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Fly Fishing Vest [typepad.com][/caption]Fly fishing vest is considered as a piece of equipment needed for fly fishing rather than a piece of outfit or clothing. Fly fishing is a fishing method to catch fish using artificial fly. The artificial fly serves the purpose to lure fish with its attractive color and provoke the fish to strike. Fly fishing method and ordinary fishing method difference is in the "lures" or flies. For the ordinary fishing method using living objects, the flies are heavier than those man made artificial flies. Because of that, ordinary fishing can use light weight fishing rods and line but still able to send the flies away flying to the target. But for fly fishing method, since the artificial flies weight less than actual flies, something heavier is needed in order for the flies to be able to be thrown away to the target. Fly fishing use special fly line that is heavier than usual lines used for bait fishing. These flies and lines are often carried in pockets of vest a fly fisherman is wearing. Fully loaded fly fishing vest can weight more than twenty pounds. It can be extremely dangerous if you are struggling with heavy and strong fishes on boat. You can fall down into the water if you lose balance. It may sound exaggerated, but professional fly fisher often store many things in the pockets of their fly fishing vest because they know it will be needed and if not needed, it is better to be safe than sorry.Fly Fishing Vest : The Things Which are Necessary to be Kept in the Pockets
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Stylish Fly Fishing Vest For Women's [nytimes.com][/caption]So what makes fly fishing vest necessary for fly fishers? If you are wondering why fly fishers are wearing heavy vests and why don't they just store the stuffs away in a box or bags, here is the point. You will be holding the fly fishing rod all the time and reaching for bags and box can be not convenient. Okay that makes sense, but what makes fly fishing vest weight that much? The things that are necessary for fly fishing. The most important thing is of course the fly itself. There are two kinds of flies, wet and dry flies. You can easily store them at opposite side in fly fishing vest pockets. The other important things include fly line dressing, strike indicators, reels, binoculars, multi tools, dry box and wet box, insect repellent, sun block, led light and lighter. Some of them may not be needed for fly fishing but they are more to the better safe than sorry side. It also won't hurt to store some snacks to eat when you are hungry and some medicine as well if you are feeling not good. Preparing rain coat at the back pocket also seems a good idea because you can never predict the weather and you may want to have it just in case it rains.Fly Fishing Vest : The Things to be Paid Attention to If You Are Choosing A Vest
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Fly Fishing Vest For Kids [takekidsflyfishing.com][/caption]How do we choose the right fly fishing vest? The important point is not the number of pockets on the vests, but the size of the pocket. Imagine if all the pockets are small and you can not store necessary things because they don't fit in. So a huge number of pockets are not important. The next thing that should be paid attention to is the materials. It would depend to personal preference whether you want to choose mesh vest of fabric vest. Mesh vest will make hot days a bit cooler and it is more stretchable than fabric fly fishing vest. In the end, what you will look for in a vest is comfort. You don't need expensive vests, but useful and comfortable Fly fishing vest to help you organize things and save your time from searching through things needed while you are still fishing.