Air travel hack using fishing gear really works: ‘Absolutely every time’

There’s no such thing as a bad day when you’re fishing — and no such thing as extra baggage charges when you wear a fishing vest.

Travel hackers on TikTok are putting function before fashion in the latest trend, which sees savvy airline passengers using pocket-laden vests — typically worn by anglers to carry their myriad gizmos — to carry belongings they can’t fit into a carry-on.

In a clip with over 1.8 million views, TikTok user @cheapholidayexpert carefully tucks various items into the many pockets of the vest — including a portable speaker, stick of deodorant, pack of cards, and bikini. She even manages to shove a laptop into a larger pocket in the back of the vest.

“After stuffing my pants in a neck pillow and using a duty-free bag, it was only time before I reached the heady heights of leisurewear,” Cheap Holiday Expert jokes in the video’s caption.

The fishing vest hack is a variation on other air travel hacks that have made the rounds on the app. Previously touted strategies have included stuffing extra clothes into a travel neck pillow and wearing multiple layers of clothing aboard the plane, all in the name of avoiding an extra charge.

Other TikTok creators have tried this new hack and say that it helped them avoid additional checked-bag charges.

“Great travel hack for budget airlines and early check-ins,” creator Natasha Hunt-Stanley gushes in a clip, adding it’s helped her “get around those high [baggage] charges.”

In an email to The Post, Hunt-Stanley, who lives in the UK, said she’s used the trick “five times, [over] eight flights and one train journey.”

“When I wear [the vest] over a black outfit, it’s barely noticeable,” the thrifty traveler said, adding it’s worked “absolutely every time.”

In the clip, she shows herself wearing a fishing vest, smaller pockets packed with travel essentials like chargers, earphones and snacks, and larger pockets stuffed full of clothes.