I know I carry too much stuff. I used to wear a vest (too hot in summer); now I use a streamside bag, and around here I'm pretty much bank fishing so it's not really a big deal, but I thought it would be nice to have all my gear with me and not have to lug the bag along whenever I move, or to see it setting back where I used to be when I want something. I was ordering some stuff from Loon Outdoors and they had their bag on clearance for $30 so I picked one up...



Saturday I got ready to make the transition. Laid out all the stuff and after about 5 seconds realized it wasn't all going to go into the Loon bag, so I started thinking about what I could do without...I ended up combining some flies and getting rid of one box. Then I put it all back in the big bag and gave up. Maybe some day ...

PS: does anyone know what those perforated leather thingies on the sides of the Loon bag are for?