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Catwagon
10-08-2007, 04:06 AM
Guys, I'm very impressed with this Acadia sports bag!

All my life I've used a big, but simple tackle box for my gear. I had no idea there was
really anything better but apparently I was wrong. We've all used tackle boxes and
they work pretty well but they have a "failing" built in. Where do you put something
different besides lures, hooks or sinker? Well, you don't 'cause there's no room to put
anything odd except for that small area at the bottom where everything gets crushed.

Not so with Acadia Sports' Tackle bag.

http://www.whereifish.com/Acadiasports/bag1.jpg
The Acadia Sports Tackle bag is huge where it counts and at the same time very compact
for what it'll carry. Need a place for your maps? It's there, What about your glasses,
scale and cell phone? it's there too. Hey while were at it, what about a full size trot line,
katbobbers, extra spools of line, spare reels, A huge handful of light sticks, several knives,
extra "D" cell batteries, a spare prop nut and shear pin and even a first aid kit? Yep,
room for all. I know this will all fit because that's what I have in just the TOP of my bag.

You'd think it was all stuffed in there like ten pounds of potatoes in a five pound bag,
right? Nope, I still have quite a bit more room in the top for even more! Try carrying all
that with a plastic tackle box.
http://www.whereifish.com/Acadiasports/bag3.jpg

You're not limited to just a top compartment either. There are compartments on either
side for pretty big items as well. And on the outside of each is still another pocket for
things you want to be able to get to quickly. In this picture I've moved my scale into one.

http://www.whereifish.com/Acadiasports/bag4.jpg

There's a front zippered compartment too. It's monstrous and covers the whole front.
I don't have anything big enough to fill it up so right now it's empty. I measured it and
I'm pretty sure I could get a modern thin laptop in it and the charger and mouse could
go into a side pocket very easily. I'm hoping one day to have a GPS system that allows
me to store waypoints and work off a laptop and this bag would carry it.

http://www.whereifish.com/Acadiasports/bag5.jpg

Yep, more space on the very top. In this zippered compartment I have my fancy-dancy
glasses because they are built really odd. If they were more "normal" I could put them
in the pocket provided for them just below the top. The top compartment is a really nice
addition to the bag and I'll end up putting a small multi compartment box in it with
things like spare bulbs for my navigational lights, electrical tape, connections and wire
for those times something electrical on the boat doesn't want to work right.
You'll notice the dark compartment just below that on the front. Well, that's an
armored compartment just for your glasses. Yep, it's armored. Take your sunglasses
out and put your prescription glasses here and they'll be just fine. It would take a direct
sledgehammer blow to break a pair of glasses kept inside of this compartment. Nice touch
Acadia!

http://www.whereifish.com/Acadiasports/bag6.jpg
Ok, now on to the real payload.....
Four big, big boxes with moveable inserts so you can customize how you store your baits,
hooks, jigs and sinkers. They fit neatly into the big cavity and come back out easily with
absolutely no stress or strain whatsoever. I've seen bags at my local Wally World before
that you have to fight the dumb things to come out because they made the cavity just big
enough to squeeze boxes in.
Not so with the Acadia Sports Tackle Bag. Everything was designed to a "T" and the boxes
fit with purpose just like they should. By the way, did you notice that even though I've taken
ALL the boxes out of the big cavity that this tackle bag didn't just collapse in on itself?
That's what quality looks like.

http://www.whereifish.com/Acadiasports/bag7.jpg

In this picture I've pulled all my boxes out and opened them. As you can see I'm basically
a catfisherman but sometimes I dabble with other fish when the catfishing is slow. I have
lures, jigs and some soft plastics to make being prepared for other species possible. This
all takes room of course and I have alot of it. The best thing about it is the boxes are so big
that I have room enough to keep everything organized in each of the four boxes, A big
selection of sinkers in one, hooks and other terminal tackle in another, my jigs and plastics
in yet another and my hard lures in their own box.

http://www.whereifish.com/Acadiasports/bag8.jpg

Folks I'm not kidding, this is truly a NICE bag. The fit and finish is excellent and the shell
is as tough as nails. And I can personally assure you that no part of the Acadia Sports
Tackle bag is even in the least way "cheesy" like some of the ones you see in retail stores.
Every part of the Acadia model is tough and heavily built like we should expect from a
serious tackle bag. I'm impressed folks, very impressed. Be sure to click on the link for
Acadia Sports and check it out for yourself, ok?


Click Here for Acadia Sport's Tackle Bag! (http://www.acadiasports.com/misc.asp?ru=r&v=&f=m)



Sincerely,
Steve German (Catwagon)

Included larger photos as thumbnails to give you bit more detail, they are bottom of this post and the next

Timotha7
10-08-2007, 03:29 PM
GREAT REVIEW!
Thanks for the review Steve
I have wanted one of those since the first time I saw them on the Acadia web site
Now I KNOW I got to save up an get one

OR Better yet, Xmas is coming up, will have to put that on the list for Santa, heck
that will give me couple months to get stuff an then pack it an repack it to get around
some of the cabin fever from winter :icon_biggrin:

Fishaholic
10-10-2007, 06:06 PM
looks like a hell of a nice bag there, I know if its as good as there fishing rods, it is a hell of a bag.
looks like enough room for the kitchen sink in there too. lots of storage, be nice to have for when I go on trips with someone and we take there boat, I use a buch of the little plano boxes for easy access in my boat, be easy to throw em all in one bag ann not have to worry about forgettin somthin..

Catwagon
10-11-2007, 08:09 AM
You wouldn't be dissappointed if you got one. And the boxes that come with it are just as good as the Plano boxes I think.

wewamohawk
10-13-2007, 07:42 AM
steve thank for posting the bag sound like i should look in to this one i sure could use one like this its very nice of you to let us know about the bag;;; maurice

Timotha7
10-25-2007, 10:25 PM
I love reading this review over an over --I think this is without question the
finest design for a fishing tote that I have ever seen

An it comes with 4 free LARGE lure boxes on top of everything else it offers

Dianne knows what I am wanting for Xmas!

Fact is, with the 2 for one deals on rods and such, could get some nice
Xmas presents at very reasonable pricing, one rod for that boy, one for me, one for that boy, another for me :party0045: I like the way that shapes up!

But I GOTTA have one of those bags, read Steve's Review an there is just no doubt that it is flat out something very special
Just is not anything I can find even CLOSE in terms of what it offers and the high quality that it is put together with
Lifetime warranty says a lot

I like everything about it