barbless fly patch ( that works :-)

Frankly, for years I was almost glad to lose flies ...i.e. have them fall
off the drying patch on my vest. I didn't fish a whole lot, I loved to tie,
so "no biggie" if some got lost. Sometimes I just threw the used one away
when I changed flies, I wanted an excuse to tie more.

But I now fish a fairly large amount ( already have the boss' ok for
mid-May until Mid-Oct next year :-) and mainly use only a few patterns, ties
that have become routine, if not tedious, to replace.

I don't have the organizational skills ( anal attitude :-) needed to replace
used flies in their proper box, while actually fishing, and I've tried a
couple foam patches but I fish 100% barbless hooks and they don't hold them
well. I'm tired of losing perfectly good flies.


So, I'm in the market for a drying patch ( container) that works ( securely
holds flies and lets them start drying ), isn't too bulky and heavy ( my
objection to the ones I've seen ), is preferably cheap ( I fish on a tight
budget ) or even better, home made ( I love fishing with stuff I made )

Suggestions?

Larry L wrote:

So, I'm in the market for a drying patch ( container) that works ( securely
holds flies and lets them start drying ), isn't too bulky and heavy ( my
objection to the ones I've seen ), is preferably cheap ( I fish on a tight
budget ) or even better, home made ( I love fishing with stuff I made )

Suggestions?



I have a "Bristle-Tack FLY PATCH", and it works fairly well and does
not wear out. You can see it at
http://www.thebookmailer.com/Gear/Fl...ristleTac.html

Larry wrote:snipSo, I'm in the market for a drying patch ( container) that
works ( securely
holds flies and lets them start drying ), isn't too bulky and heavy ( my
objection to the ones I've seen ), is preferably cheap ( I fish on a tight
budget ) or even better, home made ( I love fishing with stuff I made )

I tried for years to find one that worked and finally gave up. Now I simply put
them in an old hook box till I get back to the truck and then transfer them to
an ashtray that is not used in the truck. They dry there and when I get home I
clean them up and steam them before putting floatent on them and then store
them in their proper boxes. the ones that are too mangled to save I then use to
remind me to tie more, and then retire with honors. I hope someone has a better
method.

Big Dale

"Larry L" wrote in message
...
SNIP
So, I'm in the market for a drying patch ( container) that works (
securely
holds flies and lets them start drying ), isn't too bulky and heavy ( my
objection to the ones I've seen ), is preferably cheap ( I fish on a tight
budget ) or even better, home made ( I love fishing with stuff I made )

Suggestions?



35mm plastic film can. Drill some small holes around the base and the rim.
Drill a hole in the lid, pull a cord through the hole, and knot it. You can
hang this on your vest, in a pocket etc.

The flies wont fall out, and they also dry pretty quickly.

TL
MC

35mm plastic film can. Drill some small holes around the base and the
rim.
Drill a hole in the lid, pull a cord through the hole, and knot it. You
can
hang this on your vest, in a pocket etc.

The flies wont fall out, and they also dry pretty quickly.

TL
MC


I basically do the same thing. I use a plastic container that I bought flies
in, drilled a few holes in the lid, around the base and bottom and clipped
it to my lanyard. Works well and it's free, I guess. The two dozen flies I
purchased in Blackbird's for $1.95 ea. probably covered the packaging...

HTH,
JT

Thank you Mike, duly constructed and attached to vest ... looks like it
should work as well as anything I've seen and I love the price

btw, after a full season of using rods with the grip extended back onto the
reel seat, as per one of your posts, I'm convinced that it is a great
modification I still cast poorly, but no longer draw crowds that point
and laugh as I whip the air to little result g Thanks for the idea,
it was a good one

"Larry L" wrote in message
...


Thank you Mike, duly constructed and attached to vest ... looks like it
should work as well as anything I've seen and I love the price

btw, after a full season of using rods with the grip extended back onto
the
reel seat, as per one of your posts, I'm convinced that it is a great
modification I still cast poorly, but no longer draw crowds that
point
and laugh as I whip the air to little result g Thanks for the
idea,
it was a good one



Most people who have tried such butt modifications like them a lot.

Now we just need to get Wayno fixed up! Or perhaps he can just cut the
horns off?

If you carry a second film can of crushed silica in your vest, then you can
drop the flies into this. Give them a shake, they dry immediately, and can
be immediately re-used. The silica can be "re-generated" in the oven, Ten
minutes at 100°C and it is completely dry again. It is harmless, and may
be obtained almost everywhere very cheaply, or for nothing ( Electrical
good, and drug packaging etc).

The price is about the same!

TL
MC

"Larry L" wrote in message
...


Thank you Mike, duly constructed and attached to vest ... looks like it
should work as well as anything I've seen and I love the price

btw, after a full season of using rods with the grip extended back onto
the
reel seat, as per one of your posts, I'm convinced that it is a great
modification I still cast poorly, but no longer draw crowds that
point
and laugh as I whip the air to little result g Thanks for the
idea,
it was a good one



Most people who have tried such butt modifications like them a lot.

Now we just need to get Wayno fixed up! Or perhaps he can just cut the
horns off?

If you carry a second film can of crushed silica in your vest, then you can
drop the flies into this. Give them a shake, they dry immediately, and can
be immediately re-used. The silica can be "re-generated" in the oven, Ten
minutes at 100°C and it is completely dry again. It is harmless, and may
be obtained almost everywhere very cheaply, or for nothing ( Electrical
good, and drug packaging etc).

The price is about the same!

TL
MC

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:23:15 +0200, "Mike Connor"
wrote:


"Larry L" wrote in message
...
SNIP
So, I'm in the market for a drying patch ( container) that works (
securely
holds flies and lets them start drying ), isn't too bulky and heavy ( my
objection to the ones I've seen ), is preferably cheap ( I fish on a tight
budget ) or even better, home made ( I love fishing with stuff I made )

Suggestions?



35mm plastic film can. Drill some small holes around the base and the rim.
Drill a hole in the lid, pull a cord through the hole, and knot it. You can
hang this on your vest, in a pocket etc.

The flies wont fall out, and they also dry pretty quickly.

Just a thought: If you put the cord through the hole in the lid and then
through a matching hole in the bottom of the film can and knotted the cord
there, the whole thing could then be suspended by the other end of the cord,
and the lid could be popped off, slid up the cord, flies added, and the lid
re-secured, and there'd be no worrying about the can inadvertently separating
from the lid...

/daytripper

daytripper wrote:
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:23:15 +0200, "Mike Connor"
wrote:


"Larry L" wrote in message
...
SNIP
So, I'm in the market for a drying patch ( container) that works (
securely holds flies and lets them start drying ), isn't too bulky
and heavy ( my objection to the ones I've seen ), is preferably
cheap ( I fish on a tight budget ) or even better, home made ( I
love fishing with stuff I made )

Suggestions?



35mm plastic film can. Drill some small holes around the base and
the rim. Drill a hole in the lid, pull a cord through the hole, and
knot it. You can hang this on your vest, in a pocket etc.

The flies wont fall out, and they also dry pretty quickly.

Just a thought: If you put the cord through the hole in the lid and
then through a matching hole in the bottom of the film can and
knotted the cord there, the whole thing could then be suspended by
the other end of the cord, and the lid could be popped off, slid up
the cord, flies added, and the lid re-secured, and there'd be no
worrying about the can inadvertently separating from the lid...

What with the outrageous price of film container tops these days (because of the
Bush administration), that's a damned fine suggestion. ;-)

Just kidding there 'trip. It appears that the solution, once again, has been
enhanced by a hardware engineer.
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj