I have a number of fly boxes but my favorite is my Wheatly 32 compartment fly box. I always wanted one of those and finally broke down a few years ago and got one.
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I have a number of fly boxes but my favorite is my Wheatly 32 compartment fly box. I always wanted one of those and finally broke down a few years ago and got one.
I've got a compartmented Okuma box with foam in the lid that I like very much for dry flies. For streamers and wets I really like the leather fly wallet I just got for Valentines Day. I know there are other, better, boxes out there than a wallet, but they are so old scholl I really wanted one. It looks great full of steelhead and salmon flies. Now where did my wife put my fishing tweeds?
Just to be fair, my wife got a 6 wgt Elkhorn spey rod and a reel for Valentines Day.
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I also remain a fan of the Wheatley boxes. I have one with twelve compartments on one side and and spring clips on the other. I use it for dries and nymphs. Only cost about $40 when I bought it over 20 years ago. I have another small swingleaf Wheatley that I use for wet flies. In plastic boxes I like the Myran boxes. The Cabela's Wheatley knockoffs are not bad either. No foam for me.
I have to agree with the Okuma box with the 16 windows on one side and flat floam on the other. Very functional design and still has the Wheatley "old school" feel. Larger flies don't fit well in that box but for the trout flies I use(rarely larger than size 12)it's wonderful. Got one in silver and one in black.
Definitely C&F for the purposes I have in fly fishing. The 12 row flip page box (has four pages of 6 rows) is awesome as a midge box. It holds over 500 of my midge patterns which can be nice and overwhelming at the same time.
I bought some Bug Luggage and am starting to really like them. I may end up buying 2 or 3 more of them.I'm getting rid of all my older Scientific Angler foam boxes. My son and grandsons are inheriting a few patterns to use locally, too. I like the slots the Bug Luggage has. I've been known to drop a box or two and take more than a spill every once in awhile and it seems the Bug Luggage holds very well.
Mike
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There is no greater fan of flyfishing than the worm.
Patrick McManus
I like my Morell foam boxes they are cheap enough and work for me.I plan on making a few out of wood in the near future. Later Matt
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To each there own !
Seems that "old guys" like Bug Luggage...I'm with MadDog, I have three Bug Luggage Trout model boxes - I use them for nymphs, drys and terrestials. All nicely separated, easy to see for selection and they load/unload really well in sizes 16 up to 6. I don't know how they'll last over the years but we'll see.
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Snow on the roof with fire in the hearth
I like the Cliff boxes. I have a Days Worth and the Big Cliff. They have foam strips and magnetic areas and the prices are much better than the C&Fs
I have to put my 2 cents in for the new S/A System X boxes. Received a couple for Christmas and love the concept. You can get 4 different interchangeable inserts, the boxes are waterproof,(very important for sometime swimmers) and the size is almost perfect for the large pockets of my vests, and jackets.
Denny
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