Fladen Tackle Bag
Aug 16, 2006 21:12:35 GMT -1
Post by george on Aug 16, 2006 21:12:35 GMT -1
well i call it a bag but its also a box.
There are many bags about like this and this report is not meant to suggest this is the best bag around it is purely a report on my recent Fladen purchase. I have struggled since getting on an angling kayak to get a satisfactory tackle box arrangement .I have gone from cleaned up Indian take-away cartons to the case of my portable fishfinder and everything in between. I generally come back all in a tangle- are your lures anything like this:
and how much gear have you got lying on the seabed ?
This recent Fladen offering may have the answer to some of the problems.
Its a canvas / flexible plastic bag with shoulder strap, with 2 side and 1 front pocket
and 4 tackle boxes inside
there is a secondary zipped closure over the tackle boxes and with the ability to extend the front closure it will allow other items such as a rig wallet to be stored under the main closure if so much extra space was even needed.
The bag is narrow 20cm wide ( 30cm long). It should fit between the legs on something like a P13 without getting in way. With tackle boxes inside it will form a solid flat table in front of you which i find real handy - take out one of the tackle boxes and use it as a cutup board or store a board in the bag anyway.
Each of the four tackle boxes comes with 6 preformed sections perfect for individual lure storage, you also get dividers for each box making upto 18 sections- ideal for the little bits. 4 boxes maybe too many, take one out to make some room for something else. (Some demo pics)
The seatest- martin carried the loaded up bag and spent a good few minutes in a pretty rough sea with it. The intention was not to prove it will float for ever but that it would stay afloat long enough to be recoverd in the event of a capsize.
Test rig returns
Bag is found to be half full of water and managed not to sink.
There is enough room in this bag for most requirements the side pockets maybe found surplus to needs and could contain a piece or 2 of your offsprings surf board to assist bouyancy
. i am sure some could come up with a couple of small modifications to greatly improve the bouyancy aspect.
No doubt the bag can be found in most tackle shops - this one came from Ray ( Vic Pier) and is priced at around £15.00 which i thought was pretty good as similar products cost the same or more without the tackle boxes.
Neat and tidy, everything in order, appears well made, good dimmensions for being parked between your legs, a table top effect and it will float for quite a while - good to know for those of us who still have tackle boxes lying on the seabed. Unless i hear otherwise- for now it gets a Yeh.
There are many bags about like this and this report is not meant to suggest this is the best bag around it is purely a report on my recent Fladen purchase. I have struggled since getting on an angling kayak to get a satisfactory tackle box arrangement .I have gone from cleaned up Indian take-away cartons to the case of my portable fishfinder and everything in between. I generally come back all in a tangle- are your lures anything like this:
and how much gear have you got lying on the seabed ?
This recent Fladen offering may have the answer to some of the problems.
Its a canvas / flexible plastic bag with shoulder strap, with 2 side and 1 front pocket
and 4 tackle boxes inside
there is a secondary zipped closure over the tackle boxes and with the ability to extend the front closure it will allow other items such as a rig wallet to be stored under the main closure if so much extra space was even needed.
The bag is narrow 20cm wide ( 30cm long). It should fit between the legs on something like a P13 without getting in way. With tackle boxes inside it will form a solid flat table in front of you which i find real handy - take out one of the tackle boxes and use it as a cutup board or store a board in the bag anyway.
Each of the four tackle boxes comes with 6 preformed sections perfect for individual lure storage, you also get dividers for each box making upto 18 sections- ideal for the little bits. 4 boxes maybe too many, take one out to make some room for something else. (Some demo pics)
The seatest- martin carried the loaded up bag and spent a good few minutes in a pretty rough sea with it. The intention was not to prove it will float for ever but that it would stay afloat long enough to be recoverd in the event of a capsize.
Test rig returns
Bag is found to be half full of water and managed not to sink.
There is enough room in this bag for most requirements the side pockets maybe found surplus to needs and could contain a piece or 2 of your offsprings surf board to assist bouyancy
. i am sure some could come up with a couple of small modifications to greatly improve the bouyancy aspect.No doubt the bag can be found in most tackle shops - this one came from Ray ( Vic Pier) and is priced at around £15.00 which i thought was pretty good as similar products cost the same or more without the tackle boxes.
Neat and tidy, everything in order, appears well made, good dimmensions for being parked between your legs, a table top effect and it will float for quite a while - good to know for those of us who still have tackle boxes lying on the seabed. Unless i hear otherwise- for now it gets a Yeh.
