Great idea Barry. I never would have thought of that.
J.
J.
0 Kudo
The Frugal Fly fisherman
| Author | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 jkurtz7 |
#81 | |||
|
Posts: 2509 05/10/09 10:49 AM Forum Owner / Administrator
|
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
texascrappiefisherman |
#82 | |||
|
Posts: 98 05/17/09 10:08 AM |
#1
I bought a package of boys ankle high socks (8 pair to a bag) for $3.99. They make excellent reel covers. 16 for $4 is hard to pass up. They come in black or white. #2 I bought a closed cell foam workout pad from WalMart 3' x 6' for $5.88. I use that foam for fly box liners. Glue it in and take a single edged razor blade and cut grooves in it. The hooks slide right in and out but don't fall out. #3 Go to the garden section at Big Lots and pickup a kneeling pad. It's closed cell foam and comes in lots of different colors for $2. You can cut it into strips for making hoppers (like Fishy's Hopper). One pad makes hundreds of hoppers.
Jerry Hamon
Fiberglass Rod Nut Van Alstyne, TX |
|||
|
|
||||
|
texascrappiefisherman |
#83 | |||
|
Posts: 98 05/17/09 10:11 AM |
flyflingerandy1 wrote:I have a 2000' spool of parachute cord I carry in my truck. 
If you run across me somewhere I'll give ya some.
Jerry Hamon
Fiberglass Rod Nut Van Alstyne, TX |
|||
|
|
||||
|
pearow |
#84 | |||
|
Posts: 413 05/17/09 10:29 AM Forum Supporter
|
good hints Jerry; I'm thinking about getting some of those kneeling pads to put under my yak seat for a little elevation and a lot more comfort. Maybe take
four of them; glue them together crosswise, then cut to fit under the seat, use the discards for poppers.
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
texascrappiefisherman |
#85 | |||
|
Posts: 98 05/17/09 10:33 AM |
Gene, we used the foam cushions they sell at WalMart for bleacher seats for a long time and they worked really well.
They had UT on them but that didn't matter. We found them on clearance for $3 or $4.
Jerry Hamon
Fiberglass Rod Nut Van Alstyne, TX |
|||
|
|
||||
|
pearow |
#86 | |||
|
Posts: 413 05/17/09 11:32 AM Forum Supporter
|
I'll look for them. But I need an inch of elevation in my little yak; it always has about an inch of water in the seat so my butts always wet; my prowler
stays pretty dry but my dusk to dawn seat has no padding in the bottom. I used to have a big ole soft butt butt it moved to the front for some reason; now its
bony like a buffalo!!!!!LOL
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
texascrappiefisherman |
#87 | |||
|
Posts: 98 05/17/09 1:27 PM |
pearow wrote:Really bad visual going on!!! 
Jerry Hamon
Fiberglass Rod Nut Van Alstyne, TX |
|||
|
|
||||
|
pszy22.fiberglassflyro... |
#88 | |||
|
Posts: 149 05/17/09 1:41 PM |
texascrappiefisherman wrote:
"People tend to get the politicians and the fishing tackle they deserve" - John Gierach, Fishing Bamboo
Fountainhead Fly Fishing Furled Leaders Just in Case Fly Rod Bags |
|||
|
|
||||
|
texascrappiefisherman |
#89 | |||
|
Posts: 98 05/17/09 2:00 PM |
Yeah, heat shrink and a heat gun work great when fabricating with parachute cord.
Jerry Hamon
Fiberglass Rod Nut Van Alstyne, TX |
|||
|
|
||||
|
pkrotine |
#90 | |||
|
Posts: 164 06/13/09 2:55 AM |
Well today I was at the amazing discount house again (wal*mart) and found S.A. System X boxes for 12$ bought the two they had and called it a day.
http://streamsidelife.blogspot.com/
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
texascrappiefisherman |
Poor Boy's Wade Staff | #91 | ||
|
Posts: 98 06/16/09 1:24 PM |
I've recently decided to use one (I don't know why, I just did).
I also refuse to pay the huge price so I made one. I went to my local Goodwill store and bought a ski pole for $1, I took the round piece around the shaft near the bottom (no idea what it's called) off the pole, and slid a 3 inch piece of pool noodle onto it up to the base of the handle (it now floats). It has a lanyard (or hand strap) on it and is very lightweight. I also use it as a backup stakeout pole for my kayak. It works great.
Jerry Hamon
Keep up with my misadventures here: http://fishinforhim.blogspot.com
Last Edited By: keebranch 06/16/09 2:19 PM.
Edited 1 time.
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
keebranch |
#92 | |||
|
Posts: 1966 06/16/09 2:21 PM Administrator / Moderator |
Jerry,
That's agood one especially when you consider it makes anice toothpick for a yak. I like garage sales -old padded luch bags make great reel bags for multiples. Les |
|||
|
|
||||
|
bill0215 |
#93 | |||
|
Posts: 55 06/30/09 12:23 AM |
Alpine ski poles are common on New York's Salmon river. they are cheap, strong and have carbide tips. the tips really bite into slippery rocks. the part
at the bottom of the ski pole is called the basket. most ski poles have a wrist strap too, which allows the pole to stay on your wrist should you need to use
your hand for something else.
Bill |
|||
|
|
||||
|
pearow |
cheep fly/ fly parts storage | #94 | ||
|
Posts: 413 08/04/09 9:42 AM Forum Supporter
|
My daughter had a garage sale last weekend and had this little spice rack that rotates for sale; I "bargained" with her for awhile til she sold me the rack for a buck(if I would leave her alone) This thing only takes up 4 inches on the fly tying desk but has room for a lot of doo-dad storage in the 12 bottles that come with it and it rotates like a lazy susan. And I might can sell the old spices to russell for his camp kitchen and come out making a profit.(you dont have to be handsome if youre handy) HA! 
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
keebranch |
#95 | |||
|
Posts: 1966 08/04/09 1:09 PM Administrator / Moderator |
good eye. I like garage sales- you never know what'll turn up.
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
russell husted.fiberglassflyro... |
#96 | |||
|
Posts: 60 08/06/09 9:38 PM |
gene, i only use the freshest, and best available spices for you guys. yeah right. LOL!!! I hope you all never see me cook, when i have a real nasal drip
problem!!
Fly fishing is not the only part of the adventure!!
The Fly Fishing TroutBum
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
pearow |
#97 | |||
|
Posts: 413 08/06/09 10:15 PM Forum Supporter
|
that little visual just put me on a diet when I'm on the river!!!!!!!!
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
flyflingerandy1 |
#98 | |||
|
Posts: 78 08/14/09 9:27 PM |
I found another frugal way to get gear cheap...find a fly shop that has been around for awhile, and ask if they have had anyone drop off old reels lately. I
just picked up a Martin 67SS for $10 in lightly used, not abused condition. Ask around and you will find deals.
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
keebranch |
#99 | |||
|
Posts: 1966 08/14/09 9:45 PM Administrator / Moderator |
Andy,
That's a novel idea. It kinda reminds me of when I ask friends if they have old used beadchains or other "junk" which can be used for tying material. Les |
|||
|
|
||||
|
flyflingerandy1 |
#100 | |||
|
Posts: 78 08/15/09 10:54 AM |
I have to amass my tying material collection again. Roadkill catches a second look, as does the clearance aisle at Wal-Mart, along with the hardware store.
Never underestimate Dollar General for storage ideas.
|
|||
|
|
||||
