todd (remove hook to reply)