I’ve almost pulled the trigger on buying one of the big bugger boxes or boat fly boxes from the big name companies more than a couple times. Each time, my better judgement stopped me from spending the $40-50 on a fly box, but I kept my eyes out for a deal. Eventually, I found a screaming deal on a blank box, and figured I’d make my own for under $10.
Ingredients:
- Box – I found these green Flambeau Tradesman 10.5 boxes on sale for $1.84
- 6mm Foam – You can find 6mm online. I was a bit impatient and didn’t want to wait for it to ship. The local craft store had one piece of 6mm foam left. Of course it was pink.
- Spray Adhesive – My wife had some of this spray adhesive laying around. Pretty simple to use.
- Scissors
- Utility knife
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Did the same thing a while back, but with a different box. The latches on those ones drive me crazy. Sure saved me some money. http://www.livingflylegacy.com/2012/10/diy-streamer-fly-box-boat-box.html
That’s great Chris. Thanks for sharing.
Ben
Great idea, and well done! You know, the pink isn’t really that bad.
Out of curiosity, why did you choose the slotted foam over the ripple foam (other than expense)? You can buy “boat patches” (12″ x 16″) of ripple foam for around $10.
Thanks Aaron. I chose the 6mm craft foam purely from an economical standpoint. Super cheap and easy to replace in the future if need be.
Ben
If you put a logo on it and put “fly fishing” in the description somewhere, you could charge $50 for it… just like scissors! Saw a pair at a brick and mortar store for $2. Exact same pair but with “fly fishing” on the package, $30. Exact same pair… so I DIY as much as I can do I’ll be making this sweet box. Thanks for the post.