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Dry Bags & Cases

Keep the phone, the keys and the tackle dry

Dry bags, waterproof phone cases, tackle bags and rod and reel cases. We call a case waterproof only when it carries an IEC 60529 IP code or the maker states its own rating, and we quote that rating as written.

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A six-step path for beginners

  1. Three orange roll-top dry bags hanging from a rope rail on a boat, deep blue sea and a mountain ridge behind
    01

    Keep gear dry

    Roll-top dry bags, and what their ratings say.

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  2. Two hands in a dark jacket sleeve holding a phone in a blue case sideways to take a photo over clear green seawater
    02

    Protect your phone

    IPX8 claims, depth and time, in plain terms.

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  3. Open clear plastic tackle tray seen from above, its compartments filled with soft swimbaits, hard lures, jig heads and hooks, on red earth
    03

    Store tackle in salt

    Waterproof boxes, rust inhibitors and drainage.

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  4. Two anglers with backpacks and rods climbing over black boulders on a harbor jetty, one carrying a blue rod tube, waves breaking on the right
    04

    Carry it on your back

    Waterproof backpacks and what their ratings cover.

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  5. Rods and reels laid across the carpeted deck of a fishing boat, their butts in bright mesh sleeves of red, blue, yellow, green and white
    05

    Protect rods in transit

    Rod sleeves, reel covers and travel tubes.

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  6. Two hands on a black hard-shell case resting on a gray floor, one thumb pressing up on the front latch to open it
    06

    Lock it in a hard case

    IP67 dry boxes for phones, keys and cameras.

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