Originally Posted by
James Smith
If you look at the craft stores either Michaels or Hobby Lobby, you'll find a box that has 14 individual locking compartments; 7 on each side. It is used for beading and has a rounded bottom, but the big advantage is the locking mechanism and the fact that each compartment has it's own lid. You have to push a rod at the end of the box, then open the compartment you want to access. That way if you accidently drop the box, only the open compartment will dump the hooks. Still a bit of a mess, but a LOT less hassel than 14 compartments of similar size/model hooks scattering out on the rug and you have to find them a sort them. These boxes are cheap so you can get one for each kind of hook, (i.e. dry fly, scud, etc).
Jim Smith