I'm sure over the years here there have been threads on this, I may have even started one previously, but it is a continually changing situation. Compared to most of you guys I am an infant in the world of fishing. I have basically focused my last 15 years in fishing in three disciplines, ice fishing for warmwater species, bass fishing and coldwater trolling. I have not fly fished and my experience on the salt is extremely limited. This past year I have been trying to teach myself the salt and it's been humiliating but interesting. My question for you guys that fish all different disciplines is how do you deal with your gear bags/tackle boxes? Do you have a separate tackle box for each kind of excursion? I'm asking because it seems in a single week I can fish for warmwater species one night, troll for trout and salmon the next, then on the weekend spend a day on the salt. Each night prior it seems I need to spend an hour to build my tackle box for the day coming. Do you have a set of clippers and pliers and fish grippers in each different tackle box? Or do you have one gigantic tackle box for everything that goes on every trip? Maybe one bag that has the common essentials like pliers and nippers, then a separate tackle box geared for the specific mission? Trying to make life easier and maybe I am a bit anal in my organization but very interested to see how you guys handle the crazy amount of gear.
Fish Farmer I may switch to a waste pack too for fly fishing. I read a good point on another blog which basically said you'll put a lot less stress on your back with a waist pack