So what's in your general travel kit?

[Mark Cahill]

I've been doing a lot of business travel around the world the past two years and always carry small ff kit. It generally contains a few clousers, couple decievers in various sizes, a couple crabs and a couple sand eels imitators. Some pre-tied leaders, a little wire for a bite tippet, etc.

Since it's generally business, I keep it down to the absolute minimum. My nail clippers are generally good enough for cutting line, etc.

So what do you folks carry when you travel on business and there's a chance of getting out on the water in an exotic location?

[SteveD]

I guess not enough people get to travel to exotic locations on business Mark hehehehehe

How can we get your job!!!

Usually when Im travelling fly fishing is central so I take the full kit and kaboodle, but I reckon yours is about spot on for something to cover your options.

What about a pair of pliers/forceps for removing hooks? and savng the fingers

Cheers Steve

[fishfilmmaker]

i always caryan additional pair of polarozed suglasses since mine are prescription!

[James Warren]

Always have a bottle of zap a gap. I have used it on leaders, knots, cuts, shoes, sun glasses. Great for first aid, great for fixing stuff.

A few turns of duct tape cause you never know. Just wrap a couple of feet around a pencil or pen. Takes up no space.

A little memo book. I keep it in my shirt pocket...you never know when someone will point you in the right direction for fish. I always right down what I can, having someone draw a map is ever better.

A bandana. I have used it as a towl, a first aid bandage, to keep the sun off my neck, the muck off my glasses, a coffee filter, etc

[Tord]

Hi Mark,

When you say "exotic", I guess you mean "tropical". There are however exotic locations on temperate latitudes as well, so the list I put together needs to be adapted to the destination and season.

I travel a few times/year to "exotic" locations for business purpose that allow to spend a day or two fishing, or for tourism (non-fishing) purpose where the constraints will allow me take a day or two on my own for fishing: I have put the list together after doing this in various countries across the world.

Requirements: It must all fit in one piece of luggage. Luggage must be manageable, easy to carry and flight weight restrictions are usually 20 kg. So I use a softbag that can be carried on the shoulder/back and that accomodates a 4 piece 9 foot rod in a plastic tube. The bag is locked with a small combination lock.

What goes into the said bag includes:

Fishing gear
The 4-piece fly rod in a plastic tube. Weight depending on fishing.
One reel. Possibly a spare spool if your reel supports interchangeable spools.
One floating line
Optional: one fast sink(tip) line, if the destination and fishing conditions calls for it
One flybox, size about 10 x 15 cm filled with appropriate patterns
Spare tippet and leaders
Optional: foldable stripping basket
Optional: lightweight chest waders or hip waders, and canvas wading boots
Optional: lightweight wading jacket depending on destination and season
Depending on climate: micro fleece, cap, shorts, gloves ....
Optional: foldable wading staff
Melting glue
Spare snake eye for rod tip
Nail clippers
Simple combo tool (or screwdriver and pliers)
Wader repair kit (or aquaseal)
Duckt tape
Tweezers
Sharp scissors and/or scalpel

Personal items carried in a small backpack.
Sunscreen / sunblock and suncooler/aloe vera
Polarizing glasses
Iodine solution and plaster
Paracetamol tablets or similar
Anti-diarreah tablets
Salt replacement tablets (for tropical destinations)
Small waterproof bags for documents, passport, electronic devices etc.
Compact digital camera + enough charged batteries + enough memory to store ~500 pictures + charger (optional)

Documents and alike
Enough cash (US dollars or Euros) in a mix of denominations, to cover anticipated costs a few days ahead. Small cash readily available in pocket.
One dispendable wallet with little cash in. Credit cards, driver's license and passport elsewhere than in the wallet.
Solid travel insurance policy, covering injuries and medical expenses, third part damage, legal aid, home transportation expenses, emergency cash advance...
Updated and documented vaccinations (some tropical locations require e.g. yellow fever).
A web-based email account, and an email to that account with updated important information (such as address to embassy, insurance policy, passport data, scanned copy of passport, flight tickets, credit cards etc...)
A mobile phone with important numbers and addresses stored on the subscriber card rather than in the phone itself (can partially replace the email above)


HTH

/Tord

[ikan besar]

If the primary agenda on the trip is not fishing, I only take the following:

an 8wt rod & reel
floating line
intermediate line
Box of assorted flies including some Borski shrimp, clousers, poppers, etc
spool of 13# and 20# American Fishing Wire
spool of 20# Seaguar flourocarbon
hemostat
bottle of Pre-Sun SPF 30
sun gloves

[DAQ]

Only a few things other than what you mentioned:

Sun block
Gerber multi tool
Light weight wading shoes
Sun glasses
Bungee cord (so I can Micky Mouse a stripping basket)
Medical tape (line burns, cuts, blisters and minor repairs)
Bandana
Alcohol pads

Pretty much the same flies you bring plus a couple of Wooly buggers, a couple of generic nymphs a couple of hoppers and a couple of light Cahills. I have been stuck near some small streams and ponds and even though I only had the 8 wt I tied on some of the fresh water patterns and caught some small fish. Sometimes small fish are all I need to take the edge off.

D

[albacized]

For the boaters in the crowd, who includes bananas in their travel kit?

[ikan besar]

I've disproved the banana myth every day this past week. Less than five minutes after clearing the inlet this morning and finishing a banana, we hooked up a spinner shark on a 10wt. Yesterday morning was tarpon along the beach - bananas were on the boat then too

Then again, I don't believe in Santa either...

[Mark Dougherty]

Bottle opener or "church key" for those of my generation...Kaliks are not twist off nor are Becks...