fshrmanms 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2014 wow all sorted that took several hours thanks for the tips. I put them in little zip lock bags, may take a little longer to access but I won't be kneeling on the floor trying to recover hooks! too old for that LOL!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RCFetter 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2014 Same thing happened to me with beads but I only had to sort about 50. Now they are only sorted by size not color. For storing hooks I like using the thick plastic Orvis packets: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2014 Go to JoAnnes or Michaels craft store and get self selling (zip lock) bags. They carry many sizes. http://www.joann.com/search?q=self%20sealing%20bags Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaydub 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2014 Bags just don't work for me. Neither would Mike's just-in-time inventory system. I currently have my most-used hooks in Spirit River ten compartment boxes. One for dry fly hooks, one for nymph hooks, one for scud & emerger hooks etc. Ten sizes of each seems to cover 90% of what I tie. Other hooks and extra stock I keep in their original packaging in drawers. In the ten compartment boxes, I put a magnetic sheet in the compartments for the smaller hooks. It keeps them from migrating or spilling. The larger hooks just go in loose. Worst case that's 4 or 5 sizes to sort if I dump the whole box. If I was starting over, I'd consider Craft Mate lockable boxes, available at craft stores. They come in various sizes, have curved bottoms and separate lids for each compartment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2014 I don't bother putting them in separate boxes. I've got a bunch in 1000 count boxes too. They don't blow over or spill easily. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutguy 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2014 utyer did you sell that dropped pile of hooks on eBay? I bought a bunch of Mustads from #8 to #22 on eBay. A few hundred, probably more like 1200. They were a mishmash of every thing. I just would adventurously pull out a strange hook and tie something or sort a dozen that were the same. I always wondered how things got that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtrout58 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2014 I STILL haven't really sorted ALL of them, and it was 1999 when I dropped them. LMAO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobHRAH 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2014 I second the Craftmate box recommendation. You only have to unlock 1 compartment at a time so if the whole box is turned over, only the open one will spill. Switched to these after spilling a 2 row box with only 1 lid for each side. Hours to sort?, how about days. Thanks, Bob H Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
