{"id":19827,"date":"2020-02-24T23:27:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T23:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oceanbluefishing.com\/magazine\/?p=19827"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T03:25:02","slug":"fishing-luggage-top-tips-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanbluefishing.com\/magazine\/fishing-luggage-top-tips-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing Luggage Top Tips and Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travelling to distant and remote fishing destinations will allow us to hook up to the fish of our dreams but all these travelling will take a toll on our luggage, gear, and equipment if we don\u2019t have the right bags that can take on the abuse. Here are a few things to consider when choosing your bags for your next remote fishing adventure.You\u2019ve found yourself in a remote island paradise surrounded by lush and vibrant vegetation. The crew arrives at the jetty on a tender to transport the guests and luggage towards the mothership with cold drinks for everyone to enjoy during the transport. The winds blow up some salt spray onto your face while light chop splash over the bow and onto everyone\u2019s bags. Once on the mothership, everyone gets checked in to their rooms and soon after, start rigging up tackle while sipping cold beers getting ready for the fishing days ahead. You on the other hand zip open your conventional rolling suitcase only to find out that all your bag\u2019s contents are soaking wet from transport. Apart from the wet contents you find your expensive reels and spools rolling loose, having fallen out of their boxes during transit when the expert luggage handlers at the airport had their hands on them. Damaged and bent spools bent shafts and broken reel foot to boot, you realize that the closest tackle shop is only one international flight away and you\u2019re left with what you have. Fun times ahead.<\/p>\n

Packing your fishing gear safely and correctly<\/a> is an art form in itself and is one thing that deserves full attention to detail when performing. You can be a magician at packing  but if your bags are not fit for the task at hand, you\u2019ll find yourself scratching your head when things go awry and all your clothes and gear are drenched in rain and saltwater, with your Stella and Saltiga spools crushed like empty cans of Coke.<\/p>\n

Packing your fishing gear safely and correctly is an art form<\/strong> in itself… <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are the bags that you will need, some features that they must have, plus some extra tips on how to pack your equipment in them to avoid unwanted hassles.<\/p>\n

1 <\/strong><\/span>Gear Bag \/ Main Bag<\/h2>\n

The gear bag will be your main equipment and clothing hauler, filled to its limits with your clothes, lures, lines, reel spools, leader, hooks, and other terminal tackle. Your spare camera batteries, chargers and everything else that needs to be checked in will be in here. The gear bag will be put through lots of abuse from baggage handlers, rain, saltwater, trees and branches, rocks, sand, dust, mud and all those good stuff while travelling to and from a remote fishing destination, thus the need for extreme durability and should also be waterproof. It should also have ample grab handles on all sides for easy loading and unloading onto trucks and boats. Wheels are great only in airports but will only add bulk to your already large bag so try to get bags without wheels. Getting bags without wheels will also push you to avoid overpacking to decrease weight, allowing you to focus only on the essentials. Here are some bags that you may want to consider:<\/p>\n

Patagonia Black Hole Duffel <\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"This is my personal favorite as it is possibly the cheapest bag available for the budget minded angler that does not skimp on adventure fishing features. Patagonia Duffel<\/a> also cares for the environment and makes these bags out of 100% recycled materials from the body fabric, inner lining and webbing. It is not 100% waterproof though so try to be mindful of your bags placement when travelling. My favorite feature is the removable padded shoulder straps that allow me to carry it like a large backpack while in transit. It also has reinforced grab handles that can easily withstand over-zealous luggage handlers. The main compartment opens wide for easy packing with plenty of internal zippered pockets to keep your valuable paperwork and charging cables organized. This bag has an amazingly small footprint as it folds into its own pocket to store in the lodge or mothership cabins!<\/p>\n

Simms Dry Creek Duffel<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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