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William Joseph Pocket Vest

Average Rating: 2

Retail Price: 18.95

Manufacturer Description
The Pocket Vest may be small but don't judge this product by its size - or do. Either way it's perfect for keeping in the glove box or tucked above the visor of your vehicle for those little angling emergencies. It will simply hold flies, tools, tippet, and little else. But some days that's all you really want or need. So, if less is more to you, the pocket vest is just right.
  • Wading belt compatible
  • Stripping Basket compatible
  • Adjustable lanyard
  • Tippet pocket
  • Fly port
  • Metal tipped zinger
  • Weighs in at less than a 1/2 lbs.


Reader Submitted Reviews

Submitted by Tim

Pros
It's small and has a stretchy outer pouch! It opens fairly wide to allow for easy access to the fly holder. The zinger works.

Cons
It's small...really small. Unless you were to take out the "fly port", which seems to be the only useable feature (and who actually keeps their flies on that thing), this "pocket vest" has absolutely no capacity to hold anything. I'm not sure what you could even attach to the zinger because it wouldn't fit inside the pack. Honestly, a pair of clippers attached to the zinger probably wouldn't fit. The best place to put this thing, other than the trash, is on your wading belt and that might be the worst spot to have anything while your fishing. I'm really not sure how anyone could find practicality in this pack.

Luckily, I acquired this pack in a combo deal on Ebay along with a W&J Gear Chest Pack that I love, so all was not lost.

Save your $19 for beer. At least you'll get a couple good uses out of that.


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