Alternative to the Bugger Beast?

[Zach Matthews]

Hey guys –

Still looking for a big fly box (preferably waterproof) that has a little more value than the Cliff’s Bugger Beasts (which look like converted power tool boxes).

[Mark Schafer]

This might help

http://www.thewaterproofstore.com/hardcases.html

[Phil Landry]

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=3050

I’m sure you could figure out how to organize the inside in a way that work.

[Bob Riggins]

I don’t think this is what you are looking for, but Plano has a series of waterproof stowaway fly boxes.  I use one of them on my kayak and it works good.  They may be a little small for what you are looking for.

http://www.planomolding.com/tackle/products.asp

[Bob Riggins]

Quote:

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=3050

I’m sure you could figure out how to organize the inside in a way that work.  Pretty cheap, almost indestructible and waterproof… that’s the best option I can think of.

Actually there is another item on that website that looks promising:

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=2979&src=related_items&refer=From-3050-To-2979

[Phil Landry]

Bob– I saw that too, but kinda figured it would be too small, but I guess you could get 2 of them and still come in under the cost of the beast.

[Mark Schafer]

How waterproof are you talking here, I buy handgun cases at gun shows for 6-8 dollars (Doskocil) they keep things dry in the rain and would float with a light load. I’m going to weight one down tonight and drop it in the pond and see what happens.

[Mark Schafer]

The experiment didn’t

[Zach Matthews]

What I really want is a CF Designs box the size of the Bugger Beast, but nothing like that exists yet.

[Mark Schafer]

Maybe

[Mark Schafer]

http://flytrak.com/

[leonard keeney]

Hey Zach..

how big of a box are you looking for??

I’ll post a couple of pictures of some boxes Im working on…(tomorrow)
these are big boxes and cannot be carried around in a vest… although one of them can fit in a rain jacket (or at least mine).. it perfact for those rainy night when only a few flies work.

Leonard

[Zach Matthews]

Well, having researched this around the net, I think I can safely say at this point that every one of the boxes currently on the market start life in Asian factories and are intended for things like power tools.

[Carter Simcoe]

You’d pay $100 for a fly box??

[leonard keeney]

here is one of the big boxes Im talking about…

it has foam still it.. this way I can make them the way I want it…

Like you said its more of a brief case type….
but I havent even got started yet….

[kevin powell]

http://fishing.flambeauoutdoors.com/otdrs_fishing/fly_boxes/blue_ribbon.asp

Picked up 3 of the mid sized ones today and they are pretty perfect.

[Zach Matthews]

Carter –

Dude, those CF Designs boxes are like $40.

[Carter Simcoe]

welcome to the machine.

[John Bennett]

Lol when you guys ( US ) start talking prices, I start crying.

A CF box here retails for between $50 and $70.00 and thats without the insert another $22 or so.
A Wheatley retails for about $100.00

[Steve K.]

If the folks at Clif’s were truely hardcore old school flyfishermen….they would have named it the BOOGER Beast.

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