Organizing All my Crap?
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Jim, I like what you have done… Like the Nor Vice too, gotto get my hands on one to test…
I am jealous of most of you guys having sooooo much stuff, must get more stuffsssss, and love the way you guys have sorted it…
BTW, what’s up with the dinosaur and the dragon in the bottom left of your photo, signs of a sprog running rampant???
Mike-
You should troll ebay or form classified or fly over here for an expo and pick one up from Norm.
I’ve been on a Plano box kick lately. Here is how I organized all my loose materials today – took it all out of the packaging and put stuff in boxes by category (i.e. a box for chenille, a box for rubber, a box for rabbit fur, etc.). Total cost was only $10 (for the boxes alone that is, ha). They all stack up nice and neat for storage.
Neal
After seeing all your stuff I have decided to keep buying flies for now. I will concentrate on my leader making and organizing all my other piles of stuff that are needed for this crazy sport.
Bret, LOL. I’ve never been a great fly caster but fly tying is what I enjoy doing the most. My Dad owned a small lure company when I was little and my brother still makes bass lures. Over time you just seem to accumulate all this stuff. I never thought about the Plano box for fly tying storage until today but it really solves a big problem for me since my tying desk is in my home office and we gotta keep it clean – right?
Saw this while getting some step by steps to tie…
First thing that went through my mind was, “The guys on IA will have a laugh”, the second thing was, “Are we the ones who have a problem, or is it this guy????”
I love your setup Jarrod and I want that net!!!
Is that wrapping paper on the right? Violation of Man-Cave etiquette 😉
Neal, I bought the nets on this board. I have 3 of them, and they are great.
I missed the wrapping paper that made it into the pic, but thanks for pointing it out. :-X Definately a violation of the man-cave etiquetteWe’ve moved four times since I started tying flies, and each time my spouse has encouraged me to “upgrade” my space and storage areas. Most recently, we moved from a place where I had a stand-alone building away from the main house where I could spread out (and not be bothered to pick up after myself each time I finished tying.)
This time, my stuff had to be “integrated” into the main floor of the house, so I was informed that whatever storage and tables I used needed to match the woodwork and decor of the rooms nearby, since it is just off the kitchen. So after a custom furniture and cabinet maker got done, here’s the result:
First photo shows the Tying Room with my frequent co-inhabitants, the dog Rio and the cat Bow (short for Rainbow River Cat).
Storage for tying and photo equipment in cabinets, fly fishing, tying, and photo books on shelves. Drawers contain files, photo and office supplies, etc.
Tying table, about as messy as I keep it
Storage cabinet for tying stuff, with boxes for hackle, bucktail, pheasant tails and skins, etc.
Rod tube racks, plus more storage for tying materials.
Not shown is a closet full of fly fishing vests, jackets, etc, with boxes for reels and spools, leaders, and other miscellaneous fly fishing stuff.
Mick, your last picture posses an interesting question…
We all know the one about, our greatest fear is that we die and our wives sell our kit for the price we told her we paid for it…
But
You need a curator, now this is where it is going to get interesting, your curator is going to have to have integrity, they could say to your bereaved wife, “Nah, it’s not really worth much, here’s $500 and I’ll take it off your hands for you”, or they could have a little respect and give her the correct price, your wife will probably then say, “Thank you so much for your honesty, and for that you may choose any one of the rod / reel combos for yourself”, thus posing an even more interesting question for you curator…
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