Ready for Whatever

When you don’t know what a fishing day will hold, sometimes you have to tote a little bit of everything!

Tomorrow is a travel day, and part of my work plan is to do some bank fishing and shoot lure photos (hopefully some with lures on fish’s mouths). That sort of plan can make for tough car packing because I really don’t know what the day will end up looking like or how I’ll be fishing.

I have several idea for places I might stop. They differ notably in character and are diverse in their offerings, so I’m not sure of the lures I’ll end up using or even the size rod and reel, and all of that might change from stop to stop or even within any given stop.

Complicating things more, a few of tomorrow’s most likely stops are access points I’ve never actually visited, and they are big-river spots that vary dramatically in character based on the amount of water flowing.

What that means from a practical standpoint is that I’m toting a fair amount of fishing gear (along with the usual array of cameras and accessories) for what might not amount to a ton of actual fishing time. Some stuff, almost undoubtedly, will never leave the car hatch. I want it available, though, just in case.

Hoping my next post affirms that I packed the right stuff and includes catch photos and a success story.

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