Does anyone make shoulder tackle bags anymore? Wood River use to. I am looking for an alternative to a chest pack when wet wading my favorite smallie river. Tried Google, but no luck.
I have a barely used Woods River bag I would sell…I’ll have to search some old emails…I was advised what it would be worth…hope I can find them.
I sometimes use a Army surplus gas mask shoulder bag. It has some pockets inside large enough for fly boxes. Its big enough to haul everything I want to.
Its like this one
Anglerdave…
I been keeping my eye out for something…
a small backpack, holster bag, or something to help store a few things in…
I dont want a chest pack… I have a vest and I would want to be able to wear in with the vest…
I say small…
only things that I would put in it would be a fly box or two (to take to bulk out of my vest now), a few extra lights (flashlight for walking and a couple extra headlamps), extra spools of line (I need them on the water, but I carry them in my vest, I know they make the spool lanyards I just dont like them), a few tools (pliers, knife, and other mis.), and then my camera (Need a place to keep it handy and fast to get to)…
I thought about get a chest pack and wearing as a fanny pack… but I dont want it to get wet…
maybe I need a bigger vest…LOL
Leonard
I have a little green canvas bag I got at cabelas that works well. In a perfect world ti would be a mite larger but have a couple of standard fly boxes and three or four altoid boxes from the swaps, plus the tools and leader material. Goes over the shoulder and slings behind me out of the way. works well. JGW
I’ve been looking for the same thing. I want something to use for warmwater fishing. For a number of reasons, I don’t like chest packs. The Wood River bag in a size smaller than the “trout” model would be perfect, except you can’t get 'em anymore.
white43 - do you happen to know the model number of that Cabela’s bag?
Hi gadabout,
I use an Orvis chest pack that I sometimes use over my shoulder and sometimes as a fanny pack and sometimes as a chest pack. It depends on what I am doing and where I am fishing. It is my warmwater fishing kit as it is too hot to wear the vest. If I am rock hopping on the river I flip it around as a fanny pack. If I am just walking a bank and can see where I am going well enough, I will turn it around to the front of me or wear it as a chest pack. However, William Joseph makes one that I believe is called a bandolier and it is really nice with built-in pockets etc. All Wm Joseph is pricey but worth the money. I know that most reputable fly shops carry the William Joseph line of vests and packs but since I don’t know your location, I suggest you start an online search or check your catalogs.
Good Luck in your search.
Gerri 
How about this?
This should fulfil your needs,
a classic purpose-biult bag from the US
I cant recall for sure, but I think I saw one in my last Filsons catalogue. It wont be cheap, but they make awesome awesome stuff. They have an online store you could check…
This is as close as I can find in the on-line Cabelas’ site: Cabela’s Deluxe Gear Bag\Item:QW-318420. I was in the Owatonna Cabelas and had the one I have on special at the time, which was back a few years. Mine is a smaller verious on this bag, and this one looks much more practical than mine. Roomier. I need nothing fancy, just something to conveniently carry my stuff with a long enough strap that I can adjust it to it’s over my shoulder but out of the way. I don’t like fanny packs, and here where you’ve got to wear life vests tackle jackets are out of the question. These work quite well for what I need. Hope this helps. JGW
Well this generated more interest than I thought it would.
ducksterman - i might be interested in your Woods River bag. But have vacation coming up in a couple of weeks, so would have to wait.
Jerry, you are a genius! It just so happens I have a gasmask bag left over from my reserve days. I’ll have to dig it out and give it a go.
JGW, I looked at the bag on Cabelas website and it has possibilities. I will be going bye one on my way to CO in a couple of weeks and will stop in and look at what they have.
gerri - I have an Orvis Sage Passage mini chest back that I sometimes use for fishing pond for bluegills, but find it limited to what I can carry. I’ll be stopping in some fly shops in Estes Park while I’m on vacation and will check out the William Joseph bandolier.
I also have an LLBean fanny pack that we bought for short hikes while on vacation, that I thought about using for fishing. But, like Leonard don’t like the thought of getting it wet. I also don’t know if I’d like having to turn it around to the front everytime I want to get something out of it.
Speaking of Cabela’s, I have one of these but it doesn’t ride very well when slung over the shoulder. http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates … hasJS=true
I have the Fanny/Chest pack by Orvis and I used it while guiding, but with 4 System X fly boxes and two water bottles it was killing my hips. Plus I would take it off and hang it on my shoulder.
So, I decided to buy the one that Gramps posted. I did have the WJ one years ago and I hated it, but the Orvis one is really nice and I love the heck out of it. The little pocket in the fron can come off, but I have yet to take it off. Got a nice little slot for pliers of Forceps. The largest section has a mesh pocket in it. I haul two System X, leader wallet, Indicators, etc. Then in the middle pocket I haul 6 of the small compartment boxes. In the Small pocket Flouro and Frogs Fanny. plus my Camera.
The shoulder strap is wide and padded for a lot of comfort and there is a small strap to go around your waist. Plus a Zinger pocket. The Net ring is centrally located so you can slide the sing to the front or the back and the net stays in the back with no problem. It is well worth the $49.
Joni
I intend to look at one, it they carry it, at the Orvis shop in Estes Park CO. So it is good to hear from someone who has actually has used one.
Dave
Angler Dave, The other nice feature is I can wade waist High and not get everything soaked like the Fanny.
Thanks for all the suggestions folks. The nice thing about he Wood River bag is that when you open the bag, all the contents are readily accessible. With many of the other bags, fanny packs, etc. that I see, you open a zipper and have to rumage around to find something. And while you’re doing that, things can easily fall out.
Jone
That’s what I am looking for. Saturday wet wading while chasing smallies, there were times when I was up to just above my waist. Is there enough room to carry a small bottle of water?
Dave
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Jone
That’s what I am looking for. Saturday wet wading while chasing smallies, there were times when I was up to just above my waist. Is there enough room to carry a small bottle of water?
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You Bet!
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Joni
I intend to look at one, it they carry it, at the Orvis shop in Estes Park CO. So it is good to hear from someone who has actually has used one.
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I guess I should have pointed out I have one and like it. I was just pointing you in the right direction to see if it’s what you wanted.
Jeff Mancini, owner of East Coast Fisherman, Inc makes some awesome bags.
Take a look at his Small size LTC Bag. It is my Shoulder Bag on the salt water flats.