Have you used the landing hand thing? How well does it work?
My rods are mostly 2 piece bamboo. I've got several different 4, 5, and 7 piece travel rods, but I've become addicted to the casting action of bamboo.
I have not yet settled on a lighweight wading shoe/boot solution.
I've been experimenting with various wading boots. I currently use the L2 from Simms (pretty heavy.) I've recently ordered some lightweight wading boots with integrated gravel guards from Bite
Bite Fishing | Portage | 2695a
The Bite shoes should be here this week. I will see how they work.
I've also been interested in the 8x wading boot by Cloudveil. They are 1 pound 1 ounce each in my size, compared with 1 pound 7 ounces each for the Simms.
Cloudveil :: 8x Wading Boot
Orvis makes a travel boot that also looks interesting:
http://www.orvis.com/store/product_c...subcat_id=6047
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Whiton
Hi Kai,
You seem to have a good system but here are a couple of ideas. A 4' rod case tells me you are using a 3 or 2 piece rod. You should consider a 4 piece graphite rod. A 7' 8" or 8' rod would get you down to a 24" carry tube. There are graphite rods available with two tips. I don't think I would want to use one of my bamboo rods for back packing.
Instead of a net maybe one of these would be a better choice. It would be lighter.
Landing Hand
When I back packed I didn't use waders but maybe you need them where you are at. You didn't say what you were using for wader boots. I assure you are not using your hiking boots. If you eliminate the waders and boots that would be a savings for you.
Instead of carrying two large fly boxes I would go with small ones or at least mid-sized.
Frank |