01-01-2006, 02:23 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Probably about the same. Well, maybe the gear weighs a bit more. At least it seems like it when I have to pack it very far.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good news is that most places I launch have easy driveup access. I have a 4 wheel drive Jimmy, but seldom have to use the extra traction, although high clearance is often needed. Many spots have launch ramps that I can just drive down, unload my gear and then go park.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When I lived in Arizona, one of our favorite spots required a hike of about a quarter mile from where we parked. Both TubeBabe and myself had to carry everything in on our head and in our hands, and then sometimes carry out a large basket of fish afterward. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a pic of the old "round boat" days, where we had to pack our gear down to the beach, in Mexico. Note that the tube is just balanced on my head.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a pic of me loaded up with my old Kennebec, rods and reels, with my other gear bungeed down in the seat area.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My current setup starts with a 12# Super Fat Cat, 5 rods and reels, tool rack, 5 rod tubes (heavy PVC), sonar and battery (6#), rigid plastic apron, fish basket, PFD (life vest) and several full lure boxes. I have never put it on a scale, but I estimate I am launching about 40 pounds of gear. That is a lot for an old man to be carrying back and forth from the water. But, I'm tough...if looks count.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good news is that most places I launch have easy driveup access. I have a 4 wheel drive Jimmy, but seldom have to use the extra traction, although high clearance is often needed. Many spots have launch ramps that I can just drive down, unload my gear and then go park.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When I lived in Arizona, one of our favorite spots required a hike of about a quarter mile from where we parked. Both TubeBabe and myself had to carry everything in on our head and in our hands, and then sometimes carry out a large basket of fish afterward. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a pic of the old "round boat" days, where we had to pack our gear down to the beach, in Mexico. Note that the tube is just balanced on my head.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a pic of me loaded up with my old Kennebec, rods and reels, with my other gear bungeed down in the seat area.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My current setup starts with a 12# Super Fat Cat, 5 rods and reels, tool rack, 5 rod tubes (heavy PVC), sonar and battery (6#), rigid plastic apron, fish basket, PFD (life vest) and several full lure boxes. I have never put it on a scale, but I estimate I am launching about 40 pounds of gear. That is a lot for an old man to be carrying back and forth from the water. But, I'm tough...if looks count.[/#0000ff]
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