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For me, ... I chose our vehicule FOR fishing.
I can leave 70% of the essentials in the back and only take out the 2 coolers, perishable food box, dirty clothes etc.
The sleeping stuff gets aired out and the extra clothes box gets re-stocked. (99% of our fishing is done on 2-3 day sleep overs) http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
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During the season, the canoe gets stashed on the river.
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Christopher Chin, Jonquiere Quebec
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Chris, Now that's a nice set-up.!!!!!
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Hey Mantis,
I keep all of the necessary gear in my
fishing vehicle so that I'm ready to go at
a moments notice. Here on the Santee
Cooper Lakes in SC, you fish from a boat or
you pretty much don't fish. My rods live in
the rod rack, rigged and ready under
the port gunwale. Just in front of the live
well is my tackle bag, strapped in with
velcro. There is another strap which holds
my coffee thermos in place in easy reach.
Everything has a place and is convenient to
use and in easy reach. After each trip, it
takes me all of 10 minutes to check my
tackle bag, hook up the battery charger to
the trolling motor battery and rinse the
thermos and place it in the cabinet by the
coffee pot, ready to charge up for the next
trip. My boat lives under cover of the
garage and adjacent to a wall mounted rod
rack where I can change out rods if needed
before a trip. I also keep a can of gas
and oil to top off the tank there. I keep
a case of soda and water handy for the
little 12 packer cooler and grab a scoop of
ice from the ice maker on the way out. It's
all pretty much a simple routine that gets
me from the idea to go fishing to the
desired boat landing in a matter of a few
minutes with everything I need. It's what
works for me.
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Warm regards, Jim
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Michele and I are on a trip now; it seems our outdoor activities are exceeding the vehicle. Fly rods (2- 3wts, 2- 8wts), waders, fly?s and all accessories. Then the golf clubs and that paraphernalia shoes, balls, raingear and umbrellas.
Not to mention the coolers, pillows, blankets, cigars and mild libations.
We love the toys close at hand for whatever our mood is on the road.
Philip
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I'd love to, but worry about the heat buildup damage to flylines and breathable waders... I keep 3 fish totes packed and ready under the basement workbench, ready to be slid out and into the truck. One has waders, boots and accesories like belts, cuff holders, teva's, and pfd's. The second is set up with fw gear,vests, spools, flies etc,and the third has surfcasting and sw fly gear ready to go... I'm thinking a fourth should be set up with boat gear, but that varies alot from canoe (fw fly) to sw center console which could be anything from clousers to cod jigs! Basically the wader tote always gets pulled, then whatever other appropriate gear. It keeps it quick, and protected- if not as spontaneous as leaving directly from work... I like to keep the cooler rack on the truck from April til November, the 94 qt igloo coming in handy for lunches,groceries or a keeper or two.... The canoe lives on the roof rack most of the summer too..
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Mantis, ...
Thanx ... That's WHY we got that model.
The blue box on the deck is all the etxra clothes, pj's etc. It gets dumped as soon as we get to the river.
The yellow bags on the roof are waterproof and stay there most of the time. Sleeping bags, pads, pillows etc. We only unpack those just before bed time as they don't suck up humidity that way (they're Baja bags and water proof). There's also one bag with emergeny sweaters 'n clothes which is always there (in case someone takes a cold water bath)
Riveted to the roof rack are 2 rod tubes (locking) that have 4 rods each. (The sages are under the seats). Up top there are also the canot paddles, 4 folding chairs and a sack of dawg food.
Inside the truck you can't see the 2 coolers, stove, fuel, waders, kitchen, food box, reels, lantern, BIG first aid kit, literature, vests, rain jackets, family, dawg, tying kit etc. They're all in rubbermaid boxes. (except for the family and dawg ;-) )
Took me a few years to get the system right.
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Christopher Chin, Jonquiere Quebec
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[This message has been edited by fcch (edited 04 December 2005).]
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Hey Jed,
I've been fishing the Conn. River for some time. Just never with a fly. But the small mouth fishing is great. I try to hit the striper season and always end up missing the shad run.
To stay on topic, I keep my boat loaded too. I just don't take it out very often since I picked up a fly rod.
-Gregg
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"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. "
- General George Patton (1885-1945)
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I keep two-three plastic rubbermaid tubs next to my truck. When I'm ready to go, I grab the tubs, which have all my gear, and head to the river. The tubs contain my waders, boots, tackle bag, vest, jacket, water bottles, jerky, etc. I find it a very efficient way to go and makes my gear available for either one of our vehicles.
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I keep enough stuff in my 4 Runner to fish when needed. Including a packed float tube, pump, 3 weigh, 5 weigh, 2 reels, vest, fly box, small ice chest, waders, wade boots, shorts incase of good weather, and more. I use a crate like the old milk crates to hold all my gear and it works great. I do worry however that some idiot will break in to get my stuff.