tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post5386921352488735960..comments2023-12-19T10:31:06.839-06:00Comments on The Trout Zone: Carrying Your Gear: A New PerspectiveDavid Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12480485571834164857noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post-53349235473426701232008-09-13T21:01:00.000-05:002008-09-13T21:01:00.000-05:00I wear a vest, and you described me to a 'T' - I c...I wear a vest, and you described me to a 'T' - I carry way too much. On this last "trip" (really, the evacuation from Gustav), I only fished a few hours a day, and I ended up using one fly - a Mr Rapidan. I certainly didn't need to carry umpteen dozen boxes of flies, etc, but I did - I just have the feeling that I need to carry any possible fly imaginable, in case they're picky, etc. If I'm able to come up for Thanksgiving, I'm going to do some exploring that will require a lot of hiking...rather than lugging my hippers and all my stuff, I'll try to pare things down and will stick with my hiking boots....I'll just avoid getting wet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post-80322596687403663412008-09-12T21:30:00.000-05:002008-09-12T21:30:00.000-05:00Ed, thanks for adding that detail. I have quite a...Ed, thanks for adding that detail. I have quite a few friends that have gone with a pack that they hang over their shoulder/neck and can also be converted to a fanny pack and they really like it a lot. I haven't tried any of these options yet but have been thinking that a small lumbar pack with a water bottle holder would be the perfect compliment to my lanyard...David Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480485571834164857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post-27887802843779802572008-09-12T10:10:00.000-05:002008-09-12T10:10:00.000-05:00If I may add......if you are to get a chest/lumbar...If I may add...<BR/><BR/>...if you are to get a chest/lumbar pack, make sure it's one that does both. I prefer to keep it around my waist, but sometimes it's just not practical. Also, my pack is always overloaded...I probably stuff more into it than I could into a vest. And with it in lumbar mode, I still feel like I'm fishing light even if it is packed...at least until I open it.<BR/><BR/>EdFoulHookedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415631616239290169noreply@blogger.com