I was doing some final rod rigging in the basement. Got done and grabbed my tackle bag to carry it out to the garage. Seemed kinda heavy so I threw it on the bathroom scale. And this is after I pulled about a pound of bottom bouncers out. A bit excessive I think. It’s a sickness.
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Excessive?
That’s just not in the IDO vocabulary.
You are just fine.
Hope you have a dually diesel to haul that to the lake
A bit excessive I think.
Not until the decimal point moves to the right one more column. 
Unless ice fishing, then you need a super duper lithium battery to save 2 lbs
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Seems a bit light? Must be in kilograms 
You are good! just never know what your going to need when fishing, so keep everything with you.
In my opinion you travel rather light! At least for me anyway.
You need to get out shopping that’s seem a little light.
I have multiple tackle bags. All similar to that. Then I never use any of it
I have one tackle box in the work van for @rodwork I think weighs close to the same.
That one has a little weight for just a single 3700 box.
Last time I weighed my big musky box it came to 68 lbs. Get another bag if you are worried about throwing your shoulder out lifting it into the boat. The heaver the bag the harder it is to steal. That is why fat kids never get kidnap.
Pretty sure my wife’s purse has ya beat!
your wife doesn’t read this right!!! 
That is why fat kids never get kidnap
This made me Lol!
Had the same issue and I finally buckled-down and downsized – BIG TIME. I mainly fish out of the small cabin boat or kayak now so not having the big 30lb + bag is awesome. It’s amazing what you can get in a very small, soft-sided, 4 tray bag. I still keep a bigger box with extra terminal tackle, and some more specialty items such as bottom bouncers/spinner rigs (don’t do a lot of that fishing these days unless I head up north on a special trip), River/bottom fishing, and muskie lures. But the small box is the only thing that comes in the boat with me and it’s awesome how much more room and less hassle I have.
Pretty sure my wife’s purse has ya beat!
Is that because she is carrying around your balls?
AND then there is my Brother. He brings:
5 yellow jigs (edit- & minnows)
forceps
clippers
hand towel
& a rope stringer.
AND boy does he catch the Walleyes. He uses 14′ row boat with a 6hp and a 10# back anchor to find the rock bars. Zero electronics.
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I once did that to my very small tackle bag and it weighed 28 lbs. No wonder I was working a sweat walking to my fishing spot. Not sure what I got going on now, but I know that I’ve began to carry more tools like multiple pliers, knives, and even a hand saw. Those times when getting snafu tangled up with underwater structure or low tree limbs.
even a hand saw. Those times when getting snafu tangled up with underwater structure or low tree limbs.
Never thought of that. May not be a bad idea to throw one in the boat.
I think this is the first time in IDO history that the words “seems excessive” have ever even been used.
If you’ll excuse me now I’m going back out to my giant heated an air condition pole building to organize one of the walk in closets on my new 34 foot walleye boat.
I think this is the first time in IDO history that the words “seems excessive” have ever even been used.
Unless the topic is related to fish harvest….
Then it be like…
If you’ll excuse me now I’m going back out to my giant heated an air condition pole building
to organize one of the walk in closetsto get my one 14″ walleye out of my new 34 foot walleye boat.
Woofda…that’s a lot.
Maybe I am just a terrible excuse for a fisherman, but I don’t carry that much with on most outings.
I generally have my tackle organized in my garage and from there grab out what I need in trays for each trip (for local outings on the river). Depending on the targeted species, time of year, and tactics, I can sometimes get by with just a few trays in the boat at a time. If I am going on a longer trip someplace that isn’t local, that’s when everything but the kitchen sink comes with.
Woofda…that’s a lot.
Maybe I am just a terrible excuse for a fisherman, but I don’t carry that much with on most outings.
I generally have my tackle organized in my garage and from there grab out what I need in trays for each trip (for local outings on the river). Depending on the targeted species, time of year, and tactics, I can sometimes get by with just a few trays in the boat at a time. If I am going on a longer trip someplace that isn’t local, that’s when everything but the kitchen sink comes with.
Well that’s the same for me. I’m not hauling it all around at one time unless I’m out of town
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