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I found a way to create a nice "Fly box" for lures. It does not cost $25 like the ones at BPS. I made it for 1/5th of the price. Go to Walmart and buy a small locking plano box, Go to dollar tree and get the sponges with the scouring pad on the bottom. Cut the sponges to fit the box and attach with Loktite sponge side up. Be sure to use needle nose pliers and crush the barbs of your jigs before inserting them into the box.
Good Tip.
Sounds great. Photos?
[QUOTE=DockShootinJack;2942980]Sounds great. Photos?[/QUOTE
I will post them tonight]
Here you are my friend. Go to Walmart and buy a small locking plano box, Go to dollar tree and get the sponges with the scouring pad on the bottom. Cut the sponges to fit the box and attach with Loktite sponge side up. Be sure to use needle nose pliers and crush the barbs of your jigs before inserting them into the box. It makes it easier to get them out of the sponge and out of the fish's mouth too.Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
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Good idea, you could make several boxes for the price of one.
Good looking boxes Ship. I used one of those to keep my phone and truck keys in and waterproof while I am in the kayak in case I take a spill. Pretty cheap for a waterproof box that latches in three places.
I made one today , thanks for the tip i used foam from a camp mattress and took off the side latches.Attachment 197890
Yup,that's how I make mine.Another good sorce of foam is kneeling pads for working in the garden ( not knee pads) these pads are roughly 8" wide x 18 " long and 1" thick.these pads are nice and dense,and hold jigs nicely ( mine cost $2.00) I get 4- 5 foam jig holders from each pad.
I get these boxes from the hospital. They contained implantable defibrillators. I glue in weather strip with adhesive backing. I coat the box surface where I want a strip with 3M adhesive and allow it to dry then stick the weatherstrip down. Holds like forever. Handier than handy.
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I cut 1/2" foam to fit between the two halves and can stick jigs in there too, as shown. When the boxes are closed the foam sandwich holds everything in place, no rattles, no tangles. Cost....$.50 per box.
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Originally Posted by CTom
I use the small size Plano fly box (3582), because that fits in a shirt pocket. I replaced the foam with special order ice fishing lure inserts from Rose Creek on both sides. Since I normally only use 32nd oz and smaller heads (plus a couple of 1/16 oz just in case) on hooks size 4 on down, that gives me some four dozen or so jig heads of various styles and sizes. I store spare heads in a separate, much larger Plano box by themselves and keep it dry. I usually stick with black jig heads, regardless of the plastic tail; so I don't need a huge selection. This fits in a shirt pocket, real handy, and unlike foam mounting the hooks don't tear up the mounting and it has not needed replacing for some years now.
I have 3 rose creeks full of 1/32 jigs. I make the boxes above primarily for my wide gap swim jigs and 1/16 heads. I also have a box like this for 1/24 heads.
Your price is certainly right. The Rose Creek and the Plano boxes are quite a bit more, to say the least.
Nice idea. The waterproof feature will be nice in my float tube. I'll need to be careful not to return wet jigs to the dry box.