Name: Orvis Guide Sling
Brand: Orvis
SKU: AgAAADAA5zMg_b4ARbWHNTnTlzt9sw
Price: 159 USD
Availability: InStock

Question 1

How do you carry a fishing net with a sling pack?

Accepted Answer

The Guide version of the Orvis Sling pack has a built in padded net holder. The smaller versions of the sling pack do not have a net holder. They do have a D ring where a net retainer could be attached.

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The Orvis Guide Sling pack has built in net storage. It’s very easy to slight the net handle through the integrated net storage area of the pack. This net storage has built in padding as well for maximum comfort and works with all different sizes of nets.

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Within the Orvis Guide Sling, there is a sleeve that allows you to carry a long handled and short handled net. This sleeve is located between the padded portion for your back and the large compartment on the sling. You may also attach the Orvis Quick Net release to the eye loop on the strap of the sling.

Question 2

How do you set up a fly fishing sling pack?

Accepted Answer

You can set up your sling pack however is comfortable for you. Typically, tippet spools are put on the tippet whippet bar. Nippers are attached to a zinger via the zinger port. A forceps can be attached at the shoulder docking station. Smaller items are placed in the smaller compartment pockets and fly boxes are in the larger compartment. Lunch or raingear can also be stowed in the larger compartment.

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For the Orvis Sling pack, there are several different compartments for the Essentials. If curious what the "Essentials" are check out this article: The 20 Essentials for Every Fly Fisher | Curated.com. I recommend having a location for your fly boxes and a separate location for indicators, leaders, and floatant. For this particular sling, there is a location on the outside pocket specifically for your tippet. I recommend grabbing tippet sizes 2x - 6x if trout fishing. Stick to the basics.

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Setting up the Orvis Guide Sling pack is really simple. It has great attachment points for tools and zingers built in. The tippet bar attachment point is perfectly placed and this pack even has a fly patch on the strap. Just add your zingers, then attach your tools (forceps, nippers). Attach your tippet bar in the designated spot and add your tippet spools. Fly boxes, floatants and other accessories like indicators and split shot can be separated into pouches inside the zippered pockets. This pack even has a built in, slide-thru net storage area built in.

Question 3

What is a tippet whippet?

Accepted Answer

The Tippet Whippet is a feature found on the Orvis Sling Packs. This is a bar that holds tippet spools to keep them readily accessible while fishing.

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A tippet Whippet is a bar that clips onto a fishing vest or a pack that easily and conveniently holds multiple spools of different size tippet. Most bars hold up to 6 different spools. This just makes it super easy to access when an angler is on the water and breaks off and needs to add a little more to a leader to get it to the right length again or size up or down for a new fly.

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A tippet whippet is an innovative feature found on the Orvis Guide Sling. Ressessed on the exterior of the sling pack in a docking station, the tippet whippet has a tippet bar that fits through up to 6 tippet spools, locking them to the sling pack, but allowing instant, easy access. No more searching through your pack pockets for that misplaced tippet spool.

Question 4

Does Orvis sling pack have net holder?

Accepted Answer

The Guide version of the Orvis Sling pack has a built in padded net holder. The smaller versions of the sling pack do not have a net holder. They do have a D ring where a net retainer could be attached.

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The Orvis Guide Sling Pack is a multifunctional sling pack that includes and integrated net handle holder. This innovative sling pack secures the net handle between the main compartment of the pack and the angler's body so the net is instantly accessible.

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The Orvis Sling pack does not have a built in net holder. However attaching a net retractor or magnetic net release is easy to do and a great way to carry a net with the Orvis Sling pack.

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