I agree with DonO, I have always used the cheap $4 and $5 clear plastic fly boxes that are divided into 9 or 12 compartments. I have dropped them into the water hundreds of times and they have always floated for a time, the water gets into them very slowly so it takes a few minutes for them to fill up. I then pick them up, turn them on edge and let whatever water got into them flow back out and put the box right back into the vest-I have not had any problems with mildew or rust in these dunked flies and I spend very little money on boxes-more money for gobs of fly tying stuff to clutter up the basement.
Mike M. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert G Haering Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 2:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [VFB] system x boxes Byard what do you expect from some one who use de bait! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Byard Miller Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 6:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] system x boxes Oh my...leave it to DonO to throw a monkey wrench into things...;^) He does have a point...rusted as it may be. ...byard >This brings up a few questions about sealed flyboxes. > >I have many older fly box designs that are ventilated to allow the flies >inside to dry out completely. > >I have newer ones that are semi-sealed but not air-tight. > >Now the newer ones are air-tight. > >If a wet fly were to get back into the sealed box (accidentally or >otherwise), wouldn't the moisture stay inside and rust all of the hooks? > >It seems the thinking has changed and I'm not sure why. I've never had a >quality hook rust out in my old ventilated boxes. I've never lost a box, >but having a floating box might be more important to the lucky person >downstream than it is to the wader who lost it. > >I dry my flies on my vest patches, but some moisture could be present in the >core of a heavy material fly when it is put away that night. > >DOnO
