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Conversely, when fighting marlin, their unpredictable behaviour and proclivity to suddenly come up and have a tantrum on the surface halfway through a fight would mean to me that Id be a little more circumspect about getting too fancy with drag changes unless I was working with a highly experienced angler on the rod.

If your goal is to have a rugged backpack with a reinforced bottom then going the synthetic materials like PVC or synthetic leather might be just what you are looking for

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Hyperlite does sell add-on accessories like shoulder-strap pockets, but it comes at an additional cost when many competing packs offer these features as standard now