I know this isn't directly related to glass rods, but does anyone besides me want to admit to having a favorite man purse fishing bag? I like my old Wood
River bag. Come on and admit it. Some of you like a fishing purse.
Tengas, Fenwick, and Marryat photo by Alpago |
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Sport
Posts: 3 (01/13/09 08:37:02) |
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Posts: 4425 (01/13/09 08:46:32) Administrator |
I was told my Chapman Troutbeck makes me look dainty - whadaya think?
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Master Guide
Posts: 540 (01/13/09 09:00:12) |
you'll actually find a lot of proud "murse" lovers here.
Mine's a Shakespeare Medium Game bag. and I much prefer it to a vest. <ClutchingMyMan-CardForDearLife.mov>
"From my observations I think that most of us spend too much time worrying about our tackle and too little time
learning the intimate characteristics of the fish and streams we fish most."
- Ray Bergman
Trout, New York: Knopf 1938 |
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Sport
Posts: 6 (01/13/09 09:01:52) |
Bulldog,
Looks like there are two of us ... I have that exact same bag and it looks like we are about the same size. One disconnect though ... I don't seem to find fish like that very often. Ken |
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Posts: 4427 (01/13/09 09:02:56) Administrator |
and I have long arms - grin.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Sport
Posts: 7 (01/13/09 09:39:45) |
What State and River is that ... where you caught (and released) that beauty?
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Posts: 4428 (01/13/09 10:03:53) Administrator |
it's the same fish that leads off this post:
http://fiberglassflyrodde...t/Guadalupe-tailrace.html 20 minutes from my house, here in south Texas. We catch big hens and bucks all winter long. Watch for the Guadalupe River episode of TU On the Rise, with Jimbo and I fishing with Frank Smethurst. It may be out as early as March, since they already ran the Pine Creek, PA episode shot for the new season.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Sport
Posts: 8 (01/13/09 11:25:45) |
bulldog1935 wrote:Wow !!! Huge fish and nice looking water. You are a lucky guy. Ken |
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Master Guide
Posts: 504 (01/13/09 15:48:25) |
 
14 bucks....Army/Navy Surplus |
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Posts: 1288 (01/13/09 16:47:36) Administrator
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Packgoat, you'll find that many of us here on FFR either already carry or will carry next season. I think it has something to do with tradition and
intelligence (and maybe good looks as well). Check out this link.
http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/topic/6957 And by the way, welcome to our little corner of the asylum. |
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Posts: 4432 (01/13/09 18:19:53) Administrator |
my friend Jimbo carries a 30-lb. fishing vest and always complains of cervical strain - go figure.
The nice thing about a bag is that you can't bring your whole filing cabinet with you. In fact, my vest is on a hanger on a pegboard, and I use it as a filing cabinet.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Master Guide
Posts: 282 (01/13/09 18:49:08) |
I use a Chapman 14 Fell bag and love it. It's basically the same as the Troutbeck without a liner, I believe. It carries everything I need, including a
water bottle and lunch and a lightweight Hardy wading jacket. I won't ever go back to a hot, cumbersome, overstuffed vest. The only drawback to the Chapman
bag is that's it's expensive. There's a lot of flyfishing tradition with a shoulder bag, but for me, it's just a more comfortable way to carry
my gear without feeling like a walking fly tackle shop. It also made me more of a minimalist. I can fish all day and feel unemcumbered. If you have not tried a
good shoulder bag, you ought to. I just got tired of not being able to see my feet because of the vest and the "Dolly Parton" syndrome....
Bamboo is the Benchmark for flyrods. |
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Master Guide
Posts: 286 (01/13/09 18:56:37) |
wb4tjh wrote:  Amen!
(Thanks for the laugh.) And I guess the only problem that I have with my shoulder bag is that it doesn't match my wading belt or my boots.
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Master Guide
Posts: 221 (01/13/09 20:22:35) |
bulldog1935 wrote: I just saw an episode that I think was a new one on a stream in New Jersey that flowed into the Delaware River. I think I missed the Pine Creek episode. I wanted to see that one. |
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Posts: 4435 (01/13/09 20:23:51) Administrator |
I missed it too, I fished Pine Creek and Slate Run a few years ago. Challenging little water with big browns.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Posts: 2979 (01/13/09 23:10:01)
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I ordered a Hardy Test gear bag last week through Matt Schliske. I guess the
bag is back ordered right now...but should be here soon enough. I've fought the urge to own a "Man Purse" long enough.
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Master Guide
Posts: 544 (01/14/09 06:52:41) |
...been using the Aln Hardy bag and a Barbour field bag for years... along with a neck lanyard with simply a nipper and ty-rite attached... best way to go...
Bob
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Master Guide
Posts: 424 (01/14/09 10:12:33) |
Cofisher pokes fun at me (and I at myself) for wearing a fly vest so full of fly boxes that I can use the distended, bloated pockets as armrests. I am afraid
to weigh it. This year I am embarking on a quest to become more of a minimalist. I may have to withdraw in stages. Maybe a man purse and a chest pack? One
of my strategies is to use a flybox from a Wyoming company called Cliff Outdoors. This link takes you to their product page. Look at the bottom for a flybox
called the Super All Day. Allows you to carry streamers, drys/wets/nymphs, and tiny flies all in one box. http://www.cliffoutdoors.com/products.php
I have been using their Bugger Barn for years, and it is an awesome product. Anyway, one of these Super All Day boxes, plus one specific flybox based on the most likely hatch of the day; mayfly, midge, terrestrial, or caddis, and I will be set. Only two boxes. A trip to the army surplus store before trying an internet order for a surplus "purse" will occur soon. Playing the Devil's Advocate, what are the drawbacks to using a shoulder bag? Seems like it would flop around when scrambling to net a fish, or maybe catch on brush when plodding through the bankside tangles. You guys that use them, would a small chest pack and a shoulder bag work together? Regards wacokid54 |
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Posts: 110 (01/14/09 11:18:36) |
I just ordered up one of these, drain holes in it, etc. Looks like it will be a sweet man purse...
http://www.511tactical.co...10000:10900:10905/I/56037 Also a nice youtube clip including a better demonstration of the features here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToRRVcnoM94 I am pumped to get it but it is on back order with the manufacturer and won't ship till early april. Spencer |
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Posts: 4441 (01/14/09 11:21:34) Administrator |
the problem with drain holes is water out = water in
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Master Guide
Posts: 111 (01/14/09 11:54:33) |
I guess, I'll have to wear it high when I wade deep...
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