Ride > Fish - what's your setup?

[zlin]

I live near rivers and lakes and I also take breaks and I can't be the only one.

Who is riding > fishing and what's your setup? I have a half frame pack/bar bag to purpose for the season and looking for your inspiration!

Let's see em:

[adampaiva]

I'm in the Catskills of NY and sometimes mix fishing and cycling. I recently got some lightweight packable Patagonia waders that roll up into a very small size, and some Adidas Terrex watershoes. Between those two and my 5 piece fly rod I think I have a setup that will be easily packable on the bike. It still requires a fair amount of setup/breakdown between each fishing spot so it doesnt really work out to a leisurely pedal and stop for a quick fish every couple of miles. Or it could but it takes all day and doesn't cover a lot of miles. Cycling here is also usually not flat and leisurely.

Here's a photo of my bike w/ fly rod case strapped to the front when doing the Idaho Hot Springs tour, which was incredible. I can also put the rod in a sheath strapped to the top tube.
20170824-DSC00415.jpg by Adam Paiva, on Flickr

[veggieburger]

No word of a lie, used to keep one of these in the car. Love me some fishin'!

[mt2u77]

Subscribed. Planning to do exactly this in the driftless region of SW Wisconsin this year. I've been biking past those trout streams for years-- time to see what it's all about.

[old_fat_and_slow]

Mutually exclusive activities for me. Too much fishing gear to carry on road bike. Good trout locations are several hours away too.

[Lewis Moon]

My setup:

I strap the bike down on the floor when trailering.

[steveoz]

Originally Posted by Lewis Moon

My setup:

I strap the bike down on the floor when trailering.

ok I'll bite ....whaaaat is going on here? lol!

[nighthawk]

Originally Posted by steveoz

ok I'll bite ....whaaaat is going on here? lol!

That's electrofishing. Research... not sport fishing. I've only done the backpack version of that.

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by steveoz

ok I'll bite ....whaaaat is going on here? lol!

That's my job (although that's a stock pic from the folks that made my boat). As my wife says, I fish for a living. I run the State Fish Consumption Advisory Program. (most my time is spent pounding on a computer)

[brewsmith]

Anyone here tried Tenkara? It's a form of minimalist fly fishing with a telescoping pole that is very well suited for travel and quick stops. My whole kit packs down in a tube that's about the size of a rolled up newspaper.

[spiderman]

Originally Posted by brewsmith

Anyone here tried Tenkara? It's a form of minimalist fly fishing with a telescoping pole that is very well suited for travel and quick stops. My whole kit packs down in a tube that's about the size of a rolled up newspaper.

Even though my ottrott is pictured here
I love riding up Spearfish canyon with the
Tenkara rod and it’s fixed length line
Tied to the top tube of “my fixie”
To catch brown and rainbow trout!

[froze]

Tankara has a new telescopic rod, which takes up very little space and looks promising, but I don't know anyone who's used it, and my only experience with a telescopic was not promising but the Tankara is different and might be better.

[zlin]

bump for ideas:

Planning a fall trip to upper MI to fish and ride...

Can anyone rec a tenkara rod? Quite a wormhole out there...I like the idea of the pack down size but where to start.

Now on to the route planning

[p nut]

Originally Posted by zlin

Can anyone rec a tenkara rod?

Nope, I can’t. You can find plenty of fly rods that will pack down to size.

[Dekonick]

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