"Backpacking anglers need to go extra light due to the increased load of rods, reels, waders, and bulging fishing vests. Shed pounds by packing only a tent's rain fly and poles, plus a groundsheet. Toss the water filter and replace it with iodine or water purification tablets." T. Edward Nickens offers this and a couple of other suggestions for what to wear and where to go in Field & Stream.
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This page contains a single entry by Marshall Cutchin published on July 15, 2004 6:07 AM.
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