Lightweight Fishing

A guy at work bought one of these. IMHO, I would consider it a waste of money. It really felt flimsy and cheap.

There is a fishing board on BPL. Check it out….

BPL has two excellent articles on fly fishing in the backcountry, by Ryan Jordan and Larry Tullis. Much of what's in those articles can be adapted to spin fishing. Just enter "fly fishing" in the search tool and you can find these articles. I haven't gone ultralight on my fishing but a backcountry kit doesn't weigh much if you forego waders and special boots.

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Water bottle works. Sticks sort of. I've got collapsible shimano 'backpacking' pole though its a bit too heavy for backpacking.

Get the the neon marshmallow trout bait – ultralight. Unless you want to dig for grub…

Robert,
Search for a thread in the BPL forums (by Frank Perkins, IIRC). I recall a Cabelas collapsible rod and Shimano reel (spinner, not fly) for under 8oz.
Hope this helps.
Chris

I use the Cabelas V12000 telescoping graphite pole (model TPS60L) paired with a Daiwa Spinmatic-Z 500T from Bass Pro Shops, and for backcountry fishing it's superb. The combo is about 8 ounces, a bit more with line, lures and hooks, but the feel and smooth action is quite impressive. Fish seem to like it too!

Robert, check out the UL rod and spin reel, 7.2 oz, at gofastandlight.com. They also have available UL fly and casting reels, line and lures.

I agree, use the forum search ;-)

Here is what I use for rod and reel:

Shimano AX SULA Reel 5.5 ounces
Cabella 6' telescopic rod [.7 ounces trimmed off by cutting off some of handle], 2.8 ounces

Most graphite fly rods are pretty light. Here's my set up for trout:
rod- Temple Fork Outfitters Finesse 3wt 7'9" – 2.8 ounces
reel- White River Fly Shop Classic Ultralight – 2.2 ounces

Flies weigh almost nothing, and morrel makes a fly box that weighs under an ounce, put the rod in a UL plastic tube, a line nipper weighs very little, and I can pack for a trip with minimal other tackle to keep the total weight around 10-12 ounces. Of course, I tend to like bringing more fishing gear, especially things like a net and lots of flies.

First, Sorry I never thanked anyone for posting advice, I had been reading them i just couldn't remember my password ! i just had some kind of memory quake and i got back in :D

Second, i have now found the fishing board.. thks.

Third, OMG Patrick you wasnt kidding about those rods feeling cheap, i brought one and sent it back within an hour, utter garbage, better of using a staightish stick and attaching a reel with elastic bands <<< i have done that before now.. and caught my dinna :D