Wetsuiting - belt pouches, leader wallets??

[BasicPatrick]

Big difference between the system I use in the water swimming a bit to distant rocks and actual skishing vs just deep wading to rocks

Skishing/Swimming to rocks I would never load up the belt as some do.
Dive knife is strapped to the calf...if caught up, messing with a belt of accessories is not what I want...quick knife access on the calf.
Belt has 1 D ring to stabilize rod during fish release and other situations that require additional leverage.
Belt does not have pliers, I use an old fashioned hook out on a divers retractable lanyard...sometimes on the belt and sometimes off a small dring on the top I am wearing...no sheath to mess with...the hook out is a qulaity one made of stainess and is WAAAYYYYYYY better in the water than the pliers...reaching into a big blue at eye level with pliers is not a good idea...also it is much easier to deal with a deep or even gut hooked eel hook in a S-B with the hook outs.
Two soft pouches...one has the leader spool and retrieval rope. The other is interchangeable with an eel bag but in each case i place the eels in plastic baggies ahead of time...easy to grab the baggie and hook right through the eel...no lanyard or scotch pad needed....I do not skish with plugs but in when just swmming to the rock i would choose a select couple and throw in the pouch.

Deep wading is way mor open ad variable ...I change set up all the time

[Clogston29]

i haven't found a good belt pouch yet but am looking. the AS pouches ripped really quick on me and i won't by another. the AS hunter bucktail pouch looks better made, but doesn't close tight enough to be used for anything but bucktails. i actually have an Over Board Waterproof Waist Pack on order now that looks like it might fit the bill for riggies, hooks ,leaders, etc. i'll report back when i get it and try it out.

i've actually found that I prefer a shoulder bag to any of the belt bags i've tried. the belt bags get knocked around too much for me in rough surf. a light shoulder bag, like the VS, with the strap length fairly short seams to stay where i want it more.