scoffer Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I've started to grow my collection of trolling flies and am outgrowing putting them in a Plano divider box, or at least I will need several more. How does everyone else store their trolling files? Trying to avoid a tangled mess here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lured Inn Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 So I just cut swim noodles in 2 inch sections. Then bury the hooks in it and wrap the line around the swim noodle. Sent from my XT1565 using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon Jim Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Gonna have to use that swim noodle trick. Kid has several in my garage she never uses anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lured Inn Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I use the hollow kind. Cut it so it makes a closed "c". Then I put all the hooks in the swim noodle. I'm going to get in my boat today. I'll take a pic. Sent from my XT1565 using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralee Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Pipe insulation is already split down the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lured Inn Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 This is how I do mine. I sometimes just leave the flasher right on it and kind of clamp it to the flasher. Sent from my XT1565 using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleboat Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Pipe insulation is already split down the middle That's what I use. I cut the length to the fly size, pull it through the center and bury the hooks in the end. I then cut 4 slots on the end, wrap the leader around the insulation and trap the end of the leader in the slots, works great. Store it in a piano box. Usually get 12-15 in box. Label the box section with fly name. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Heres my method...https://www.fishusa.com/product/Dreamweaver-Tube-File-Tackle-Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lured Inn Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Heres my method...https://www.fishusa.com/product/Dreamweaver-Tube-File-Tackle-BoxI thought about that but I feel like the flies can't dry properly. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my XT1565 using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatahoot Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 For us it's the same as someone else commented about their Spinnies, we leave our flies hanging somewhere to dry out before putting them away. We have space on our center console helm.... Somewhere where we don't lean into or bump into the hooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 5 hours ago, Lured Inn said: I thought about that but I feel like the flies can't dry properly. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my XT1565 using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App Any flies in use stay intact with the flasher https://www.fishusa.com/product/Dreamweaver-Flasher-File-Tackle-Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey390 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I bought the tube file box and don't really like it. Hard to get the fly and leader stuffed into them. It's turned into a box of my least used flies or back ups. My hot flies all stay attached to their respective flasher wound around a pool noodle. All of them get tossed into a bin together.Sent from my SM-G935V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott14580 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 This in the best way to do flies and cut bait rigs. he has everything. https://amishoutfitters.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=100&zenid=f8cbf486f636c5363f3d01652ec11c11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunfun13 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 A lot of flies stay on the flasher during the season. But for storage I keep flies, hooks, and beads in separate compartments of a clear Plano box. Flies get stuffed into 3.5" of a plastic milk shake straw, and are sorted by primary color. I just rig fly on the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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