Guest Blogger "Marc Fossi" Tells us about his badass Fishing rig

I’ve known Marc for a decade now at least and Its always a pleasure to see him in one or another of the local fly shops in Calgary. I remember that Marc was one of the First guys who I had ever talked to about Spey fishing for Chinooks. He and his pooch “Seamus” can be found tormenting trout all over Alberta's backroads in His Toyota 4runner. I was working at Fishtales and still remember when he got that truck and started doing all his mods. One thing I’ll always respect Marc for is that he never babied that thing. He went out and bought it, got it the way he wanted it and used it. He did things with that truck in the first year that would make others cringe, and it has the scars to prove it. Here is a story about Marc’s 4runner

So Cod asked me to write something about creating the ultimate fly fishing vehicle (that's a direct quote). I don't know if it's the ultimate, but it's pretty good if you spend time chasing fish along forestry roads in the backcountry.

I know you're looking at the bumper, tent, and all that thinking you have no trouble on the forestry roads in your own vehicle, and I mostly agree. Sure the bigger LT tires provide better traction and are stronger than what comes stock, which helps a lot. But it's a few of the other things aside from the winch and 4WD that I think make it a good backcountry fishing rig.

Shovel, crowbar, and axe in the back can help more in a lot of situations than a winch that can only pull you forward provided you can find something strong enough to even hook the winch up to.

Tire patch kit and compressor because you can't always change a tire safely where you get a flat. Also, when was the last time you checked that your jack was all in one piece and working properly?

Jetboil with some freeze dried meals just in case.

HAM radio to pick up the logging frequencies if you're on a road with an active haul.

Fully stocked first aid kit with things I know how to use. What do you even do with some of the things that come in those big kits you buy from a store? I'm not a doctor, nurse, or EMT so I have no idea how to do anything beyond some basic first aid.

And finally, a fully charged Garmin inReach for life-threatening emergencies and even sending text messages when you're out of cell phone coverage.

This probably wasn't what Aaron was expecting me to write, but I've seen too many people with 4WD and a few mods get themselves even deeper into trouble without having any other options. Be safe out there.