On your waistcoat that is...

Having added my latest 'must have' accessory to my 'must have' Orvis Super Tack L Pack vest, I now have floatant, sinkant, fly patch, forceps, scissors, nippers, tippet holder, pocket watch and leader straightener all dangling off the front of me.

So I now sally forth onto the bankside resembling, I fear, nought so much as a rather badly decorated Christmas tree.

So help me out here chaps. Too much? Or, ( preferred answer ), is there anything I've forgotten and need to add?

Over to you folks...

Cheers! Castaline.

I hate the appearance of the necklace type gangly bits holder.

Fly patch, nippers, forceps, amadou patch.

Everything else goes in the pockets.

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"We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation."
Voltaire

You could dangle some amadou or chamois as a fly dryer..but if it rains they'll be goosed. Oh, oh, oh.....how about a hook sharpener...just in case you blunt a point..essential! A small magnifying glass for identifying fly species and sex. De-barbing pliers, another must dangle utensil...right that's enough!

I got fed up years ago when I used to jingle jangle like a Christmas carol and was forever getting snagged on branches and things. Nothing hanging off me now, it's all in my pockets. And another thing...........whose idea was it to put those silly buckles that nobody ever uses on green wellies. The only thing that I've found them to be good at is snagging your fly line on what would have been the perfect cast..........pass the scissors..................birdsnest

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I thought that I was the only one who suffered from that.

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"Take not out your 'ounds on a werry windy day" Surtees.

How many dangly bits?

None at all!

Dry fly fishing demands stealth. Dangly bits interfere with stealth. Better to put everything away in a bag or pocket.

richard

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Who resides on the right bank of the Derbyshire Wye and is lulled to sleep each night by the mutterings of a weir, dreaming that "When the rivers and their inhabitants come first, we ALL win..."

Bloody el, that happens too you as well, my castinng is good but when you double haul on the last cast and find tht the lie is wrapped around the buckle p1sses you off, especially in a competition or from the boats

---------- Post added at 10:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:09 AM ----------

What happened to inimalist angling You dry fly purists shouldnt be carrying a bag HEATHEN

No you aren't Bill, cut them off is the only option!

As for the lanyard and fully dressed vest lovers : you might add a thermometer, a measuring tape, a led torch, a monomaster, a pouch to hold your sunglasses, a leader stretcher, a tippet dispenser, a knot tier, a disinfectant to treat fish and one to treat yourself, a tictac dispenser in case you encounter a person of the opposite (or same) sex and an emergency whistle in case you assumed wrong.

Regards,
Johan

PS Always remember not to point at a spotted fish or lie, keep your hands behind your back if you don't want to scare fish.

I always carry a rubber chicken. Cheers me up no end on a slow day.

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I did, I did. Now my line gets caught in the fold that the buckle used to keep closed.

I changed to muck boots. They have a velcro fastener. You'll never guess what keeps happening.

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