Am I organised, or obsessed?

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:56 pm

Took a notion to organise every thing into different kit bags.
Bought a ruckstool, and put all me bait fishing kit in it. Seems okay to sit on and plenty of room for kit. Cant wait til it gets an outdoors test.
Put all my spinning/lure kit in one rucksack.
Put all my boat gear in another.
Reels are all polished, oiled and shockleaders on those that need it.
Have tied enough rigs to open a shop, waiting on some from the bay just to be sure I have enough big grin

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Depending on the weather, hope to try out the bait kit Sunday 28th.
Using frozen squid n mackie for bait, and if I am able to get some, worms too.

ed

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:02 pm

The rucksack/stool combination was a wise choice as it gives you the freedom to move around.
Cheers
keith big grin

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:04 am

the ruckstool is a good job, i used it 4 a while but then bought ian golds luggage, def a good choice i have evrything at hand, lure box, rig box, hooks swivels shockleader reels all in the 1 pack easy carrird to. its better being organised instead of rumaging through boxs r bags 4 things.

atleast u av somthing to sit on.lol big grin

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:45 pm

bugboy wrote:

Took a notion to organise every thing into different kit bags.
Bought a ruckstool, and put all me bait fishing kit in it. Seems okay to sit on and plenty of room for kit. Cant wait til it gets an outdoors test.
Put all my spinning/lure kit in one rucksack.
Put all my boat gear in another.
Reels are all polished, oiled and shockleaders on those that need it.
Have tied enough rigs to open a shop, waiting on some from the bay just to be sure I have enough big grin

.
Depending on the weather, hope to try out the bait kit Sunday 28th.
Using frozen squid n mackie for bait, and if I am able to get some, worms too.

ed

It's about time you got yourself a fork and dig yourself a bait Ed. This weekend is a masssive tide and the perfect time for Razors and big Lug.

Getting back to the obsession, its good to be organised and I try to be.
I have a seatbox with an AFAW conversion for bait fishing, then an Imax waistbag fot spinning and lures, and a fox stalking bag for mullet. My problem comes with the 'crossover' items, all those things that you need to take for any session, braid scissors,knife, forcepts, rig clips and all those other little things that you need on alll occasions. Just when you need it you realise you have left it in another bag.

Hope you get on well on Sunday, havent loooked at the forecast yet but I have to go out digging Saturday and Sunday as I need the razors and they are the only days this month with big enough tides to give me access to the sandbars.

Good luck

NEIL

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:19 pm

Cheers guys,

Thought about box, but the main place I go is a hike to get to and involves some climbing down a tall steep edge, and thought the box might be cumbersome. Like the Ian Gold luggage kit, maybe in the future.

Tried a bit of this digging lark, good form of excercise, but guy I was with had about 35-40 good worms to my half dozen. Although hoping to take advantage of the lows, there is a lug, mussle bed and razor area that only gives up the good stuff on a good low..

I think I have thought of the 'crossover' items, although prob something left out.

ed

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:29 pm

i get a bit stick for my organisation at times.... right down to putting my rigs on colour coded winders....lol... but at the end of the day i can find things quick and easy even in the dark.

that said, i always pack according to the venue, conditions and indeed my mode of transport.. i love to use my shakespere box. can get plenty in it, but when its loaded up its heavy just walking from the carpark to the riverside.. so if i'm off for a jaunt around on public transport, a rucksack and a 3 piece rod and short triod (sometimes not even the rucksack, i can get everything in my rod bag) with my leads spread aroung my pockest, is enough ...

must say though, the heaviest thing is my flask and sarnies

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:03 am

Geordie I think your idea is the way ..............'lean and mean' !!!!!!! I used to take anything up to 20 leads on a trip.........why?????, if I had got up to 19 and only had one left I needed locking up !!!!!!!!!!!!!, S.A.S is now my motto ,................................until next time and I think I might need this or that, this might come in handy !!!!!!!! ect, .............NO NO NO I will stick to your method and trim down !!!!!, it makes sense, dosen't it ??????? AAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

JOLI

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:28 am

i used to be the same, even taking a chopping board to gut the fish on......lol . then when i started thinking logically, fish get washed anyway when i get home, so doesnt matter if they get a bit sandy/dirty... even if i take as much as 2xreel and spare spools and 8 rigs, i'll never use more than 8 leads really...

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:52 pm

lol the chopping board, i take it to to cut mackys for bait, hi its useful instead of ruining your fillet knife on the rocks. oi lads i think nice and simple is the best way. it also depends how far u av 2 walk on a session.lol big grin

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:23 pm

Yes, I confess to the chopping board if Im using mackerel. We all take too much stuff, I carry at least 4 reels but if I'm on clean(ish) ground I only take 6 or 7 leads, if it's rotten bottom I could take 20!

Getting back to the seatbox, I prefer a box for the following reasons :

It is waterproof so when that rogue wave comes up the beach your gear doesnt get soaked
It holds most of what I need and provides good protection for my camera.
With the AFAW box pack conversion the load is distributed evenly and it is easy to carry.
The seatbox conversion comes with a bait cool back.
I personally prefer looking for stuff in a rigid container as it tends not to move around so much.
The wires of gripleads wont burst through the sides and stab you as you walk
Negative points for the conversion (my own experience) some of the stitching came undone and one of the straps fell off, The lining of the coolbox split very early on. The webbing also holds the water if it gets a soaking.

All in all I am quite happy with the system, Ive had to make a few running repairs but I am heavy on tackle.

A friend of mine has the Ian Golds match luggage and that is very well made and easily organised, a top bit of kit, dont get one if you are a tackle tart and dont like things getting dirty (beach use)

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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:35 pm

Hi,, I could learn a lot from you guys on how organised you are with your tackle and so on.
The amount of time i spend sorting my tackle box out,, to try and lighten load,, i admit its even driven me to point of giving up,full stop. It gives me nightmares when sorting out for a trip.
martyn at wits' end - New!

And i wonder why i've got pain in groin, probably hernia no 3 in the making

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:02 pm

Sod that!!! If I had that lot to carry I would hire a Camel!!! big grin

Cheers
keith big grin

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:29 pm

rabbi2 wrote:

Sod that!!! If I had that lot to carry I would hire a Camel!!! big grin

Cheers
keith big grin

Forget the camel Keith isn't that what kids are for devil