04-12-2015, 10:45 AM
That's awesome! It's like the Orvis edition CB1100. 
I just took up fishing a couple of years ago and now, often instead of riding, I spend a chunk of my free time swinging flies for steelhead. I have access to a number of great steelhead rivers within a short distance of home and most of the time I team up with a buddy of mine, floating the rivers in smaller pontoon boats and shuttling ourselves at the beginning and end of the day. I have considered combining the two pursuits and I suppose it would make sense if the day wasn't going to involve floating (my fishing buddy rides as well so that would be cool). However, If I were going to try and combine the fishing and the riding I'd have a hard time imagining getting my gear down to the extremely manageable chunk that you have. To begin with, at 13+ feet, spey rods don't exactly pack down all that well, although strapping them upright to a backpack can work (I've seen a few guys doing this).
However, for the sake of efficiency, I typically drive to the river and back wearing my waders (it's safe to say that my truck no longer sports that "new car smell") and that's just not going to happen on the bike. I don't think that the world is ready for "riding waders".
I just took up fishing a couple of years ago and now, often instead of riding, I spend a chunk of my free time swinging flies for steelhead. I have access to a number of great steelhead rivers within a short distance of home and most of the time I team up with a buddy of mine, floating the rivers in smaller pontoon boats and shuttling ourselves at the beginning and end of the day. I have considered combining the two pursuits and I suppose it would make sense if the day wasn't going to involve floating (my fishing buddy rides as well so that would be cool). However, If I were going to try and combine the fishing and the riding I'd have a hard time imagining getting my gear down to the extremely manageable chunk that you have. To begin with, at 13+ feet, spey rods don't exactly pack down all that well, although strapping them upright to a backpack can work (I've seen a few guys doing this).
However, for the sake of efficiency, I typically drive to the river and back wearing my waders (it's safe to say that my truck no longer sports that "new car smell") and that's just not going to happen on the bike. I don't think that the world is ready for "riding waders".