The Hermosa Bar Bag
Roads End
Have you ever looked up stream at great water but its just to far to reach.
We have and we started riding our mountain bikes to get to great water beyond the crowds.
The reason is simple – roads end, but miles of fishing still lay ahead.
A mountain bike or eBike is a great way to extend your fishing range. You can cover five to ten times more ground on a bike than on foot. Five miles of new fishing waters only takes 45 minutes on a bike – not three hours on foot.
Remote waters become accessible.
Fly Rods and Mountain Bikes
Using a mountain bike opens up miles of new fly fishing opportunities, but carrying all your fishing gear on a bike is complicated.
Flyrods are long and difficult to pack on a bike. Attaching a flyrod to a bike is awkward and challenging. Using a backpack has a host of problems - hitting your head on the rod tube, attaching it to a pack, and catching the rod tube on trial side obstacles.
Simply, you end up battling your flyrod the entire time you are on your bike. Can you make it work – yes. Is there a better way – definitely.
The Hermosa Bar Bag
After years of battling carrying flyrods on mountain bikes, we found a better way.
The Hermosa Bar Bag integrates a rod tube into a harness that mounts to the handlebars of your mountain bike. The design holds your rod tube securely in place without moving a millimeter.
The included gear sack has room for your fishing kit with room to spare. Either an afternoon trip to your favorite beaver ponds or a multi-day trip are easy to tackle with the Hermosa Bar Bag.
A Simple Solution
By moving, the rod tube and your other fishing gear to the handlebars, your gear is well balanced, secure, and out of the way.
The 9-foot rod tube case of the Hermosa Bar Bag nicely fits within most modern handlebars. If your hands clear a trail obstacle, so does your fishing gear.
Made To Last
We are a bit of gear snobs at Optera Gear. We like well-built equipment that lasts. This ethic translates into the design and build of the Hermosa Bar Bag.
Handmade in Durango, Colorado, the Hermosa Bar Bag uses the highest quality fabrics and craftsmanship. The system's core is crafted using waterproof Challenge Sailcloth and ripstop polyester for years of durable use.
How do we know the Hermosa Bar Bag will last? Our test track is the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. A fully loaded Hermosa Bar Bag made a three-day ride from Silverton to Telluride, Colorado, over a 12,000-foot mountain pass without moving a stitch.
If you ever have a problem with an Optera Gear product, let us know, and we will make it right.
More Information
Learn more about the Hermosa Bar Bag and the other products in Hermosa collection.