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Old 10-12-2009, 12:59 AM
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I wonderd what everyone uses to store there flys?
what box for what type off flys, dabblers,drys,wets, as i want to keep dabbler throat and tails straight, dry fly hackles and palmered flys from getting bent and sqaushed hackles,wings ect.
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Old 10-12-2009, 05:57 AM
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I wonderd what everyone uses to store there flys?
what box for what type off flys, dabblers,drys,wets, as i want to keep dabbler throat and tails straight, dry fly hackles and palmered flys from getting bent and sqaushed hackles,wings ect.
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you would probably want to look at something along the lines of these type of boxes, plenty room and no squashed flies

Angus Angling (Wellbank Lochans Ltd) WYCHWOOD VUEFINDER FLY BOXES | Fly Fishing Fly Tying Supplies UK

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http://wellbanklochans.co.uk/cgi-bin...WBOX&NOLOGIN=1

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Old 11-12-2009, 04:41 AM
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i wouldnt worry about squashing hackles, just hold ur fly over the steam of the kettle and all the hackles etc will spring back up as good as new
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Old 11-12-2009, 08:01 AM
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i wouldnt worry about squashing hackles, just hold ur fly over the steam of the kettle and all the hackles etc will spring back up as good as new
But what do you do if you don't take a kettle fishing with you?
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Old 11-12-2009, 08:05 PM
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thanks for the help fellas, SOLD! to the competition vue-finder
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Old 11-12-2009, 09:22 PM
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i use one of these a wychwood comp box

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i use one of these a wychwood comp box

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a picture says a thousand words, heres just one to cover it aahhhhhhhh
need i say more
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need i say more

and your meaning ???
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a sigh of relief and satisfaction bruce, what else??
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a sigh of relief and satisfaction bruce, what else??


think im with you now buddy
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