Location: F'ton
2 days until departure.
To continue from part 1 of my packing list for Guatemala, this is where that whole 'packing light' thing somehow gets tossed out the window.
I've done fishing trips before (obviously) and I've done 4-6 week work trips before, but this is the first time for flying to another country for a week of a metric shitload of fishing for multiple species.
And I mean multiple species...like sailfish plus a host of other fish that might be around (marlin, mahi-mahi, shark, etc., etc., etc). Possibly some inshore stuff, including roosterfish. Stillwater fishing, with largemouth bass and carp. And also tilapia, which I only heard of because I think I ate some at a Tapas restaurant in Mexico.
I'm still trying to pack light, but shit quickly gets out of hand:
Sailfish rig:
- Temple Forks Outfitters TiCrX 9012-4pc
- Hardy Zane Saltwater 3 reel (not the Titanium one...I'm sick but not insane)
- Cortland's Billfish line (13wt/65'/clear intermediate sink tip)
- 500 metres of 50# gelspun backing
All-purpose Big Gun:
- Redington CPX 9010-4pc
- Redington Delta 9/10 reel
- Rio's WF-10I striper (?) line (clear sink tip)
- >300 metres of 30# gelspun backing
My lightsaber (i.e., don't leave home without it):
- Redington CPX 908-4pc
- Lamson-Waterworks Litespeed 3.5 reel
- Rio's WF-8F saltwater line
- Orvis WF-8I line (clear sink tip) - on spare spool
- >225 metres of 30# gelspun on both spools
The Little Gun:
- Redington Predator 7106-4pc
- Redington Rise 5/6 reel
- Rio's WF-6F smallmouth line
- 150 metres of 20# gelspun backing
The Fly Boxes:
- Saltwater box: Umpqua UPG, filled with everything from Clousers, Deceivers, crabs, Gotchas, rabbit strip flies and anything else that looked fishy.
- Misc box: Umpqua UPG Doublewide, filled with foam & deerhair poppers, freshwater Clousers, salmon bombers, hoppers, streamers, Stimulators and anything else that looked (freshwater) fishy
- Sailfish flies: big, f**k-off poppers in obnoxious colours with 6/0 & 7/0 hooks
Misc Fishing gear:
- Pliers, nippers, hook sharpener, etc...
- Mooseknuckle Lanyard
- Hip pack
- Leaders, etc.
- Buff, sungloves, sunglasses, etc; mentioned in part 1.
As long as I don't end up small stream fishing for trout, I should be covered...
Enjoy some music:
3 comments:
All you would have had to do is ask and I'd be more than happy to pack for you and carry your gear while you're on your trip. I work cheap...
I'm one of those strange individuals that enjoys the prep for trips. I make it a game to see how light I can go.
But thanks for the offer. Next time I have to take my Arctic gear for work I'll keep you in mind:)
Hope all of that stuff will fit in the taxi.
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