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Here are the things I carry down to the pond.
1 roll mono tippet, 4#
1 roll fluoro tippet, 4#
Assortment of flies
Leatherman Micra fishing tool.
Forceps, courtesy of Don Schmotzer.

The flies are in a recycled package, which formerly held hooks. Don left the forceps here the last time he was over.
I carry this lot in a small bubble wrap envelope.

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 24, 2014 at 12:52pm
That is the beauty of fly fishing, isn't it?

I'm not saying I only want a safety pin and a worm. I don't.
But while we live in what is probably the BEST TIME to be an angler, we can still be encouraged by a " less is more." attitude.
It also helps to be a "broke country-@ss," and little able to afford the big ticket stuff. It's a beautiful thing, once you put your mind to it.
Comment by Allen Morgan on March 24, 2014 at 11:59am

"...I have more crap than I can use....."

Man, that describes me to a "T"!!!!!

When I first got started fly-fishing, if I hit the pond at work, I would just drop a fly box into one of the cargo pockets of my work pants, and a spool of tippet material and a pair of forceps into the other cargo pocket.  It worked pretty good.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on March 24, 2014 at 11:02am

NEAT SMALL PACKAGE OF STUFF SCRUFFY !!!!!!!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 24, 2014 at 8:24am
What I don't have here are extra leaders, or tippet rings.*
Both of these items could be included, and take up no room. They probably should be added for any kit intended for use away from home.

* This bodes well for both experiments, i.e., tying soft leaders and adopting tippet rings.
Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 24, 2014 at 8:14am
I have more crap than I can use, too. And sometimes I bring a lot of it with me.
But usually, I keep it down to what I can tote in a back pack.
This was just an illustration of the essentials, as Bluto calls them.
Comment by Mark Sleeper on March 24, 2014 at 8:04am

looking good, great essentials

Comment by james bluto gillette on March 24, 2014 at 7:58am

looking good mc scruff keeping it to the essential

Comment by Donald Schmotzer on March 24, 2014 at 6:41am

...Yeah, McSruff...........You have the right idea......I ALWAYS carry too much stuff with me. (and somehow ALWAYS manage to leave something I needed behind)...........I guess I am in too big a hurry when I leave the house......................(warm weather is just a few weeks away)...............Don

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 24, 2014 at 6:34am
Thats the idea, Carl.
I'm big on repurposing, especially packaging. But, hey, whatever works.
Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 24, 2014 at 6:31am
John it doesn't have to this basic... but it can be.
Case in point, the items shown here came from a week of collecting what I ACTUALLY use on each outing.

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