Tackle bag for bank anglers

[HesterIsGod]

FOR BANK ANGLERS ONLY

After 3 or 4 years of shopping around and testing (and failing) many soft plastic tackle bags for my bank angling needs, I have finally settled on one.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_58138_100011010_100000000_100011000_100-11-10

Its a browning backpack with a little attachment for 3 3700 tackleboxes. I know what your thinking, three 3700 tackleboxes are not going to hold all my stuff and why would I want a backpack instead of a tackle bag?

Well, first the backpack is versatile. You can take the tackle part out and just have a nice big backpack. Secondly, and most importantly, you can cram a bunch of 3700 tackleboxes in the two large main compartments. I got 6, so thats a total of 9. 9 is much more than most tackle bags on the market. Thirdly there is four large pockets for other stuff like pliers, camara, sunglasses, food etc... And you can carry like a backpack (duh, it is one) which leaves one extra hand available which comes in handy when you have to walk around a lot, like when i fish remote rivers. I love it! I'm done buying any more tacklebags for a long time

[New Bass Man]

I fish small ponds alot and use a backpack also.  I find it is easier.  

One thing all bank anglers need is discipline to not carry everything they own.  I use to carry too much stuff around.    My bag got heavier and heavier.  

Now, I carry less than 3lbs of stuff.  The idea is to be mobile.

Ray

[56 crestliner]

I also have this back pack and love it. It is very versetial i have 3 falcon fto boxes in the big main zipper. then more soft plastics in the other zipper compartment. The only problem i have with the bag is the shoulder straps are a little to skinny, when the bag is weighed down with equipment they dig into my shoulders a little.

[Red]

i bank fish too, honestly i dont see how you can cart that huge thing around!!  i wouldnt even have that big of a box if i fished from a boat.  i carry a single box, i dont know what size it is, it is about 11 inches long and maybe 7 wide and an inch and a half deep.  i got a few cranks, jigs, topwaters, spinnerbaits, and i throw in a few different soft plastics each time i go, plus my terminal tackle, pliers, camera and scale go in my pants pockets...then i am ready to roll. i have been eyeballing the falcon V4 speedbag tho, looks kinda nice, but i just dont think i would use all that space.

[Bassn Blvd]

I throw 2 or 3 hooks and 2 or 3 weights into a pack of worms. Sometimes I toss a crank bait or topwater plug into the bag also.  I put the bag into my pocket and I'm all set.  No need to carry the store with me.  I know the pond or lake I'm fishing and what works best in each lake so no need to carry a bunch of crap.  

I also look at like this.  If they don't hit a worm or a topwater rapala or crank bait, then they probably aren't hitting much of anything.

[Zel]

When I fish from the bank, this is the one I use.  I just limit my selections for the season, conditions and what I know about the lake.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=972017&cp=2367824.2291514.2291519.2291567&parentPage=family&searchId=2291514

[HesterIsGod]

i bank fish too, honestly i dont see how you can cart that huge thing around!!

Its really not much bigger than most tackle bags on the market. Its a backpack so you dont have to carry it either. You don't have to fill it with 90 pounds of tackle every time you go out but its nice if I wanna to know you could if you wanted to. Most of the times I just take along 3 or 4 boxes.

Bassn Blvd, no offense or anything but you must not bank fish a whole lot. A crankbait a topwater and a couple worms isnt a whole lot, it would really limit your fishing, especially if you hang one up.

[crappiekid24]

I use a regular backpack and can fit 4 370 boxes and plastics and other accessories in it. I agree though when fishing the shore the backback is the way to go.

[ProP-JunKie]

I was stationed in England, and there is nothing but bank fishing in freshwater. I agree the backpack is the way to go. Summer pike fishing there was all about casting cranks and spinners, but you were constantly moving and hunting old Essox! I have this bag though... check it out, it holds 4 trays, and has good misc. storage...

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?id=0042540&navCount=1&parentId=cat20327&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=MainCatcat20166-cat20327&parentType=index&indexId=cat20327&rid=

[moloch16]

I've used a Berkley Strap-on Tackle Box for about 17 years now.  I select a handful of baits I expect to use given the season and where I'm fishing.  Pliers and such go in the pocket.  I take two poles, a spinning rod for slow fishing some plastics and a caster for the faster baits.  Works really well and I stay very mobile.

http://www.amazon.com/Berkley-SOTB-Strap-on-Tackle-Box/dp/B000E7UJU0

[roadwarrior]

This is mine. (It has a pouch in the back to carry a plastic box, too!)

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0018716902478a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=safaria+vest&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=safaria+vest&noImage=0

8-)

[Tokyo Tony]

IMO, carrying around that much stuff is a huge hassle that usually won't result in any more fish.

I do a lot of shore fishing, and use a normal backpack.  Inside you'll find a single Falcon box into which I put any number of baits I think might be useful that day (few jerkbaits, few cranks, hooks, weights, chatterbaits, topwaters, etc). In the outside pocket you'll find several bags of plastics, a scale, pliers, camera, and a water temp guage (and a winter hat   ).  

It's lightweight, has everything I need and more, and I can comfortably walk the shoreline casting with it on my back without having to pick anything up before moving on.  I'll usually only take one rod so I can be super mobile.

[smcentee]

I tried numerous small hard and soft tackle boxes, and various configurations of backpacks. Call me lazy, but I was tired of picking them up as I moved from spot to spot. My best configuration is a Plano waist belt:

http://www.planomolding.com/content/index.cfm?siteaction=product&lineid=4&groupid=14&sectionid=48&partid=283

I keep a Flambeu tackle station in the car, and load the pockets of the waist belt with small bait boxes. The padded Plano cases, used mainly for flies, are great for holding several jerkbaits and hard swimbaits without the baits shifting and tangleing trebles.

[Branuss04]

I have the BPS Backpack.  I wouldn't have it any other way for bank fishing.  I usually don't fill all of it with gear, i'll use the extra space for food, etc.  I'm a happy camper

[FishTank]

When I am bank fishing I use a Jansport 2-day hiker backpack.  I holds tons of stuff.  It not as big as the Browing backpack but it holds about 2/3 of my stuff, including lunch, sunglasses, cell phone, bug spray, sunscreen, and my mp3 player.  It holds such a variet of stuff, my wife makes fun of me and calls it my fishing purse.   8-)

[Grey Wolf]

A fishing vest is the way I go. With all the pockets I can take every thing I need. I don't have to worry about tugging a bag or box around and have both hands free to fish.

[SneakySnook]

I use the shimano backpack and it works great. You can also put your camera on it for pics.

[Sam]

$75 for that tackle bag!

Some guys just have money to burn.

I use a gym bag when I bank fish.

The only problem I have had is that when I go back to a pond to fish again I have caught bass with jock itch!!!! ;D ;D ;D