Things You'll Need:
- Fly-fishing Vests
-
Step 1
Consider what sort of conditions you will routinely encounter while fishing. Weather and temperature can be great deciding factors in what type of vest to choose. If you will be doing a lot of fishing in warm weather, consider a mesh vest that is better ventilated. If you will encounter colder weather, think about a vest with more room under it for layering.
-
Step 2
Remember that you will most likely be doing a lot of wading in water, so consider a vest with a short waist that will keep your equipment above the waterline.
-
Step 3
Determine how much you want to carry on your person. Pockets are good but if you have too many, you'll just fill them and weigh yourself down more than necessary. But do get a vest with a few different pocket sizes to accommodate tools of different sizes.
-
Step 4
Look for pockets that are easy to open and close, preferably that you can use with one hand. Vests with Velcro on the pockets for closure are easy to use. Many also come with D-rings on the back that you can fasten your net to.
-
Step 5
Check to make sure that you're able to move freely in your vest once it's on and loaded down - if you can't move easily, casting can become difficult.
-
Step 6
Remember that vests come in very basic colors to match the surrounding vegetation for fishing: tan for Western fishing, green to match the foliage of the East.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 7/9/2006 Try to find a vest with minimum possibilities for your line or leader to get hooked on. Lines and leaders have the nasty habit of getting hooked on fly-patches, zippers, sunglasses, ketchum-release tools and anything else they you can find that sticks out of your vest.