Weight of my kit

[ben lee]

My kit seams to get heavyer for each session i do (i keep buying new kit lol).
Was intrested in how heavy it was so after sorting my kit out for tomorrow i had my scales handy so weighed it.

Rod bag with rods,reels,bank sticks,umbrella and landing nets came to fifteen pounds.

Unhooking mate and chair came to fifteen pounds

Ruck sack with some bait and tackle was fourteen pounds

Weighing sling with bait in (dog mixer pellets and boilies) + food and drink was twentey pounds

Think i must start to leave stuff i dont use at home and limit what i take no wounder its a hard walk to some lakes think ill have to get a wheel barrow or hide some of my kit in my brothers bag when he aint loocking. Its great fun geting my kit and my brothers in a saxo without useing the boot my rod bag touches the windscreen and sits on the dash and other ends nearly touching the rear window

[Fishing Forum Admin]

it happens to all of use we all take way to much tackle fishing

[Lman]

wait until you do a weekend or longer and you will need a barrow

[dave fish]

took three rods ,reels,rod bag,two tackle boxes yesterday only used one rod and reel and dint even open the second tackle box

[NICK R]

typical session for me
5 rods inc spod /marker l/net
bivvy and wrap just in case
brolly/oval
bedchair
day
chair
1 barrow bag
1 food bag
1 stove bag
sleeping bag
weed rake
3x10kg buckets particles
2x5lts water
mn 3kg boilies
camea tripod
unhooking mat x2
fuel
spare clothes bag
48 cans of stella (joke)
stainleess bank sticks x8
2 stainless buzzer bars

Must of forgotten something

[ben lee]

A bivvy bedchair and sleeping bag are next on my list. And possabully a rod pod.

Could do with a weed rake today.

[Down-the-drain]

I don't understand the amount of kit some people take. All I have is a single rod bag which holds my rod , landing net , handle , rod rest and reel and a smallish rucksack/satchel to carry my tackle box , bait and a bottle of water , maybe a few sandwiches. The whole lot weighs next to nothing and I have never wanted for anything while I'm out and about on 6-8 hour plus sessions.
Fair enough the majority of my fishing involves stalking several swims throughout the day , but 5 rods ?
In my opinion taking bivvis , stoves , recliner chairs , mini TV's , radios , spare clothes and all the other commodities take the fun and unpredictability out of fishing. For me half the fun is not knowing whether or not i'm going to get soaked or slip down the bank. I prefer to be in direct contact with nature , not slobbing out on an £80.00 chair in a £400 tent , surrounded by junk I don't need with a cup of tea in one hand and a fag in the other , waiting for a buzzer to sound. If I wanted to do that I would stay at home and listen out for the microwave.

[beachie]

you ought to try carrying 2 rods, beach buddie, tripod, ruck sack with headlamp plus battery that weighs about 3lb 5lb of lead weights tackle reels clothing plus food and a bucket with bait in. then have to walk about 2-3 miles along a shingle bank. we all have to carry gear what ever type of fishing we do.

[NICK R]

Originally Posted by Down-the-drain

I don't understand the amount of kit some people take. All I have is a single rod bag which holds my rod , landing net , handle , rod rest and reel and a smallish rucksack/satchel to carry my tackle box , bait and a bottle of water , maybe a few sandwiches. The whole lot weighs next to nothing and I have never wanted for anything while I'm out and about on 6-8 hour plus sessions.
Fair enough the majority of my fishing involves stalking several swims throughout the day , but 5 rods ?
In my opinion taking bivvis , stoves , recliner chairs , mini TV's , radios , spare clothes and all the other commodities take the fun and unpredictability out of fishing. For me half the fun is not knowing whether or not i'm going to get soaked or slip down the bank. I prefer to be in direct contact with nature , not slobbing out on an £80.00 chair in a £400 tent , surrounded by junk I don't need with a cup of tea in one hand and a fag in the other , waiting for a buzzer to sound. If I wanted to do that I would stay at home and listen out for the microwave.

I guess you dont fish many 120 acre lakes then with a head of about 50 carp I also travel 140 miles each way to fish so not much fun if iam sitting there for 48 hrs or more soaked

[Down-the-drain]

Originally Posted by NICK R

I guess you dont fish many 120 acre lakes then with a head of about 50 carp I also travel 140 miles each way to fish so not much fun if iam sitting there for 48 hrs or more soaked

You travel 140 miles to a 120 acre lake with only 50 carp in it ?