Kodiak Island Duck  hunting Packing List

 Most airlines have a 50 pound weight limit on bags but Island Air has a 70 lb weight limit.  I like to have each person in the group to bring a 48-60qt cooler to take your trophy ducks home in.  

• 10 –12 Gauge Shotgun
• 6-8 Boxes # 2-BB Steel Shot or #2-4 Hevi Shot
• 5MM Neoprene Boot Foot Waders
• Hooded Waterfowl Parka
• 2 Pair Water Proof Gloves
• 2 Pair Light Weight Gloves
• 2 Pair Jeans
• Polar Fleece Jacket
• Rain Jacket
• Fleece Wader Pants
• Long Johns/ Under Armor NO COTTON
• 3 Hunting Shirts
• 5 heavy Socks
• Face Mask
• Wool Hat
• Sun Glasses
• Camp Shoes
• 6 Game bags/pillow cases
• 1 roll duct tape
• Personal Ditty Bag

                                                                                                      

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Kodiak Island Black-tail Deer Hunting Packing list

• .270-.338 Synthetic SS Rifle
• 2 Box Soft Point Bullets
• Leather/Rubber Hunting Boots
• 2 Pair Water Proof Gloves
• 2 Pair Light Weight Gloves
• 2 Pair Jeans
• Polar Fleece Jacket
• Rain Jacket
• 2 Water Proof Hunting Pants
• Long Johns/ Under Armor NO COTTON
• 3 Hunting Shirts
• 5 heavy Socks
• Face Mask
• Wool Hat
• Skinning Knives
• Binoculars 7x42-10x42
• Day Pack
• Sun Glasses
• Camp Shoes
• Personal Ditty Bag

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Kodiak Island Fishing  Packing List

• Clothing & waders:
• 2 sets of polar fleece pants and shirts
• 5 pair of light socks, 2 pair of heavy socks
• 6 pair of underwear
• 1 set sweats for pajamas a
• high quality rain jacket or parka ( Helly Hanson, Patagonia or Simms),
• 1 set of warm gloves and hat either wool or fleece,
• 1 pair camp shoes,
• small dry bag for storage and transport
• 1 pair waders Gore-Tex or neoprene with wading belt
• pliers and a hook file.

   

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Fishing Gear and Tackle

• 2-3 rods and reels (3-4 piece travel real nice, but any will work), Char rods 6 & 7 weight graphite 9-10ft length
• wf floating 444sl Cortland, 220 gr sink tip fly lines
• Salmon/ Steelhead /Sockeyes /Chums/ Pinks/ Silvers 8 or 9 weight 9 1/2 ft good quality rod (Diamondback, Sage, Winston, Orvis heavy duty reel with good drag) 150 yards backing minimum.
  King rods need to be 9 & 10 weight 9 to 9 1/2 ft
• Reels with great drag preferably with anti reverse (STH/Billy Pate/Abel/ Orvis) they are all good, filled with 200 yards of 30# backing and a 300 grain fast sinking tip
• Asstortment of frog hair or Maxima Spools 1:6lb, 2:8lb, 1:10lb, 1:12lb, 1:15lb, 1:25lb, 4 pre tied tapered leaders 1x-3x.