Wild River has designed a killer fishing backpack with the Tackle Tek Nomad that employs a righteous schematic you’ll come to master and effectively utilize no matter what style of fishing you’re into. Once you’ve organized a pack like this, it becomes more of a personal gear locker than a tackle box or bag.
Your tackle, bait, lunch, beers and fishing accessories all mindfully arranged into a compact, highly portable unit. This is a great tackle system for everyday use or for honestly any kind of fishing trip! There’s a huge array of storage with this bad boy. A large upper compartment containing removable dividers and a lower tray compartment store up to four large tackle trays.
The two larger pockets provide an almost excessive amount of storage capacity — if space is what you need most than this style pack is a great option. Check out our list of the best fishing backpacks if you like the idea of this sort of tackle system.
In addition to the main backpack compartments, there’s a ton of external pockets and places to secure and mount fishing gear. Between the mesh pockets and exterior loops there’s a lot of ways to customize how and where you want to mount whatever gear you might want to have directly on hand.
The bottom of this pack has been built flat and reinforced with base pads so the backpack can actually stand upright and remain dry when placed on wet ground. There’s also a waterproof pouch within the pack perfect for safely stashing your water sensitive items like a paper fishing license or electronics. This is a large, yet mindfully compact work station that can truly go wherever you go.
The materials used to craft the Nomad as well as the flat, waterproof base of the pack make this a winner for use in any terrain — it’s built tough and stays dry. Even the strapping is built mindfully, Wild River didn’t fall short anywhere with this one. Padded shoulder straps combine with the added sternum strap to assist you with weight support when you want to really load this unit up. As a fishing backpack that doubles as a tackle system, this is a super versatile option with a lot of potential.
Wild River has employed an LED light system into the design of the Nomad. It’s a simple feature, but it’s honestly a brilliant touch that comes in handy big time. The light is powered by two AAA batteries and provides a sort of top-down illumination so you can fish both early and late hours. It’s a super relevant innovation that makes a lot of sense for inclusion on a fishing backpack.
Wild River also includes a steel cable zinger with this purchase for attaching clippers or forceps to the exterior of the pack. There’s even a full coverage rain cover included so your gear will remain dry no matter what the weather or surf conditions throw your way.
If you love the Nomad, you’ll want to check out the upgraded Nomad XP LED Lighted Backpack with USB Charging System. It’s the top of the line version of this backpack series by Wild River that can charge devices directly from a built in power bank within the pack. It includes four separate power adapter tips (Apple lightening, Apple 30-pin and micro/mini USB) so you can juice up your camera, phone, GPS or whatever else you might need to! The purchase also includes two tackle trays — no doubt another killer deal from Wild River.
Check out the video below for a look at the Wild River Nomad XP and don’t forget it’s the same backpack base as the regular Nomad.
Bottom Line: This is one cool fishing backpack. This unit is absolutely loaded with ingenious, practical features and comes at a super reasonable cost. It’s built smart, built tough and built to be an all-in-one fishing companion for all your tackle and additional gear.
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