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JimmyBobkin
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travelling light

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Drop shotting for Perch allows you to travel extremely light indeed. All terminal tackle items ie. hooks, weights, line, lures etc fit into a pouch which you can fit into a waistcoat or coat pocket. Other essentials such as disgorgers, scales, forceps, scissors (don't forget yours, I did), easily fit into another pocket. The only things you have to carry are the rod, reel (attached) and net. Not even a shoulder bag is needed. It's true, I had a couple of hours today. An anglers waistcoat is recommended, one with plenty of pockets.
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Re: travelling light

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Like that!
I try to get down to those levels, but struggle to go anywhere without my flask! This generally means I take a shoulder bag and with the extra space it's down hill from there!

PS the empty mint tins are great little tackle carriers arnt they!
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I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
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LuckyLuca wrote:Like that!
I try to get down to those levels, but struggle to go anywhere without my flask! This generally means I take a shoulder bag and with the extra space it's down hill from there!
This is me!!! :Hahaha:

I could in theory travel really light but as you say theres the "flask factor" once you have a backpack or shoulder bag to accommodate the flask its easy to fill it with extra bait, bank sticks and sandwiches :Chuckle:
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Match Aerial
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That's my kind of fishing,minimal kit and off you go.

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Re: travelling light

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Pfft! You coarse fishermen! Us fly fishermen have always fished like this! :Scared: Banter of course chaps, banter....

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Scott wrote:Pfft! You coarse fishermen! Us fly fishermen have always fished like this! :Scared: Banter of course chaps, banter....

And there's no messy, smelly baits to deal with either. :fish:
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The only flask you gents need is a hip flask. :Wink:

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Kingfisher wrote:The only flask you gents need is a hip flask. :Wink:
You won't get much tea in one of those! :whistle:
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Re: travelling light

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This new season I intend to do more river fishing. Due to time restrains, I will be doing this on an ad hoc basis with little time to plan, so will not be taking a lot of equipment. One rod, (Cane, Glass or Modern), bits of tackle in my roving rucksuck/chair and a landing net. This way I intend to try many swims and avoid dogs and people.

The stretch sees a lot of dog walkers and they do let them in the water. I can't be bothered to get into a confrontation, so will up stick and move else where. That or fish very early in the morning. The more I have become interested in old tackle and as I have become older, the less I wish to carry and that is from someone who would take a Continental match box, Platform, Carryall, 3 rods and a pole to most situation. Even when I was not in a match. How I have changed.

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Re: travelling light

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I saw an advert in trout fishing magazine for a new light weight waistcoat,it had 33 pockets.What you put in them all god only knows.

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