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I know that this is not a fishing tackle but here seemed best to ask. Im a shore angler and I got started into fishing IN the water with my swim trunks on. Well the broblem is i cant get far enough because of my wallet and phone in my pockets plus a camera if not mounted on my hat for filming. Im not too scared to get my $1 pliers wet and my knife im more worried about my phone, camera, and wallet. How should i keep them dry without hassle of taking it out to use or access? also how about backpacks and a way to attach my rod to it so i can carry 2 rods

You need a tube.

bring a backpack and they sell little cases that are water tight. Just put the things that cant get wet into the box. And I like to put all my plastics into a big ziplock bag along with the proper hooks and weights. This will keep them relatively dry.

Im not too scared to get my $1 pliers wet and my knife im more worried about my phone, camera, and wallet. How should i keep them dry without hassle of taking it out to use or access? also how about backpacks and a way to attach my rod to it so i can carry 2 rods

You could try just not taking those things in the water. Though I've never tried to see if a bass will take VISA, so you may be onto something.........

Im not too scared to get my $1 pliers wet and my knife im more worried about my phone, camera, and wallet. How should i keep them dry without hassle of taking it out to use or access? also how about backpacks and a way to attach my rod to it so i can carry 2 rods

You could try just not taking those things in the water. Though I've never tried to see if a bass will take VISA, so you may be onto something.........

I could not stop laughing... now my whole family thinks I am crazy

I don't think what you're asking can be done. If you're in the water and your personal items are not secured in a waterproof case, you risk losing all of it.

I go into the water with hip waders, but I always put my cell phone in a double Ziploc bag. If I land a fish that's worth taking a photo of, I head back to shore and use the camera in my backpack. But even with waders, you run the risk of stepping in a hole and getting water inside. Chest waders, with a tight belt, will give you better protection, but that's still not a grantee.

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I fish from shore and use a backpack. I also fish from a float tube a lot.

-The backpack will keep things dry, but not easily accessible while wading; I have to go to dry shore to access it. As a fly-fisherman I have several "chest packs" that allow access to gear while wading. The reason I use a backpack for bass is the sheer lbs of stuff I bring. If you can travel light, a chestpack could be perfect. Some are reasonably large. Check fly-fishing catalogs and websites for a selection.

-I put a credit card, my driver's and fishing licenses, in a small tough zip-lock pouch, and leave my wallet home. My "fishing shirts" have breast pockets to hold stuff up and away from the water.

-I tether everything. I carry a camera, voice recorder, hook sharpener, hemostats and sundries, but they are tethered to retractors. Ready, but safe. Suppose you could do that with a cell phone, but I leave mine in the car -calls can wait.

-For years (like 20) I carried an SLR camera around my neck, even when deep wading on slick-as-ice steelhead rivers, the camera tucked into my chest waders. Then one day it happened, I barely dipped it while bringing a feisty chromer to hand midstream. ;) My current camera is waterproof:

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