Who sent this message to Wes? Just curious..................Nev
On Jul 23, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: > Neville noted: > This summer, when I went lake fishing, i took one large Feather-craft slit > foam boat size fly box which I picked up at the 2011 Sowbug, with the thought > that it would be better to have one really big fly box rather than multiple > small fly boxes. In reality, I found this box rather difficult, as the foam > is black and the slits not clearly marked and I found it a bit fiddly to > replace flies once removed. There are other types on the market, with > different features which may be better and which I intend to try. > > ----- > > Wes: > I have struggled with the same problem, and a couple of years ago decided to > design and build my own boat boxes. > > The basic box is a widely available, very tough, water-resistant box from > Plano. I get mine from Sportmans Warehouse. The box has an insert (see > attached photo) that can be pulled out leaving a spacious, clean area for > adhering the ripple foam. The latches on this box are especially nice. > > Finding the large patches of ripple foam were a bit of a search. Finally > found the product at Millstream. The boat patches are also carried by other > stores and fly shops. I order two patches at a time to soften the impact of > the shipping/handling charge. My last order was $6 shipping and handling. > The adhesive on the foam is superb, and the foam is high quality and durable. > > Also attached is a photo of one of my boat boxes (a working box, so bless > this mess). It's been a terrific solution. I fill it with 3-6 flies of each > pattern or size, a little of everything. Between the box and one boat patch, > the newly created boat box costs me approx. $23. The days of forgetting that > one little fly box that has the flies I needed for that day, is past history! > > > The Box: > Plano Crankbait Organizer Model 3607 > as low as $10 at the big box stores > http://tinyurl.com/l8tkcb5 (sample from Overton's) > 10-3/4" x 7-1/4" x 1-3/4" > > The Foam: > Ripple Foam and Flat Foam Boat Patch self-adhesive inserts > Boat Patch 12" x 15" $9.70 plus $6 shipping and handling > http://www.flyboxesdirect.com/foam.html > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > 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 Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > <insert.jpg><wada_boat_box.jpg> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
