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Fishing backpack

6.9K views 27 replies 13 participants last post by  saltwaterassasin  
#1 ·
Im gonna make a backpack for anywhere fishing. What would yall put in one? Must haves?
 
#2 ·
I have an old Shimano bag that is perfect, but here are the things I look for: Place to hold rods and rod holders so I don't have too much in my hands - enough room to hold my reels and rigs.

This is the stuff I keep in my pack:

lures, hooks, sinkers, extra line, rigs, knife, line cutter, fishing license holder, gloves, fish lip grabber, water, scale and tape, headlamp, mosquito spray, poncho

I keep a notebook with baseball card holder to keep my various types of rigs and hooks in and a box with lures and additional knick knacks.

Think that should be a decent start, might've missed some stuff I have in mine tho
 
#5 ·
Aside from the normal tackle you'd carry, you'd want:
- pliers
- plastic bags
- towel
- hand sanitizer
- first aid kit (at least have band aids)
- extra line for leader and replacement line for spool
- knife sharpener + file for hooks
- 550 paracord
- lighter
- duct tape
- bug spray
- water bottles
- back up knife
 
#18 · (Edited)
As a surf fisherman, I'm always looking for a better way to get the gear down the beach, I now use the back pack method...I have a cart I don't use anymore....Found my pack in a yard sale....always see back packs in yard sales...its a good place to look....It depends on your situation , if its a better method....Customize the pack for your needs....The only hassle is carrying big sand spikes, I have not found a really good way to carry them, I'm strapping them(3) to the pack....or carrying them over my shoulder....Have not weighted the pack....but its comfortable enough...its loaded....another problem is carrying bait, clam, fleas, water and lunch....I use a separate case for that and carry it in my fish bucket....Even with all this stuff its still faster and easier then pushing a loaded cart with your rod tips slapping together down the beach in heavy sand that we have here.
 
#27 ·
I picked up one of the $20 ones and am really impressed so far. Holds 4 360 boxes in a bottom compartment, has an insulated cooler compartment on the top, plenty of side and back pockets, nice padded straps, and a rod tube holder that tested out fine for holding my sand spikes. I might grab another for my freshwater gear this weekend.