Morning all, just thinking about my next 24 hour session and how much gear I take, what do you think is the minimum gear you need to take on a 24 hour session?
In reply to Post #1
If you're going soon you'll need a lot of sleeping kit , a decent shelter for starters.
If I was to go truly minimalist for a session, sleep on the floor with a tarp in case of rain, bucket with spare hook links, leads, bait and water. Use delivery food.
If you're going soon you'll need a lot of sleeping kit , a decent shelter for starters.
If I was to go truly minimalist for a session, sleep on the floor with a tarp in case of rain, bucket with spare hook links, leads, bait and water. Use delivery food.
In reply to Post #1
Winter I take two rucksacks - one with a spare set of clothes and some decent thermal stuff. The other bag is full of my fishing gear that doesn't change if it's for a day, 24, 48 or 72.
Then its just add how much bait and water you need 👍
Winter I take two rucksacks - one with a spare set of clothes and some decent thermal stuff. The other bag is full of my fishing gear that doesn't change if it's for a day, 24, 48 or 72.
Then its just add how much bait and water you need 👍
In reply to Post #1
Looking at it sensibly, I'd be looking at this as a minimum for a 24 hour session, but as already mentioned, depending what the weather is like, you may need more shelter:
Oval brolly (no overwrap)
Rucksack/Carryall with gear in
Hookbaits, free offerings
Sandwiches, drink (no cooking or cleaning equipment, have a meal before you leave)
OEX low level camp bed (only weigh a couple of Kg from Go Outdoors)
Sleeping bag suitable for weather conditions
Quiver with rods, landing net, buzz bars & bank sticks (aluminium)
Lightweight weigh sling
Leave spare stuff in your motor like change of clothes, more bait, etc, so that you can come back if needed.
Looking at it sensibly, I'd be looking at this as a minimum for a 24 hour session, but as already mentioned, depending what the weather is like, you may need more shelter:
Oval brolly (no overwrap)
Rucksack/Carryall with gear in
Hookbaits, free offerings
Sandwiches, drink (no cooking or cleaning equipment, have a meal before you leave)
OEX low level camp bed (only weigh a couple of Kg from Go Outdoors)
Sleeping bag suitable for weather conditions
Quiver with rods, landing net, buzz bars & bank sticks (aluminium)
Lightweight weigh sling
Leave spare stuff in your motor like change of clothes, more bait, etc, so that you can come back if needed.
In reply to Post #1
I can use exactly the amount of gear for a day session as I do a week in France.
3 x Rods Sleeves (plus the leading rod if its a new water)
2 x Wychwood Carry Bags (1 for bait items, 1 for tackle)
1 x Boilie Bucket (half filled with only a couple of kilos within it)
1 x Water Bucket (half filled with enough to make a few coffees)
1 x Cool Bag (which has all my cooking stuff and food within it)
1 x Net Sleeve
1 x Walled Unhooking Mat
On overnighters, or for a week in France, the brolly and bedchair tag along too
They key thing is the unhooking mat. As it's walled, everything apart from the Rods goes inside it, and then thats plonked on top of my bedchair on the barrow with the rods and brolly resting against the sides.
I don't bring everything for every eventuality, I fish to my strengths and depending on the conditions. In my eyes, absolutely zero point bringing the floater gear, zig gear, 10 different coloured pop ups and 5kg of stick mix if you're doing an overnighter over a light spread of boilies. Sometimes I don't even bother with the cooking gear if its a day sesh or a 9pm to 6am overnighter
People make it so hard for themselves at times.
I can use exactly the amount of gear for a day session as I do a week in France.
3 x Rods Sleeves (plus the leading rod if its a new water)
2 x Wychwood Carry Bags (1 for bait items, 1 for tackle)
1 x Boilie Bucket (half filled with only a couple of kilos within it)
1 x Water Bucket (half filled with enough to make a few coffees)
1 x Cool Bag (which has all my cooking stuff and food within it)
1 x Net Sleeve
1 x Walled Unhooking Mat
On overnighters, or for a week in France, the brolly and bedchair tag along too
They key thing is the unhooking mat. As it's walled, everything apart from the Rods goes inside it, and then thats plonked on top of my bedchair on the barrow with the rods and brolly resting against the sides.
I don't bring everything for every eventuality, I fish to my strengths and depending on the conditions. In my eyes, absolutely zero point bringing the floater gear, zig gear, 10 different coloured pop ups and 5kg of stick mix if you're doing an overnighter over a light spread of boilies. Sometimes I don't even bother with the cooking gear if its a day sesh or a 9pm to 6am overnighter
People make it so hard for themselves at times.
In reply to Post #1
No **** yeah for a 24 hour session I take enough gear to last me 7 nights, you never know when your gonna need something lol
No **** yeah for a 24 hour session I take enough gear to last me 7 nights, you never know when your gonna need something lol
In reply to Post #4
OEX low level camp bed (only weigh a couple of Kg from Go Outdoors) looks interesting - never come across these. Comfortable enough for a night? Like the idea of having one for when im fishing off the barrow and dont want to lug bed around but may end up staying and leaving rods out.
OEX low level camp bed (only weigh a couple of Kg from Go Outdoors) looks interesting - never come across these. Comfortable enough for a night? Like the idea of having one for when im fishing off the barrow and dont want to lug bed around but may end up staying and leaving rods out.
In reply to Post #5
same as you Aidey
for fishing kit - one rucksack has everything I need for a day session or a week session. I have a little pouch with spare stuff that stays in the car - bin liner, weights, zig bits, subfloats, extra hooklinks & leadcore.
for longer I have a little cooker bag, cooler, sleeping bag, bedchair & bivvy.
I found that I now look at new items & think about how I could carry them with me & where they would fit - is amazing how much it stops me from buying.
@op - if you are interested in refining your kit, after a session, go home, empty your bags & put all the stuff you used on your last 3 trips in a pile & everything you didn't use in another pile. the 3 trips stuff goes back in your bag & the other stuff goes into another bag that can stay at home or in the car. do this a few times & you will be amazed at how much you can cut back
same as you Aidey
for fishing kit - one rucksack has everything I need for a day session or a week session. I have a little pouch with spare stuff that stays in the car - bin liner, weights, zig bits, subfloats, extra hooklinks & leadcore.
for longer I have a little cooker bag, cooler, sleeping bag, bedchair & bivvy.
I found that I now look at new items & think about how I could carry them with me & where they would fit - is amazing how much it stops me from buying.
@op - if you are interested in refining your kit, after a session, go home, empty your bags & put all the stuff you used on your last 3 trips in a pile & everything you didn't use in another pile. the 3 trips stuff goes back in your bag & the other stuff goes into another bag that can stay at home or in the car. do this a few times & you will be amazed at how much you can cut back
In reply to Post #1
Tarps / lightweight camp beds / pot noodles . . . why be uncomfortable? Get a power barrow and take what you like - comfort is king, irrespective of how long your fishing!
IMO whats more important is how quick you can get your rods out and how efficient your actual angling is once you've found the fish . . .eg pods / made up rods (obviously) / multiple made up rigs / made up PVA bags etc. . if using 3rods maybe a made up 4th so you can get it out quickly if you catch . . . .
Tarps / lightweight camp beds / pot noodles . . . why be uncomfortable? Get a power barrow and take what you like - comfort is king, irrespective of how long your fishing!
IMO whats more important is how quick you can get your rods out and how efficient your actual angling is once you've found the fish . . .eg pods / made up rods (obviously) / multiple made up rigs / made up PVA bags etc. . if using 3rods maybe a made up 4th so you can get it out quickly if you catch . . . .
In reply to Post #7
Yes Ben, comfy enough for a night. Only downside is you can't put anything underneath them like you can with a bedchair.
If you're interested, go and try one in your local Go Outdoors, that's what I did.
Yes Ben, comfy enough for a night. Only downside is you can't put anything underneath them like you can with a bedchair.
If you're interested, go and try one in your local Go Outdoors, that's what I did.
In reply to Post #8
ITALIC>@op - if you are interested in refining your kit, after a session, go home, empty your bags & put all the stuff you used on your last 3 trips in a pile & everything you didn't use in another pile. the 3 trips stuff goes back in your bag & the other stuff goes into another bag that can stay at home or in the car. do this a few times & you will be amazed at how much you can cut back
If i applied that to my fishing I'd be leaving landing nets, weight sling, scales, unhooking mat, waders and camera at home
ITALIC>@op - if you are interested in refining your kit, after a session, go home, empty your bags & put all the stuff you used on your last 3 trips in a pile & everything you didn't use in another pile. the 3 trips stuff goes back in your bag & the other stuff goes into another bag that can stay at home or in the car. do this a few times & you will be amazed at how much you can cut back
If i applied that to my fishing I'd be leaving landing nets, weight sling, scales, unhooking mat, waders and camera at home
In reply to Post #5
I didn't have floater gear as per say, I used my main tackle and stuck a float and lighter hook link. I've caught carp off the top well into darkness when the water temps are up. Talking 10pm 11pm do not forget your floater gear will cost you.
I didn't have floater gear as per say, I used my main tackle and stuck a float and lighter hook link. I've caught carp off the top well into darkness when the water temps are up. Talking 10pm 11pm do not forget your floater gear will cost you.
In reply to Post #7
The problem now is with all the sleep systems, I used to use a lightweight bed chair which was the original JRC stealth and a big snooze constantly attached. I got that onto a mini barrow and walked to the lake in my younger years. Yeah I didn't fish minus temps but it done the job and our winters are a lot warmer now. I would recommend the Gardner rucksack which is annoying because I moved away from fishing for 10 years plus and bought the TA rucksack which lives in the shadow! I learnt quickly to minimise my tackle because I didn't drive.
The problem now is with all the sleep systems, I used to use a lightweight bed chair which was the original JRC stealth and a big snooze constantly attached. I got that onto a mini barrow and walked to the lake in my younger years. Yeah I didn't fish minus temps but it done the job and our winters are a lot warmer now. I would recommend the Gardner rucksack which is annoying because I moved away from fishing for 10 years plus and bought the TA rucksack which lives in the shadow! I learnt quickly to minimise my tackle because I didn't drive.
I've spent the last few years refining and refining my kit as I fish somewhere that warrants it. I have to say, the less I take time more I enjoy it and the better I fish. I do take a sleep system and a brolly as there's a lot less faffing about compared to camp beds etc (which I have tried) but other than that it's very minimal. I think the main thing is everything needs to be super organised and thought out. It all fits very easily on a portalite barrow. It's also all packed in a way that there is no re jigging anything if I get a spare few hours in a day when I can go.
In reply to Post #10
Have a look at the OneTigris Supranubis bed. Similar concept, but can be used with or without the leg extensions.
Have a look at the OneTigris Supranubis bed. Similar concept, but can be used with or without the leg extensions.
In reply to Post #1
Buy a van and take everything lol
Buy a van and take everything lol
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