Salt Water Essentials

[BugChucka]

When you hit the salt what essentials do you not leave home without?

[flytire]

Rod & reel, flies etc. :twisted: :lol:

[JimC]

Bear in mind this is New England salt: A stone to keep hooks sharp, something to clean the flyline with, needle nose pliers, 10# & 20# test seagar floro for tippets and polarized glasses.
Plus 2 each- Olive/white Buffies, Black Buffies, Ray's Bucktails, Olive/white Clouser, Chart/white Clouser and olive/white Angel-hair pogies.

Outside of a rod, reel and some sort of full sink shooting head line, everything else is extra, sometimes really nice to have but extra!

[BugChucka]

I'll see if I can answer my own question but please offer up other items if I miss any. This topic will help new salt rodders know what they need and veterans know what they're missing. Don't limit it to essentials either...I should have worded the topic differently.

Hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Smokes
Waders (Optional)
good footing for slippery rocks
Wading Basket
Pliers
Finger Nail Clippers (if you care about your teeth or don't have any to begin with)
Rod
Reel
Line, Leaders, Tippet, Flies
Pliers
Hook Sharpener
Backpack for storage and anything else you want to bring along