Here you go FISHN50
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Cheers,
MontanaMoose
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Here you go FISHN50
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Cheers,
MontanaMoose
i dont know if these are still available but this seemed like a good system for traveling
fly hive
http://www.flyhatch.com/xq/ASP.produ...EC/product.htm
Fishpond's Road Trip bag suits me. holds a travelling Renzetti, and bits and pieces of everything else. i took out some of the various containers to make more room. BTW, soda straws cut short make great holders for little bits of dubbing, say enough for 4-5 flies. that way you can carry almost any shade known to man or trout.
One can travel with just a basic kit or get as sopisticated as your able to tote along. I have two fly tying systems (or kits), the one at home that has about everything I can possibly use, and another basic kit that all fits into a small tackle box for travel. The later is used for "repairs" and tying some basic flies and usually is used at the campground picnic table or at the table inside my little popup camper.
When heading out with the little popup camper, the theme is packing light. Unbelievable all the jun .... eh, stuff ... that I want and try to drag along!
Thanks for the pics MontanaMoose. My wife can't make me one so I guess I'll have to do it myself......
I think that many of us who either teach, give demonstrations or want to have the ability to tie while on a trip have gone through this same kind of search. I first used this by Plano then went to a FishPond Coyote bag. There is definately a balancing act to be had between taking too much stuff and not enough. Good luck finding your own perfact balace point.
This is a less expensive option than the FishPond approach: http://www.bearsden.com/product3273.html
My travel kit is the size of a small computer bag, and is in fact a make-up case from the drugstore. I have also seen similar in Michael's Crafts for folks who make bead jewelry. Both kinds of bags have several pockets or sections for tools and materials. In it is my vise and all my tools.
Otherwise I have made some decisions on what flies I will tie on a trip. They will either be size 16, or size 8 and I have also decided that I will only tie in colours of white/cream, light brown, and dark brown, which cuts down on volume. I have 6 spools of thread, which can help vary the colour of any fly as well. I have enough tied-fly inventory to cover most situations, so if I NEED to tie a fly it will have to be approximate to the 'hatch' with what I have.
I use size 10 window envelopes (no need for labels) for a selection of materials. A few different dry fly hackles in one, a few various strands of flashabou in another, another with some short lengths of antron/phentex, etc. I also have a small patch of deer, some dubbing, ? of a bunny mask, a chunk of bucktail, part of a hen cape, a piece of pheasant feather, some peacock, etc. So I can tie about 20 of any fly, or 20 different flies, but I can't tie 20 of 20 flies. The longest trip is a week, and if pressed I can BUY flies.
So this pack can go anywhere, and if I want to tie up a special fly (one that I only MIGHT encounter on a trip or an experiment for ‘later’), it is easy enough to put the correct materials for that fly in a small zip-lock and tuck it in the pack as well. The trick is to not leave it there, but take it out when home – finish the ‘special’ fly if necessary – and return the travel pack to ‘standard issue’, ready for next time.
This is a huge problem for me every year when I go out west for two weeks. Always another fly to tie. I take a kit----ship it actually-----that I think contains everything necessary but I always end up buying a few flies or materials to tie with. Part of the fun actually. We discussed next year only being able to take a dozen flies to start and tying as we go. Put some pressure on to choose the right ones to start and get us tying right away to restock the boxes.
I just got a Plano 777 tackle box, and I think it's gonna be perfect for a travel box after a few modifications!
About ten years ago, my wife bought me a chest from Orvis - where I keep the vast majority of my materials and tools (except for the vise which I throw in a bag). I do have some overflow which I keep in a large tupperware container. I throw 'em both in the back of the truck and I'm good to go.
If I'm flying, I figure out what flies I'm likely to need, and bring only those materials - and tools - necessary to tie those flies. Throw it all in a plastic bag.