Adventure Fishing Gear

This stuff makes tripping in the backcountry a little easier.

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Gear Ties

When you have to carry everything, items with multiple purposes are valuable. Gear ties are handy in many ways, but they're essential to how we portage our paddles and fishing rods.

Nite Ize 24" Gear Tie
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Nite Ize 18" Gear Tie
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Rod Holders

These rod holders are designed to clamp onto the gunwales (the sides) of a canoe or boat. If placed strategically on a canoe, it can still be balanced for portaging.

Scotty Rod Holder
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Scotty Rod Holder Clamp Mount
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Folding Net

These can be surprisingly hard to come by. We've listed a link to the net we use, but don't be surprised if they're sold out.

Bass Pro Shops Folding Landing Net
View it at Bass Pro.com

Dry bag

The Dry bag (besides it's intended use of keeping your gear dry) is a helpful tool when you're heading out fishing on your own or "solo" in a canoe. You can fill this with water and add weight to the bow of the canoe. This will increase your control of the canoe by keeping more of the water line in the water.

NRS Tuff Sack
View it at Frontenac Outfitters.com

A Fish Finder Small Enough for the Backcountry

The Deeper Sonar is a super solid unit. We've been using the Deeper for years now and this sonar does so much:

  • Displays whats beneath you.
  • Can be used from shore or from a boat.
  • Auto-maps the lake with depth contours as you cover water.
  • Create your own waypoints and mark fish catches.
  • Show the hardness of the bottom of the lake.
  • Get surface water temperatures.

The exact model of sonar that we use is the Deeper Chirp+

We are brand ambassadors of Deeper, but have only become so after years of using their stuff and being stoked on it.

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