Fishing kit

[SlimWhitman]

Getting gear together for a backcountry hunt in Idaho mid September. Wanted to bring something along to maybe drop a line at some point.

Just curious what other use for backcountry fishing kits. Even if it’s just line and lures.

Pictures are welcome because reading is hard.


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[the0thermrt]

tenkara and flies
or
9 foot 5/6 wt, 2 spools (weight forward floating/weight forward sinking) , and a western & lake collection of flies/streamers

 

[MTguy0341]

I carry a smaller ugly stick, with a little tackle box approx 3x5 inches. Roughly 8 lures inside, mixture of colors. Nothing worse than having a lure the fish like then losing it. Largest size I take for mountain lake fishing is the #2.

 

[ssssnake529]

Tenkara is the way to go. Very light weight, very compact.

I fish both Tenkara and Western flyrods, but for trips that are not fishing specific, Tenkara is all I take.

More on my backcountry fly fishing kit here: Backcountry Fishing Kit | Mediocre Mountaineering

 

[kylem]

If I was going to set up a kit to carry with while while I was hunting, I would go with a Tenkara setup for sure.

 

[SlimWhitman]

If I was going to set up a kit to carry with while while I was hunting, I would go with a Tenkara setup for sure.

Yea it looks like that’s what I’ll be going towards. Never even heard of them until this thread.


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[topher89]

Tenkara is fine for smaller water and streams which is most likely what you will find in the backcountry.

If you are wanting something that will be more versatile and could be used more often, I would go with a 3 or 4wt fly rod. Can be used more often and in bigger water.

Not a knock against Tenkara but I find my Iwana rod from Tenkara USA as a one trick pony. It does smaller fish in smaller water really well but that is about it.

 

[ssssnake529]

There are Tenkara rods for small fish, and Tenkara rods for larger fish.

Tenkara rods are never going to compete with Western rods for long casting. Tenkara are also going to be at a big disadvantage in wind, because the Tenkara lines weigh less and therefore are more affected by windy conditions.

A Western rod and reel will definitely be more versatile, but they also weigh a lot more and take up more space. It takes more time to rig up a Western rig too.

Tenkara is fine for smaller water and streams which is most likely what you will find in the backcountry.

If you are wanting something that will be more versatile and could be used more often, I would go with a 3 or 4wt fly rod. Can be used more often and in bigger water.

Not a knock against Tenkara but I find my Iwana rod from Tenkara USA as a one trick pony. It does smaller fish in smaller water really well but that is about it.

 

[topher89]

There are Tenkara rods for small fish, and Tenkara rods for larger fish.

Tenkara rods are never going to compete with Western rods for long casting. Tenkara are also going to be at a big disadvantage in wind, because the Tenkara lines weigh less and therefore are more affected by windy conditions.

A Western rod and reel will definitely be more versatile, but they also weigh a lot more and take up more space. It takes more time to rig up a Western rig too.

Totally agreed. I probably shouldn't have said anything about small fish in my tenkara critique. Its more about the size of the water and wind factor.

I have been taking a 3wt set-up and my tenkara rod on a lot of my summer backpacking trips. They each have their place and the tenkara rod is not that much of a weight penalty.

 

[the0thermrt]

I sometimes use a 6 foot ugly stick setup with light line for trout, a small spinning reel, and cut most of the handle below the reel off. That way I can use it with a fly reel for small water and it casts decent on streams. On lakes I don't need much distance for fly casting because it's for dawn/dusk when they're closer to shore and there's not much back casting room because of shrubbery. So I switch to the spinning reel and cast thomas bouyants when the trout head for deep water, great in the wind.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I have a 7’6 4 weight rod that I’ve carried in and used on brook trout before.