Hi Jim; Here are a couple of hook ideas: http://stores.ebay.com/Har-Lee-Rod/MUSTAD-HOOK-SALE-/_i.html?_fsub=1624363018&_sid=15998378&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 first is Harleerod, selling Mustad classic hook styles, can be had for as little as $0.99 per 500 plus shipping. http://stores.ebay.com/Togens-Fly-Shop/Hooks-/_i.html?_fsub=4996021&_sid=302050183&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 Second, Togens fly shop has hooks in contemproary styles for as little as $7.50 per hundred plus shipping. For fly storage, a lot of people have been making thier own fly boxes from inexpensive plastic boxes and craft foam. Here's one example: http://dharmaofthedrift.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-flats-fly-box-for-under-five-bucks.html Another: http://ultralightflyfishing.yuku.com/topic/2825 Hope this helps;
Wayne --- On Fri, 9/17/10, Jim Forshey <j...@seahorses.com> wrote: From: Jim Forshey <j...@seahorses.com> Subject: RE: [VFB] Finding hooks and backing for Fly boxes To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, September 17, 2010, 11:33 PM Hi I would like to thank all of you for your e-mails and suggestions, most I would have never thought of. To answer some of the questions; "Off the Hook Fly Shop" is a great shop with a good owner. I was hoping to buy maybe 50 to 100 hooks at a time. When we get to tying we could go thought that many hooks in a day. Some of our tying look good and some of them look like Andy Warhol was giving us tying direction, but we have fun and that is what matters. The backing you suggested I am sure going to look into. I am not looking for low quality hooks, I just want to buy some good quality hooks in a larger amount, hopefully making them cost a little less each. In regards to storing, sometimes we make a large amount, more than we would even use, I like to store the extra away hoping when she get older she can look back to what she did and what phase she was in, at one time she only did purple. It currently brings back memories for me when I look at them (I think our oldest are from 2007, she would have been 10 then). I use to use a box by Scientific Anglers, I use to find them on sale now and then for around $10 to $20. Now they are running $39.95 plus 6 inserts at $15.95 each, That is way to much for me. I am looking to make some storage boxes using some 1 x 12 x 12 slide cases. I always look for the swaps, I do not know how I missed the hook-swap. I also try and watch for the fly swap, but by the time I getting to reading my e-mails it always look like it is full. I am retiring on 11/30, hopefully after that I can read my e-mails on a timely basis and can join in some swaps. I never been to a Sportsman's warehouse, I will need to find one. Thank you for the suggestions of the caring boxes, a friend dropped by about 30 tin boxes the local store gave him, so I am set there for a while. Thank you for the help and great ideas. Jim Forshey The Aquatic Book Shop Placerville, California www.Seahorses.com ´¯'·.¸¸..><((((º>.·´¯'·.¸¸.·´¯'·.¸><((((º>¸.·´¯'·.¸. ,. ´¯'·.¸¸..><((((º>.·´¯'·.¸¸.·´¯'·.¸><((((º>¸.·´¯'·.¸. ,. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
