Boxes for tube flies

[fenton]

Does anyone have any suggestions for good (pref cheap) boxes for tube flies please?

thanks
F

[macd]

Guidleline do tube boxes, good value at around £7. Have a look at glasgow angling centre web site.

www.fishingmegastore.com/

Ross

[wilbert]

For tube flys I use a small box that is made for storing spinners, I think they are made by Shakespeare. They cost about £4 and have 4 to 6 separate compartments depending on what size you go for. I drill small holes in the lid of the box so that your tubes and hooks can dry out. if you want to spend £20 C&F design do a very nice box for tubes.

[Fruin]

It depends on what you want it to do. I keep all my tubes in boxes that were bought from a tool shop, and a large wooden box. You can buy plastic boxes from a tool shop or DIY (B&Q etc.) shop that have seperate compartments ideal for tube flies.

I also use a simple, pocket-sized, uncompartmented box that I fill with all the tubes that I need for a days fishing. It has foam on the inside of the lid for storing tube hooks and dressed hooks. It's not perfect but it suits me.

[davewallbridge]

Prior to making the box shown in my earlier post, I used to use compartment boxes until I dropped one - at night.

"oh how silly of me" I said (or words to that effect) as the tubes disappeared into the undergrowth.

Dave

[Fruin]

Dave,

I rarely fish tube flies for sea trout, but if I did I would certainly be building a box similar to yours, as I know exactly what it feels like to spend half the night, in darkness, looking for something valuable on overgrown banks!!!

I've left nets, torches, fly boxes, etc etc etc lying around and had to wait for first light to find them.