Interesting. I keep all hooks in their boxes and separate by putting all size 12, 14, 16, salmon 2, 4, 6 etc in a big plastic bag. When I want a 14, it is easy to sort the bag and get wet or dry as I need. These bags are in a giant keeper. Works for me and is lots less work. joyce
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Don Ordes <[email protected]> wrote: > Larry, > 'Problem' is that nowadays the scope of hook styles goes way beyond sizes. > (I'm not complainin'.) > There are so many manufacturers, styles, metals, colors, specialized > shapes, custom bends, > that it's just impossible to keep track of them, at least, be well > organized. > > I try to divide salt, fresh, giant fly hooks first. > Then I separate fresh into long streamer, salmon irons, and custom hooks. > Then I separate fresh into general wet or dry. > Then I separate those in hook styles in those catagories. > Then I separate those into sizes. > Same for the saltwater- offshore, inshore, long shank, short shank, popper, > giant, etc. > > I get lost halfway through looking and Buggs reminds me the rest of the > way, unless he's been...you know. > > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Johnson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 2:21 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Finding hooks and backing for Fly boxes > > > I am interjecting a thought here to start a thread in the middle of the > discussion about hooks and hook prices, etc. Forgive me. Here is my > question: > > How do you-all manage hook storage? I am convinced that most of you > have at least as many hook styles and sizes as I do. I really like the > large boxes with 12 or 15 separate compartments. Spirit River sells > them specifically for hooks... I take the label from the hook packages > and glue them to the side of each compartment. It's a good system, and > identifies each style and size correctly. However, there is a lot of > wasted space in these big boxes unless you buy enough hooks to fill the > compartments. I have them stacked up and handy near my vise. Do you > label these boxes for dry fly hooks, wets, streamers, etc.? > I have waited a while to bring this subject up, but this is as good a > time as any. > Thanks for "listening". I will be waiting for all your good ideas. > > Larry Johnson > Springville, Utah > > > > "Wayne Blake-Hedges" <[email protected]> 9/21/2010 1:29 PM >>> >>>> >>> Hi Jim; > > Here are a couple of hook ideas: > > > > http://stores.ebay.com/Har-Lee-Rod/MUSTAD-HOOK-SALE-/_i.html?_fsub=1624363018&_sid=15998378&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 > > > > first is Harleerod, selling Mustad classic hook styles, can be had for > as little as $0.99 per 500 plus shipping. > > > > > http://stores.ebay.com/Togens-Fly-Shop/Hooks-/_i.html?_fsub=4996021&_sid=302050183&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 > > > Second, Togens fly shop has hooks in contemproary styles for as little > as $7.50 per hundred plus shipping. > > For fly storage, a lot of people have been making thier own fly boxes > from inexpensive plastic boxes and craft foam. > > Here's one example: > > http://dharmaofthedrift.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-flats-fly-box-for-under-five-bucks.html > > > Another: http://ultralightflyfishing.yuku.com/topic/2825 > > Hope this helps; > > > Wayne > > > > > --- On Fri, 9/17/10, Jim Forshey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Jim Forshey <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [VFB] Finding hooks and backing for Fly boxes > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, September 17, 2010, 11:33 PM > > > Hi > > I would like to thank all of you for your e-mails and suggestions, most > I > would have never thought of. > > To answer some of the questions; > > "Off the Hook Fly Shop" is a great shop with a good owner. I was hoping > to > buy maybe 50 to 100 hooks at a time. When we get to tying we could go > thought that many hooks in a day. Some of our tying look good and some > of > them look like Andy Warhol was giving us tying direction, but we have > fun > and that is what matters. > > The backing you suggested I am sure going to look into. > > I am not looking for low quality hooks, I just want to buy some good > quality > hooks in a larger amount, hopefully making them cost a little less > each. > > In regards to storing, sometimes we make a large amount, more than we > would > even use, I like to store the extra away hoping when she get older she > can > look back to what she did and what phase she was in, at one time she > only > did purple. It currently brings back memories for me when I look at > them (I > think our oldest are from 2007, she would have been 10 then). I use to > use a > box by Scientific Anglers, I use to find them on sale now and then for > around $10 to $20. Now they are running $39.95 plus 6 inserts at > $15.95 > each, That is way to much for me. I am looking to make some storage > boxes > using some 1 x 12 x 12 slide cases. > > I always look for the swaps, I do not know how I missed the hook-swap. > I > also try and watch for the fly swap, but by the time I getting to > reading my > e-mails it always look like it is full. I am retiring on 11/30, > hopefully > after that I can read my e-mails on a timely basis and can join in > some > swaps. > > I never been to a Sportsman's warehouse, I will need to find one. > > Thank you for the suggestions of the caring boxes, a friend dropped by > about > 30 tin boxes the local store gave him, so I am set there for a while. > > Thank you for the help and great ideas. > > Jim Forshey > The Aquatic Book Shop > Placerville, California > www.Seahorses.com > ́̄'·.̧̧..><((((º>.·́̄'·.̧̧.·́̄'·.̧><((((º>̧.·́̄'·.̧. ,. > ́̄'·.̧̧..><((((º>.·́̄'·.̧̧.·́̄'·.̧><((((º>̧.·́̄'·.̧. ,. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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