Lost tackle bag

[riddickulous]

Was fishing an Eastern trib today (April 12) and a friend of mine left his tackle bag in the parking lot. By the time we remembered, it was gone. This was around 11am.

It had a box of hooks, flies, and other tackle. I'm sure he will provide a reward for getting his bag back. Hopefully the person who found it visits this forum.

Thanks.

 

[[email protected]]

thats unfortunate! hopefully he gets it back, but most likely he'll never see it again. I lost a full box of flies 3 years ago, never saw it again

 

[riddickulous]

Thanks FrequentFlyer. The tackle can be replaced, but those hand-tied flies are hours of labour...

 

[instapump416]

I hope your friends tackle bag gets returned.

 

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Thanks FrequentFlyer. The tackle can be replaced, but those hand-tied flies are hours of labour...

i know the pain, my fly box had about 200 flies in it at the time

 

[pop-vlado]

That sucks I always fear to lose my tackle. Especially a box full of pike lures, which could easily run up to $300-400. When possible I try and pack only what I might need and leave bulk of the equipment at home. I also try and not leave any expensive gear in the car (even though my boots and waders will probably be in the trunk all summer lol)

 

[riddickulous]

Learning from this, I think it's a good idea to put contact information on your box/bag. There are good people around, they just don't have a way to contact each other.

pop-vlado, i've done the gear in the car thing before and i learned the hard way that (breathable) waders should be hung and dried to keep the material from delaminating and growing mold/mildew.

 

[Porkpie]

Always put your name on your gear, externally on bags and boxes. All my gear is marked, including my planos.