| I love to fly fish and I love to tie flies. I'll often spend | | | | have a couple of tackle boxes that can carry my main |
| spare time in the off season tying flies both at home, in | | | | tools, like a vice, scissors, bodkins, etc as well as some |
| the office, as well as in hotel rooms when I travel. | | | | basics like hooks, head cement and lead and bead |
| Tying supplies tend to gather over time so often you'll | | | | chain eyes, etc. When I fly I use the smaller tackle box |
| end up with a nearly endless amount of stuff, often | | | | and place it in my checked luggage, neatly cushioned |
| greatly disorganized. | | | | by clothing. Note that homeland security will almost |
| One approach is to have a dedicated fly tying bench | | | | certainly open your bag to check it out as they'll be lots |
| or table, often custom made with lots of storage built | | | | of metal here. I also use a larger tackle box which of |
| in. These are sometimes beautiful pieces of furniture | | | | course holds more when I'm traveling by car. |
| as well and are ideal for many folks with the room for | | | | I'll also have a plastic bag or two that will carry |
| them. I have the room, but tend to tie in many different | | | | additional tying supplies, like hackle, various tails, and |
| places as I've mention as I know many of you do, so | | | | miscellaneous artificial tying materials. These also get |
| they are not ideal for me. | | | | nestled between clothes in my bag. |
| I tend to store most of my supplies in plastic boxes. I | | | | |