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mbarker68x
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:08 pm • # 1 |
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Joined: 03/02/11 Posts: 1003 Location: Vinton, Va
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Cynewulf
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:05 am • # 2 |
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Joined: 06/04/13 Posts: 21 Location: Virginia's Northern Neck
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pearow
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:54 am • # 3 |
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excellent frugality!!!-p-
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wheezeburnt
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:59 am • # 4 |
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Joined: 12/29/12 Posts: 1835 Location: Rusagonis, New Brunswick, Canada
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These are GREAT! I love that sort of repurposing. As an added bonus, it flies firmly in the face of the high end brand name labelling we see on so much fly fishing gear. I mean. Sage makes rods, and darn good rods from what I hear, so proudly label that rod. But a company that is famous for, say, rods or flies or reels doesn't need to be putting their name on fly boxes that are stamped out in some factory on the other side of the globe. Gives them cachet; doesn't give them quality. Now, to complete the picture, I think you should cash in on another trend from a decade or so ago, and add a paraphrased quote from that famous 'fly fishing movie'. In the case of an Altoids box, I'm suggesting "I am haunted by mucus". Brent
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JimRed
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:41 pm • # 5 |
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Joined: 08/31/15 Posts: 1042 Location: Coppell, TX
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Thanks for the excellent posts. Assume Altoids boxes don't rust; don't see any rust in the pictures. Never bought an Altoids in my life but when I see one in the trash I'm making a fly box.
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Ajcarricktx
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 2:11 pm • # 6 |
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Joined: 05/06/15 Posts: 343 Location: Killeen Texas
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I guess I need to stop using them to make char cloth for fire starting.
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weiliwen
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 2:25 pm • # 7 |
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Joined: 11/04/13 Posts: 91 Location: Lincolnshire, IL, North of Chicago
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Nice! I use altoids tins for fly tying: I use a paper punch and punch a hole in one, load it with dubbing, then pull the dubbing out from the hole, a bit at a time. Works great. I also use old 35mm plastic film containers for that. I even have used little one-time plastic containers that you might get sauce at a restaurant for takeout. They usually hold a couple tablespoons of ketchup, etc., and will have a top available. They're cheap, but they don't really need to take a beating at the fly table, so some have lasted five years and counting.
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