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#10511274
01/02/15 06:35 PM
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ftworthfishing
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Does anyone know of a fly box that can hold lots of very large bass steamers but can still fit in a hip pack?
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Re: Fly boxes
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#10511286
01/02/15 06:38 PM
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rrhyne56
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What are the specs on the hip pack? (Size of compartment where the box goes)
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Re: Fly boxes
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#10511497
01/02/15 07:53 PM
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Joined: Feb 2013
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Zip-ur-Fly
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Does anyone know of a fly box that can hold lots of very large bass steamers but can still fit in a hip pack? Don't know how large is large but I just bought these 2 boxes on Ebay a few days ago. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Irideus-Kodiak-Large-Capacity-Waterproof-Fly-Fishing-Box-Steelhead-Salmon-Trout/381109575905?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3D4c6a66a0c0954d6888ef1b243e2393ef%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140602152332%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D381098855493 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Irideus-Butte-Fly-Box-Waterproof-Trout-Steelhead-Fly-Box-Fly-Fishing-Vest-Size/381109496506?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3Dcce6ebff29984dc49191e5d3125742a3%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140602152332%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D141516297090
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Re: Fly boxes
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#10511620
01/02/15 08:47 PM
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Joined: Feb 2008
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mickfly
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Patagonia says the pack is 10 x 7 x 6. I like the "Cliff's Bugger Barn." I just measured one of mine and it's 8.75 x 4.75 x 1.5, so you could conceivably carry three or four of them in the pack, depending on what else you put in it. I use them for everything from woolly buggers, to saltwater flies to salmon and steelhead patterns. They've worked well for me.
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Re: Fly boxes
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#10511723
01/02/15 09:22 PM
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Bass_Bustin_Texan
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Allen Fly Fishing has some that are on sale now. The small one fits in my pack. Looks just like Cliff's but less costly.
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Re: Fly boxes
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#10512579
01/03/15 03:35 AM
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Joined: Jan 2012
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Jim Ford
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If you can't find a fly box that works, go to The Container Store and buy some clear plastic boxes with the correct dimensions -- you should be able to find pretty much any size(s) you want. Stop by Home Depot and buy a sheet of 1\2" foam insulation. Cut the foam to size and glue one sheet to the lid and the other to the bottom of the box, after cutting slits in it. For large flies you'll probably want 3/4" spacing between the slits, with the slits running side to side rather than up and down. Slip the hooks into the slits and yer done. If you use bendbacks, either put them in the foam with the hook points down, or keep them separate. I always stick myself grabbing the bendbacks.......
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Re: Fly boxes
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#10513315
01/03/15 04:13 PM
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YAKnIT
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I have two Cliff's Bugger Boxes and can definitely recommend them. They are double-sided and have slotted foam that works very well. I got mine at the Plano store in north Dallas.
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Re: Fly boxes
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#10513976
01/03/15 10:35 PM
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Joined: Sep 2011
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JAMES T
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Green Horn
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I have that same pack and the Cliff Crab Shack boxes fit nicely.
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