I spent nine months roaming around Hawaii with not much more than that, and I spent another six months nomadically couch-surfing in New York City
The shorter 7'6" length will get into tight situations with heavy cover where trout love to hide
So, you know, its made for efficiency and, uh, load carrying capacity and the Evo salt, you know, thats going to be made for a little bit more delicacy and giving you, you know, probably a, you know, a finer, more fluid casting stroke versus just trying to yard something big out there, if that makes sense, you know
But the jacket also comes with universal shoulder straps to help keep your backpack connected to the jacket and minimize bounce
See and feel the difference for yourself