spend the money on a lanyard with basic tools and a quick dry shirt with swell pockets. put your few flies in small boxes (you're just starting, right?) in the pockets. as the next few years bring you a plethora of gadgets gifted by well-meaning friends and family, you can join the legions of anglers who spend hours working on the question of how to carry it all. or you can decide the question is moot, 'cause you're happy with what you have.

meanwhile, you'll be fishing while the rest of us are searching all those pockets!