portable stripping baskets

[jkilroy]

I tried saltwater flyfishing for the first time. I like it however, a stripping basket on the jetty's is essential. Anyone know of any collaspable stripping baskets? I didn't catch many fish either, 1 striped bass. That's better than none.

[eponymous]

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores ... ch&feat=sr

LL Bean.

[tailingloop]

This one, called a "Foam Fly Line Holster", is an excellent device. It was designed by a Northern CA angler, Stan Pleskunas, with a talent for fabricating things. A lot of input from experience anglers went into the design.


www.orvis.com/store/product_choice.asp? ... at_id=6011

There is a thread on baskets on Dan Blanton's site that includes comments on the Fly Line Holster.

www.danblanton.com/viewarchive.php?id=6 ... 200605.php

[gerri]

Hi JKilroy,
I have been eyeing the one made byWm Joseph which is available through cabela's and feathercraft. It collapses into its own wading belt which in my opinion would be less bulky and make it eadier to include with gear when traveling. Think it runs about $39 + S & H.

[SkipS]

Get yourself a hard basket like the Orvis or make one out of a dish pan.I fish the salt on a daily basis from the surf,jetty and wading the flats and the collapsable baskets are poor in comparison to a hard basket.I own 2 of them and they suck.A plain dish pan is much better.

[ozarkflyflinger57]

Last year I was in San Diego and did some research into surf fishing, I didn't get to do any then but I am ready to go back Anyway I discovered flytubez http://www.flytubez.com/index.html which are black plastic tubes with mounting screws. I went to Wal Mart and bought a $2.50 plastic tub and drilled drainage holes in it. I then placed 6 flytubez in it with an old web belt to hold it on. I have used it when fishing from shoe around ponds and it works great. Flytubez cost me 10 bucks so I have $12.50 in my home made stripping basket.

Dan

[lee s]

Ya might try (after checking the sponsors here. )
Stan Pleskunas ..... stanpleskunas@sbcglobal.net

He makes some danged good ones.
....lee s.

[tailingloop]

Hey Lee,

The Orvis Fly Line Holster is Stan's basket.

[flymaker2]

Why do you want collapsable? They collapse at the wrong times. The LL Bean Basket is the best one for a rigid basket. Inexpensive-very well made, form fit to body etc. Great for what you seem to be doing. That is what i use in the surf..

[jkilroy]

I wanted it to be collapsable for portability, pack in suitcase with minimum space taken up. I don't know how good they work.

eponymous, do you own the one you linked on the tread? If so, how do you like it?