Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Strip basket

Just two cents real quick on fanny packs/sling packs/stripping baskets if you've not had any experience with them as yet.

 

1. I'm short. I'm 5'7" (Maybe 5'7.5" in my wading boots) and both the Orvis sling packs and more obviously all iterations of the Simms fanny packs I have tried got absolutely soaked when I absentmindedly got in a little too deep. Chest packs and shorty vests are my only real options. If you're a tall guy, then you have more options, but the whole distance of fly boxes to water equation wasn't immediately apparent to me when I got both of those bags. (Aside: if anyone wants an Orvis sling pack or a Simms fanny pack, let me know. I'll trade for flies or whatever ephemera you've got. Tying materials etc) 

 

2. I'm not sure about the stripping basket thing if you're going on long hikes. Most backcountry fishing I do is small stream kinds of stuff, so I feel like I wouldn't need the line management aid that a stripping basket would otherwise provide. If you're looking to lighten your load on a hike, go minimal and you'll really be smiling. A lanyard with all the necessary baubles and a few leaders and you're golden.

 

3. Ignore all of this if you're talking about salt of which I know little.

 

 

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Cgloeck <cagloeck@gmail.com> wrote:

I ditched the vest years ago for a waistpack then I dumped the waistpack for a slingpack.  The slingpack rocks.

For a stripping basket I prefer models that are low on the waist and stick out far enough to accomodate my style of retrieve.   The one in the video looks like it may be too high on the waist and does not stick out enough for my liking.

you should load one with gear, put it on, and strip line into it to see if it works for you.  

Charlie

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On Sep 26, 2012, at 12:16 PM, "Richard Lin" <rlinpager@gmail.com> wrote:

I have been looking to buy strip basket but I don't really want to bring too much stuff – rod, reels, fly boxes, basket, net, and more when you are going to hike a long trail.

 

This video caught my eyes and I think it is great design/idea! But I only found one comment on this product with 5 stars. Anyone has it? Or your opinion after you review it? I just want to get feedback before I purchase it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O31VGP1sRco

 

http://www.williamjoseph.net/gear.php?userChoice=Flux

 

Thanks

Richard

 

 

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