This
is what Steve carries in his saltwater bag.
He also has a bag
appropriately equipped for freshwater:
MAIN
COMPARTMENT
Reels: Super 8, Super 10, Super 12 / marine radio / #4 Abel pliers
/ 4 fly boxes each measuring 9"x5"x1.5" / 1 small
fly box 6"x4"x1.5" / insect spray / WD40 / leather
cigar holder w/4 cigars / 4 oz. bottle of 25 spf sun screen /
Sportsman's Lube Kit / hand-held wind meter / small vise grips
/ large hook file / 3 pair of Polarized sun glasses.
MAIN
COMPARTMENT - TOOL ORGANIZER POCKETS
Abel Perfect Tool / 2 dual screwdrivers (1 large, 1 small) / toothbrush
for cleaning tackle / 2 EZE-LAP hook hones (1 med., 1 fine) /
Abel hook disgorger / hemostats / Mini-Mag AA flashlight / fisherman's
Swiss Army Knife
MAIN
COMPARTMENT - BACK FULL-LENGTH ZIPPERED POCKET
8 fly lines in zip-lock bags
MAIN
COMPARTMENT - FRONT FULL-LENGTH ZIPPERED POCKET
6 coils of stainless steel wire leader from 44- to 86-pounds /
2 travel packs of Kleenex
OUTSIDE
POCKETS - FRONT FULL-LENGTH ZIPPERED POCKET
25 packages of mono leaders / 8 zip-lock bags of hand-tied leaders
from 8- to 20-pounds
OUTSIDE
POCKETS - RIGHT FRONT
15 spools of tippet and shock tippet materials from 6- to 100-pound
test
OUTSIDE
POCKETS - LEFT FRONT (Steve's "junk drawer")
Abel #2 pliers/knife combo in leather sheath / eyeglass spray
cleaner / 8 AA batteries / knot tool / ABEL Perfect Tool / small
bottle of hand sanitizer / dry fly floatant / 4 butane lighters
/ miniature screw driver set / 4 oz. bottle of 100% DEET / collapsible
scissors / Mono-Slick line cleaner / Allen wrench set / 2 spare
side shields for sun glasses / 2 diamond hones / 2 oz. tube of
aloe first aid cream / 2 tubes lip sun block / 1 35mm film can
with Imodium AD and cold/allergy tablets / 3 line nippers / 1
flyline necklace with hook hone and clipper / 1 tape measure
OUTSIDE
POCKETS - LEFT SIDE (the one with business card holder)
Zeiss binoculars / underwater camera / 4 rolls of 35mm film
OUTSIDE
POCKETS - RIGHT SIDE
Fly box 5"x3.5"x1.25" / 3 emergency flares / hand-held
GPS / 1 dozen #3.0 Abel Anchovy flies
OUTSIDE
POCKETS - BACK FULL LENGTH ZIPPERED
IGFA World Record book / current fishing magazine
INSIDE
FLAP ZIPPERED POCKET - TOP
Plastic bag containing boat registration, pictures of Gina, business
cards, English/Spanish dictionary, airline tickets, passport
INSIDE FLAP ZIPPERED POCKET - BOTTOM
4 Abel Anchovies on wire leaders / 4 tarpon leaders with flies
FRONT
D-RINGS
Compass clipped on each one
BACK
D-RINGS
Thermometer on one / car keys clipped to other
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