Overview: When it comes to carrying gear while fly fishing, I've tried it all: vests, chest packs, hip packs, and sling packs. Regular versions and waterproof. And each have had their advantages and drawbacks. I started with, and then quickly moved past, the vest, realizing it just wasn't enough for what I liked to carry (I typically will bring at least two rod set ups – dry fly and streamers, a rain jacket, several fly boxes, leader and tippet, fly goop, hemos, headlamp, lan