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[bkbying89]

Mreed81 and I hit up BSC today and I have to say Matt nows his creek. I went down early and was only able to land one small one and loose another. When Matt showed up we started back up the creek and the very first hole we hit, bang I have a 12 to i3 inch trout. I may not have been able to catch or land it without Matts help. By the way, if anyone finds a landing net on Blue Spring Creek It's probably mine. I am bumming as I was financially tied to that net. 

Thanks for the tour Matt your are the Man. You let me have the first crack and I got the big fish of the day.

[mreed81]

It was a fun few hours on the creek, and a good way to spend a Monday afternoon!

And good Lord I need to buy a sling pack. All that gear that is stuffed to the gills is about to burst a seam in my vest! LOL (of course when I first started fly fishing last Fall I had nowhere near the amount of junk that I do now)

[bkbying89]

I know what you mean. I think that when my net fell off I must have just thought "whew the vest isn;t as heavy as when I started out, Must be getting tougher." On a whim, I drove back out and tried to retrace my steps and look for my net. But no luck, And dopey me I didn't even take my rod. I was afraid I would get distracted by the fishing. And I would have. The wind wasn't that bad after all. and the water looked good.

[Eric82]

I bought a sling pack last year and I can't imagine fishing without it. So much more freedom of motion.

[Flysmallie]

I bought a really nice sling/waist pack this year and love it. I haven't wore a vest in many many years because of the bulkiness of them. The most beneficial thing to do is only carry what you need. And be really honest with yourself when picking out what you truly need. The less you have to worry about the more enjoyable your day will be. 

[mreed81]

1 hour ago, Flysmallie said:

I bought a really nice sling/waist pack this year and love it. I haven't wore a vest in many many years because of the bulkiness of them. The most beneficial thing to do is only carry what you need. And be really honest with yourself when picking out what you truly need. The less you have to worry about the more enjoyable your day will be. 

Very true. I have to hold back with what I "want" when I step into the fly shop and only pick up the one or two things that I actually need. It looks worse than it is, mainly because it is packed in a very unorganized fashion. I just need to consolidate a few packs of things into one and that would eliminate a lot of the bulkiness as well, but I am looking at different sling packs now, especially with warmer weather coming this summer.

[jtram]

Check out the Umpqua  ledges packs. I have a 650 and it's  HUGE. Great  for  a long day but  the 500 would  be good for most days.

[Flysmallie]

Good info jtram. I bought the 500 and it's plenty big for any day for me. Check Sierra Trading Post. I picked up the 500 for $45.