At the moment i tend to stick by the rule "only take what you MIGHT need". So if im fishing the bay for bream and of course there is always the possibility that ANYTHING could happen this will include:
bream bait and sp rods,
squidding rods and jigs,
rod for catching livies,
kingfish rods (both for live bait and sp), jigs and sluggos,
jewie rods,
on the chance we might go outside- bottom bashing rods and bag of skirts, leader and crimping gear.
Big net, small net and gaff
tackle box, tackle bag and sp bag
and just in case the conditions are ok you need cray diving gear
That's not excessive for a quick bream session is it?
Sure it gets difficult keeping the box trailer afloat behind the boat and trying to untangle lines when your livey swims around one of the tyres, but it's still less painfull than deciding what gear to leave at home.