dooney & bourke florentine leather ronnie backpack If you dont have a backpack in your handbag rotation Dooney & Bourke Florentine Leather

Size up to the Osprey Rook (featured below) or Lowe Alpine Manaslu (also below) if you want something for longer adventures

C3 Force Drag

Any angler whos hooked one of these beasts with the mindset of saving a few dollars on subpar gear has likely learned the hard way, this isnt the time or place to cut corners

Some other great features are: U-shaped front access for easy loading Access from the bottom or the top Side-belt pockets Freefloat 360 flex panels Side pockets for water bottles and valuables Trekking pole attachment Aircushion backpanel Body hugging hip belts Reservoir storage for hikes 3

This would be desirable for two reasons 1) as Peter Deeks points out repeatedly, some fish are leader shy and this keeps the braid away from them