biking to the lake

[Ken L]

A little off topic but what are the dimentios of that bag ?

They're not quoted on the UKFT site and it looks half decent.

[UK-Fishing-Tackle.co.uk]

It's a trade off isn't it. If you a a lad (which he is) and you a fishing 2 or 3 hour sessions then a fold up stool is generally adequate.

 

It is a bit of a pain lugging your carp chair or a seat box on a bicycle!!!

[UK-Fishing-Tackle.co.uk]

One minute ken, I am on three forums at once here on various topics!!!!

[fantasticfisherman]

i now have one of those stools that are rectangular when folded up and when folded out it has an x-shape if you look at it head-on. not explained very well but hopefully you know what i mean.

[UK-Fishing-Tackle.co.uk]

Approx dimensions are 33cm x 24cm x 21cm - with four trays each 28cm x 19cm x 2/3cm.

 

These dimensions exclude the side pockets which are expandable in design (i.e. see picture above).

 

We were very suprised at how good they were when they came in!!

[bingo]

Yes. Attach rod etc to the crossbar. Some of it will petrude over the crossbars but this will be ok.

 

I think you'd be better off with a bike with paniers. It may not look 'cool' but they're very useful. And a rucksack is so much better (i.e. secure) than a shoulder bag/holdall when on a bike. The shoulder bag will slip off and hang down. Not great (sorry Ian at uk fishing tackle). That particular bag does look great but not for cycling, imo.

 

 

Basically travel as light as possible. You don't actually 'need' that much for a days fishing. You'll see guys with huge bags and boxes etc but they won't use most of the stuff they're carrying around.

Edited March 12, 2006 by bingo

[Steve Burke]

I'd add that I've found that there's a big difference when riding a bike between a shoulder bag and a rucksack. The latter stays put on your back, the former can move and is potentially dangerous. A rod holdall is even worse and should be avoided at all cost.

[Newt]

Not sure of the cost to buy or shipping or if you can source something similar locally but check out the Albacore backpack tackle bags.

[Ian FG]

First of all you need a traditional bike i.e. with a crossbar. They are getting rarer.

 

When I was a kid the setup was one three piece rod, one landing net handle, one fold-up landing net, two banksticks with small rod rests attached. All this went on the crossbar.

 

One rucksack containig one reel, one baitbox with bait, one small box of terminal tackle, one old hand towel, sandwiches and bottle of pop.

 

And we sat on the grass on the bankside, but then fishing was always a summer pastime.

[Norfolkdan]

Me and my mate do it every winter to go pike fishing at a local lake. All part of then fun. Gear in a rucksack and hold your rod in your hand. All strap it with bungies to part of the frame