Which Rod / gear bag to purchase?

[Minnetonka]

I usally cary 3-4 rod-reel combos on a trip along with the other misc. tackle that we all carry. I would like to consolidate my rods and gear to a single gear bag. If price were no object which multi rod gear bag would you guys recomend. I am looking at the Stone Legacy Revolution, the ReadyRig backpack and the JR Artic Ice bags. Any othe suggestions would be welcome.

[icetroller]

I just picked up a couple "Guide Series" rod holders. It has the tube protecter so no breaking rods. Also has two pretty nice size pouchs on each side. They are similar to the ready rig rod holders but a tad larger and in my opinion built and designed better.Tuff zippers and non of that fluffy sheep style wool inside for your hooks to get stuck in. They will hold 3 rods and reels very nicely. They also make a back pack style. Found them at gander mountain. 15.00 each. Whatever you get, I would definetly make sure that it has the hard tube rod protecter. I learned from experience with cheeper holders after breaking a couple expensive rods.

[Desperado]

no contest,

S L R ! !

[Rick]

I have the ones you mention. Your best bets are going to be the JRs Rod bag and the Ready Rigs.

[Northlander]

My Stone Legacy Revolution is the best rod bag I have ever used. Protects all my rods and holds more stuff than I should ever need.

[Matt Johnson]

I've been very happy with my Revolution and Premier Ice Rod cases from Stone Legacy. Pretty much all of my rods have found a home in one of those two models. I've been using them for a couple winters now and they sure can take some abuse and punishment.

A lot of storage space in the Revolution for extra gear and tackle, plus it doubles as a back-pack and makes traveling on foot much easier when hole hopping.

The Premier Ice Rod case holds two rods, but its perfect for running and gunning for pannies when I want to travel light and cover a lot of ground. It also has a spot to put some extra tackle, as well as a shoulder strap.

I do use the Basic Ice Rod case for my 36 inch Professional Plus Thorne Bros rod. It's a little longer case and the longer rod fits in there nice, which is the main reason why I chose it, and I know its protected.

The JR's Tackle Rod bag can hold a lot of rods and gear as well. I know a lot of ice anglers who use the JR's rod bags and have nothing but good things to say about them.

Ready Rig is probably one of the more popular brands of rod/gear bags for ice anglers. They are your red/white/black colored bags and they are usually available at most tackle stores. Another quality product that seems to be popular amongst the ice fishing community.

[Hookmaster]

Stone Legacy Revolution. When you have expensive rods you need the hard protection. Just think of all the things that might fall on the rod bag when you're out fishing. It costs more but is worth it. The storage compartment holds much more than I thought it could.

[iffwalleyes]

I think it really boils down to personal prefrence. I have 2 revolutions myself and they are pretty good. The problem I have is that I put to many rods in them and then the tips get tangled but otherwise they have been great. I also used the croxton pond bag for several years and they too are a good quality product. I think that all have benefits and after all they are all better than the old 5 gal bucket.

[kwkfsh]

The Stone Legacy cases are still probably the best on the market.

I beleive that the Stone Legacy's are made in the US vs China for most of the competitors.

[Rick]

I will also add the Croxton Pond bag as a good choice along with the JRs and Ready Rig bags. iffwalleyes has some good info and is something I believe Stone Legacy is correcting.

In the meantime I have a Stone Legacy and I do like it when rods are packed properly. With improvement it will be a "Best Rod/Gear" carrier recommendation. I also have the JRs and Croxton and have never had a rod broken in them and I abuse the heck out of them.

[marine_man]

I recently made the switch to the revolution bag from a croxton pond bag...

The revolution is a better bag in my opinion... especially when it comes to protecting your rods... the only draw back that I've found it that it doesn't hold quite as much gear as the croxton, but I decided after switching bags that it was time to go through the tackle and extra gear I haul with and get rid of the stuff I haven't used in a couple of years, which took care of not having enough space... I had to debate about the band aids... but then decided that since I fish with iffwalleyes they were a neccesary item...

So, it's been a good thing.. my rods are protected better and I've got less weight to carry around...

marine_man

[fishinalot]

I have the revolution and very happy with it. They claim it can hold up to 8-rods, but 4 is more realistic.

[bigdog]

I have a JR's bag and really like it. Was reasonably priced and it holds plenty of gear. There were velcro straps for 4 rods but will hold more. I currently have 6 or seven rods in mine.

[Gadgetman]

Croxton Pond bag with the four seperate sleeves on it. I see that JR's has one now too. I glued a plastic tube in the outside pockets for a bit more ridgidity. Keeps everything untangled and the center pocket is big enough for my tackle and a tip up and some other misc. items. but not as big as some of the bags that would encourage me to carry way to much stuff along...with this bag I can carry two rigged walley jigging rods a crappie rod and a dead stick

[Farley]

Just got the Croxton bag in the mail last week. Took it out yesterday and am very happy with it. No more broken rods, tangled lines, or lines getting caught in the zipper. Plus the storage space is unbelievable. I put in 4 rods, tip up, tackle, camera, binocs, waxies, gloves, hand warmers, etc.. and still have room for more.

Plus it's "BWCA approved"!

[Dan Thiem]

My JR's bag is definatley a well used piece of equipment! I have a rod rigged for just about everything in it. Plus a bump board, two scoopers, four little tackle boxes, and a partridge in a pear tree!

One thing I use now too is those little tackle pouch covers from Todays Tackle. They keep my hooks from snagging the inside of the bag. And they don't tangle up with other lines.

If I had to pick between the Revolution or the JR's, both being an excellent bag, I would get the Jr's. It's got more compartments and the zippers are really heavy duty!

[Sergeant Slabber]

I just got the Croxton 8 rod holder with the depth finder compartment at the bottom. I haven't formed a firm opinion on it yet. I have put 7 rods in there, but they seem to get tangled up and it kind of becomes a mess. I think if I just put 2 rods on each side, I'll be better off. It's nice to have all your gear in one bag. I guess you just have to finagle things around a bit until you find the best way to store it all in there.

[norteastern]

Dido on the Stone Legacy bags. I am able to carry 4 rods when i need to for me and my son or 2 rods with two tip ups along with the ample storage on top for my jigs, hand held depth finder, etc. Best purchase I have made next to the Vex, portable, and auger.