Storage

[yea-who]

Well i have a little problem. I am up to my eye brows with wollies, bead headed & thoarx beaded pheasant tailed nymphs, and pheasant tailed nymphs(because i am out of beads). Where should i or how should i store them? i have one of those pocket size fly boxes but that ain't big enough any more and i don't see it very pheasable to buy any more boxes or bring so many of the same fly to the creek with me. i can see leaving the majority of them in my truck but in what. i rephrase that i do need more fly boxes but not so many to store all year around in and in my truck. also i am pretty new at this i started tying last year at this time, but the world stops for archery season!!!! so i don't have a year under my belt. What other patterns are good for beginers, that will catch fish. I would rather not waste my time on something that is not going to catch fish though i have three good books one fron ll bean,one from jack dennis and one from the kit (that one Sucks). besides the patterns i mentioned above i tyed about 15 different color and size Micky Finns at least 2 of everyone. also i am out of beads how do i go about purchasing more i know to go to a fly shop or online, but size and hole size. How does that work? Actually thread too. See i bought a WASP fly tying kit last year and i am startin to run out of stuff. i know about Hackle, Hairs, dubbing, marabou, materials Etc. its easily understood kinda. but as for the condiments i am cornfused, Hooks, thread, beads, tinsel, etc. As for the Kit well the vise is good enough for now, some of the feathers and material are poor quality, i can notice a difference with that Hackle and Hackle i have bought, and other materials also, but to start with it is fine with me, 40% of the flies i tie either get the razor blade then start over if i can't unwind them , also it took me 3 months to figure out how to use a whip finisher so it worked everytime. sometimes it worked and sometimes i was a hook with a pile of stuff on it the next day.

 

[shakey]

1.storage sans buying more fly boxes:altoids tins

2.patterns other than pheasant tails that are good for beginners
and also catch fish: prince nymphs.elk hair caddis,soft hackles,
hare's ears,scuds,and of course green weenies.

3where to buy more stuff:go to your nearest fly shop.

good luck and welcome .

 

[MKern]

For storage of flies, I use to use a cheap nut/bolt storage thing with the slide out containers from the hardware dept. They are like $10 at walmart/k-mart, and the one I got has 64 compartments. I labled each compartment with a label stating which backup flies are in the bins.

All patterns work, especially if fished with a good presentation.

Most fly shops and online catalogs have a bead to hook conversion charts.

 

[sandfly]

cabelas has a great deal on plno boxes either 1 1/2 in. or 2 in. high, check them out, i bought the deal for the shop..

 

[jerseygeorge]

I use those small plastic boxes for nuts, bolts, etc. I take my label maker and label them: march browns, hendricksons, sulphers, terrestrials, olives, etc. The sulpher box is biggest!

I tie and stock the boxes. Then when I go fishing I restock my fly boxes from them.

And yes, when I go fishing I bring every fly that I own in the universe with me. Never want to get caught short!

 

[sandfly]

try these;

 

[yea-who]

that middle on is a wal-mart box for screws and nuts and stuff i was lookin at it today it is 12 bucks it has 30 drawers. i also am lookin for something to keep my materials in i was thinking a takle box but i havenot found one i was looking for mybe you can help me mabe in the wrong section of the store or wrong kind of store. i was thinking of something like the top half of a craftsman tool box. u know the big one with wheels but the top half with the lit and a big compartment and with individual drawers or full size drawers with compartments or like a mail slot shelving with drawers though basically some thing with at least 2 size drawers. one biggenough for Hackel to fit in and one small enoughfor hooks or beads or cock pins or 3" wide.

 

[MKern]

I store a lot of my materials in those plastic organizers that have the slide out drawers and are meant for paper and office supplies.
I have a large one ($8) for hackle and store my different presized hackles (whiting 100's) in a accending order, each with its own slot.
I use some of the smaller models ($5) to store dubbing, chennelle, vernelle, synthetics, peacock, partridge, tubing, an on.
I have a thread holder (walmart $8) that store 64 spools of thread, This hold all my thread, ribbing, wire, rod wrapping thread, an on. I have a small threas spool holder fo all my back up thread, wire, ribbing.
Hooks, I store in lure boxes, the ones that have fixed dividers. In the bottom of each bin I labled, with adhesive lables what model the hooks are. I have 4 boxes for hooks (dries, nymphs, special nymphs (curved and extra long), and a box for streamer hooks.
Then I have a box for beads. It is a 12 compartment for beads, in it is 3 sizes of gold and copper, 2 sizes of black, 1 bead chain eyes, 2 cone heads (gold and black), and 1 for tunsten.
The rest of my stuff is stuck an a shelf on my desk in marks zip top bags.

This is how I organize, hope I gave you at least one good suggestion.

 

[sandfly]

all of mine are planoe boxes hold 36 different flies in each...cost 7.00 at cabelas, buy 6 get the 7 one free...36.00 for the set i think

 

[sandfly]

stanley makes a tool box perfect for tying..black and yellow plastic, rollers and a handle..i have on i use for shows..

 

[yea-who]

To answer all my questions, that i should have asked in the begining is sould it be stored in an air tight containment? mothes and stuff will eat it. also i have found some turkey and pheasant tails threw my days a field now can i just use them or do i have to treat them, if so with what? also can i sub turkey tails for pheasant tails in the nymph? Pheasant tailed nymph that is.

 

[MKern]

I'm not big on treating my hackle and feathers.
Turkey can be substituted for pheasant, but then I guess it wouldn't be a PT nymph. It would look different, but it would be effective.

 

[Merle]

I use the plastic shoe boxes that I got from Wal-Mart. I use index cards that correspond with the number on the box that lists the contents.

Best Fishes
Merle

 

[CAMBYSES]

For storage I use plano boxes for small materials, like small spools of antron and angora or small pieces of fur and chenille.

For my large strung feathers and elk and deer hair I use binders with the plastic pocket sheets. I line these up on the shelf and can easily see what is in them from the labels on the bind.

for hackle, synthetics and marabou, I use something I got from work that looks like over sized test tubes with lids. There are 36 of them and they come with a holder. They work great because they have an erasable label area and are about 6 inches deep. I wish I could find where my work buys these from because I sure would like some more.

As for flies, I use fly boxes but I do plan to get one of the wall mount nut and bolt holders for the utility room so I can I have a restock area that isn't the back of my car!

Bob

 

[sandfly]

this is what i use, moth balls in all containers with naturals...