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As jeff miller and others know, I tend to get wet when I fly fish. I
take chances when I shouldn't and often get my fly boxes immersed.
This means I have to dry them out, and even then, some of the flies
rust. I don'[t mind getting wet, but it kills me when my flies do.

I have used Wheatley boxes in the past, as well as C&F and those cheap
foam boxes with the lids held together with 2 magnets. Everything I
have lets water in. However, I now see advertised the SA waterproof
fly box system. It has a rubber gasket which seals water out. They
could call if the Frank Reid Model, but I don't see Frank's name
mentioned in the ad. They are the right size and have inserts for
nymphs, dries, and streamers. Also available is a lightweight foam
insert storage suitcase which seems like a handy way to organize those
flies which you are not using.

Question: Has anyone tried this system, and if so, how is it?

What fly boxes *do* you use?

Dave

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Dave LaCourse wrote in
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As jeff miller and others know, I tend to get wet when I fly fish. I
take chances when I shouldn't and often get my fly boxes immersed.
This means I have to dry them out, and even then, some of the flies
rust. I don'[t mind getting wet, but it kills me when my flies do.

I have used Wheatley boxes in the past, as well as C&F and those cheap
foam boxes with the lids held together with 2 magnets. Everything I
have lets water in. However, I now see advertised the SA waterproof
fly box system. It has a rubber gasket which seals water out. They
could call if the Frank Reid Model, but I don't see Frank's name
mentioned in the ad. They are the right size and have inserts for
nymphs, dries, and streamers. Also available is a lightweight foam
insert storage suitcase which seems like a handy way to organize those
flies which you are not using.

Question: Has anyone tried this system, and if so, how is it?

What fly boxes *do* you use?

Dave





Haven't used the SA boxes, but *some* of the C&F boxes are waterproof and
gasketed. I think they're a bit bulky, and certainly pricey, but OK. I
like the slit foam.


--
Scott
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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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Dave LaCourse wrote in
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As jeff miller and others know, I tend to get wet when I fly fish. I
take chances when I shouldn't and often get my fly boxes immersed.
This means I have to dry them out, and even then, some of the flies
rust. I don'[t mind getting wet, but it kills me when my flies do.

I have used Wheatley boxes in the past, as well as C&F and those cheap
foam boxes with the lids held together with 2 magnets. Everything I
have lets water in. However, I now see advertised the SA waterproof
fly box system. It has a rubber gasket which seals water out. They
could call if the Frank Reid Model, but I don't see Frank's name
mentioned in the ad. They are the right size and have inserts for
nymphs, dries, and streamers. Also available is a lightweight foam
insert storage suitcase which seems like a handy way to organize those
flies which you are not using.

Question: Has anyone tried this system, and if so, how is it?

What fly boxes *do* you use?

Dave





Haven't used the SA boxes, but *some* of the C&F boxes are waterproof and
gasketed. I think they're a bit bulky, and certainly pricey, but OK. I
like the slit foam.



Just be absolutely damn sure your flies are dry before you put them in the
box! One thing I like about my boxes is that they dry out. Sometimes I open
them in the rain, or have to put away some damp flies, and I don't worry
about them rotting inside the case.

I think it would be clever to toss in one of those little dessicant packets
if you got a waterproof box.

--riverman

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Dave LaCourse wrote:
As jeff miller and others know, I tend to get wet when I fly fish. I
take chances when I shouldn't and often get my fly boxes immersed.
This means I have to dry them out, and even then, some of the flies
rust. I don'[t mind getting wet, but it kills me when my flies do.

I don't seem to have a problem with flies rusting. I figure that if I
use them then they will get wet. I simply put the used flies in the ash
tray of the black pickup and they dry out there. Then I put them in
whatever cheap ass box I found that I could buy for less than a buck.
If the flies are looking pretty ratty, then I clean them up and use
hemostats to make them all purdy by holding them in the steam from a
teakettle.

It may not be too refined, but it works for this redneck.

Big Dale

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"Scott Seidman" wrote



Haven't used the SA boxes, but *some* of the C&F boxes are waterproof and
gasketed. I think they're a bit bulky, and certainly pricey, but OK. I
like the slit foam.


I've used these too ... and agree, bulky ( but they hold a lot of flies,
especially if you add a center panel ), too pricy ( but several hundred
rusted flies ain't cheap ) and they work fine. I too like the slits, I use
100% barbless hooks and the slits is the only storage system I've found that
works with them

I DID have one box that started leaking. I think I had damaged the gasket,
but you couldn't see anything wrong. Even though I bought the box in
California, Blue Ribbon Flies in W.Yellowstone called and got me a new
gasket and gave it to me .. for zilch .... damn good people at BRF ( normal
disclaimers, I'm not connected in any way except being a pleased customer )

When you close any of the gasketed boxes ... squeese it a bit, helps with
the waterproof

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"riverman" wrote


Just be absolutely damn sure your flies are dry before you put them in the
box! One thing I like about my boxes is that they dry out. Sometimes I
open them in the rain, or have to put away some damp flies, and I don't
worry about them rotting inside the case.



I often combine strategies discussed

I have a 35mm film container punched full of holes tied to my vest ... used
flies go in there to dry, never directly back into the box

I often open my boxes and put them on my dash for the ride back to the
trailer ... rainy days, fell in days, etc

I used to do the steaming to rejuvenate but just toss them now ... I have
plenty of time to tie up more and generally have some new ideas I want to
try, anyway Also, I'm a crappy tier, but I am getting better. I find
myself using my nasty, sloppy, older flies ( good enough to 'catch fish' )
out of the box and then just tossing them. I gladly replace them knowing
that new ones will be a little better tied and prettier ... fish don't give
a ****, but then they don't care about the elegant finish on an expensive
rod, either G

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On 4 Apr 2006 08:29:20 -0700, "Big Dale" wrote:


Dave LaCourse wrote:
As jeff miller and others know, I tend to get wet when I fly fish. I
take chances when I shouldn't and often get my fly boxes immersed.
This means I have to dry them out, and even then, some of the flies
rust. I don'[t mind getting wet, but it kills me when my flies do.

I don't seem to have a problem with flies rusting. I figure that if I
use them then they will get wet. I simply put the used flies in the ash
tray of the black pickup and they dry out there. Then I put them in
whatever cheap ass box I found that I could buy for less than a buck.
If the flies are looking pretty ratty, then I clean them up and use
hemostats to make them all purdy by holding them in the steam from a
teakettle.

It may not be too refined, but it works for this redneck.

Big Dale

It works for me too, BD. However, if I take a dunking (I will) and
all the flies in all the boxes I have in my vest get wet, I have to
take the time to dry them out.

The flies that I use obviously get wet, and I dry them on a fly patch
attached to my vest, and put them in the appropriate box at the end of
the day (or the following morning). Don't have any trouble with that,
only when I take a dunking and get *all* of them wet. Then it becomes
a pain in the arse.

Dave

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"Wet"...ha!...if full body immersion, touch the bottom with your
forehead, float beneath the surface for 10 seconds constitutes "wet",
well yeah, i'd agree you do "tend to get wet". I have one. I like it.
seems to work. But, I generally do not field test in the same manner
as I have witnessed you do.

jeff

Dave LaCourse wrote:
As jeff miller and others know, I tend to get wet when I fly fish. I
take chances when I shouldn't and often get my fly boxes immersed.
This means I have to dry them out, and even then, some of the flies
rust. I don'[t mind getting wet, but it kills me when my flies do.

I have used Wheatley boxes in the past, as well as C&F and those cheap
foam boxes with the lids held together with 2 magnets. Everything I
have lets water in. However, I now see advertised the SA waterproof
fly box system. It has a rubber gasket which seals water out. They
could call if the Frank Reid Model, but I don't see Frank's name
mentioned in the ad. They are the right size and have inserts for
nymphs, dries, and streamers. Also available is a lightweight foam
insert storage suitcase which seems like a handy way to organize those
flies which you are not using.

Question: Has anyone tried this system, and if so, how is it?

What fly boxes *do* you use?

Dave

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Guess which box Frank Reid uses? Can you say "SA?" I know you can.
I like them as they hold a fly real well, you can see through them, and
they are two sided with the center leaf. Makes it easy to carry two
boxes. One box has dries and nymphs, the other has caddis and wets.
Bonus, I've dunked the hell outta these things and still kept my flies
dry. I now also write my name, address and phone on them with a
permanent marker. Then again, since I've moved again, I guess I gotta
buy all new boxes. Glad they're opening a new Cabelas in Omaha
(actually LaVista).
Frank Reid

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Dave LaCourse typed:
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What fly boxes *do* you use?

I've been collecting the Orvis Lighweight boxes in various sizes:
http://tinyurl.com/9y6ae They don't hold the flies any better (or worse)
than other like-boxes, but I like them because they weigh next to nothing in
my vest, and they're fairly cheap, like me.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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"Jeff" wrote in message
link.net...
"Wet"...ha!...if full body immersion, touch the bottom with your
forehead, float beneath the surface for 10 seconds constitutes "wet",
well yeah, i'd agree you do "tend to get wet". I have one. I like it.
seems to work. But, I generally do not field test in the same manner
as I have witnessed you do.

jeff


I was thinking of naming one of the chapters in my to-be
written book on Penn's Creek "a Pirate Runs through It"
The text will detail nymph fishing the lower end of the catch and release
water......
Tom

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"Frank Reid" wrote in message
I've dunked the hell outta these things and still kept my flies
dry. I now also write my name, address and phone on them with a
permanent marker.

Astounding.....the mental image of Frank writing his name, address and phone
on every fly. Hmmmm, maybe just the
boxes, but Frank can be detail oriented......
Tom

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On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:47:32 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:

I was thinking of naming one of the chapters in my to-be
written book on Penn's Creek "a Pirate Runs through It"
The text will detail nymph fishing the lower end of the catch and release
water......

.....while submerged! Talk about dead drifts!

Which begs the question, when are you heading back to Penns? I
promised Tom Brown and Waldo to fish North Cackelackie with them some
time this month, and was thinking about dropping by Penns on my way
home. Gotta be back by May 17th for ice-out at the Rapid.

Dave

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"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Question: Has anyone tried this system, and if so, how is it?

What fly boxes *do* you use?

Dave

Spray *all* of your flyz with WD-40, before you hit the stream.

You aren't likely to catch any fish, but your hooks won't rust either.

Op

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"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Question: Has anyone tried this system, and if so, how is it?

What fly boxes *do* you use?

Dave


Did you look at these: http://tinyurl.com/ktywq

Op

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On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 18:09:51 -0400, "Mr. Opus McDopus"
wrote:

Did you look at these: http://tinyurl.com/ktywq

No, but I will. Thanks, Mark.

Dave

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"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
I have used Wheatley boxes in the past, as well as C&F and those cheap
foam boxes with the lids held together with 2 magnets. Everything I
have lets water in.

Personally, I like the cheap foam models with the magnets. Rather than buy
waterproof fly boxes, I use a wading staff. g Then again, I'm almost the
anti-Frank. I don't fish that often and I've never (really, never) shipped
water over my waders.

Joe F.

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"Dave LaCourse" wrote ...

http://tinyurl.com/ktywq



I've been using the C&F boxes for a short time (like a *whole* year or so
;-) ) after getting advice from this group.

Before going with the C&F boxes, I looked at these quite a bit -- and other
adjustable boxes, too, but it seemed to me that the smaller stuff would get
lodged in the 'joints' between the walls and the adjustable dividers --
problems I had in the past with Plano boxes and the like storing various
lures.

Anyone have this problem with smaller (or bigger, I guess) flies in
adjustable boxes? Is it a big deal? Am I just wasting money? (well, I'm
certainly spending more than I *need* to, but.....)

Thanks,

Dan

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I have two, CF boxes with the cneter leaf. I've only dunked one and
the gasket held. When I'm done fishing, I always open the boxes when I
get home so the flies dry out and I've never had rusty hooks.

On the backside of the center leaf, I put some self adhesive magnet
material. This holds a lot of the smaller flies and often, when I
change flies, I'll plop the old fly on the magnet and worry about
putting them back in their appropriate slits later. I took one fly box
worth of San Juan flies and put them on the magnet material and had
plenty of space for more. One less box to carry.

Snoop

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"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
Which begs the question, when are you heading back to Penns?

I will be up there from April 20-23(Thurs-Sun). Can't stay later, as I make
my TV debut on Mondayg. In May, I
won't be up until the 20th and will be in town until the 26th
or so.
Tom

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On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:31:41 GMT, "rb608"
wrote:

I use a wading staff. g

So do I! Are they supposed to help?
d;o)

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Dave LaCourse wrote in
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On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:31:41 GMT, "rb608"
wrote:

I use a wading staff. g

So do I! Are they supposed to help?
d;o)





It depends on how big the staff is. I like three members-- one on either
side of me, and one up front to clear the rocks.

Of course, staff loyalty depends upon how well you pay them, and the
bennies.
--
Scott
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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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Dave LaCourse wrote in
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On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:31:41 GMT, "rb608"
wrote:

I use a wading staff. g

So do I! Are they supposed to help?
d;o)





It depends on how big the staff is. I like three members-- one on either
side of me, and one up front to clear the rocks.

Of course, staff loyalty depends upon how well you pay them, and the
bennies.

".......thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."

Wolfgang
who knows a good line when he sees it. :)