I mentioned before that it was a tough decision on which chest pack to get for fly fishing. Well, I found a great deal on the Orvis Safe Passage chest pack, so I picked that up. Several weeks ago I tried it out for the first time, fishing all day on the Blue River in Oklahoma.
Here's what I stuffed into it. In one front pocket, I stuffed two Irideus Kenai fly boxes, one with dry flies and the other with nymphs. In the other front pocket was a C&F box with wooly buggers and an Orvis streamer box. Then I had attached a hemostat, small scissors (I like this better than line nippers) and a Ty-Rite Jr (which is the best invention ever!). In the backpack I had a water bottle and small thermos of chili.
How did it work? Well, having 4 big boxes stuffed in the front was a bit much. The packs stuck out a little too much and at times got in the way when stripping in line. It didn't affect casting, though. So I realized I need smaller boxes, and put the bigger ones in the backpack.
Overall, I really like the pack. It's comfortable and stays balanced on my shoulders. I just need to get smarter about filling it, and not try stuffing so much.
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