Wes-
Thanks for the tips. Speaking of dollar stores, I was cruising thru Dollar Tree here in Madras a couple of days ago and found some boxes in the area where they sell aspirin, etc. These are boxes for holding a daily supply of pills, there are seven of them, one for each day of the week held in a little plastic rack. When you take the individual boxes out of the rack they measure about 2.75 X 1.75 X 0.5 inches and have four snap lid compartments. Perfect for midges and smaller size flies. I got two sets at a buck each.
-John
Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Shopping at Radio Shack and I discovered they had Bristle Tac. You get
four 1x3 inch self-adhesive strips for $2.99 (12 sq. inches). The
package is called Superlock Fasteners and it is located in the same
section as electrical tape.
At the local dollar store, I ran into some nice plastic boxes for use
as fly boxes. These were two styles of boxes meant for ZIP computer
diskette storage. The manufacturer is Fellowes, a common brand. One
product is a box of four colored translucent clamshell boxes roughly
3.75" x 4" x 1/2". These are made of the durable plastic where the
material forms its own box hinge, not the fragile jewel case types. I
don't know the retail price of these, but I picked up the package of
four for 95 cents.
The other Fellowes-manufactured box is a single box, about a half inch
bigger and a little deeper, but sleek appearing with a slide
thumblatch. The box looks a LOT like the metal Ketchum Release fly
boxes. This was on sale at the dollar store for 95 cents for one box.
I opted for the four clear boxes above.
I haven't had a chance to check if these boxes are still available at a
office or computer supply store, but they are both a very nice size for
a nymph or dry fly box. If I line both inside lids of the clamshell box
with Bristle Tac, I get 18 sq. inches of storage for flies for less
than a dollar. There is sufficient depth in the box for a foam insert,
if that is what you prefer.
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
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