How i organize my hook box (step by step)

[FishyboY 0]

Ok so here i go..... I dont like storing hooks in there original package because eventually you have some many around you end up fishing through them just to find the one you need :wallbash: This hook box eliminated that problem. I have one side for dry fly hooks and one side for nymph/wet fly/streamer hooks!

 

the materials

20 compartment wapsi compartment hook storage box Hook Box

Magnet Strips (like you get in tiemco hooks)

Post-it-Notes

Tape

 

Write the info you want into the post it note

cut them out and tape them over the compartment the hooks will be in!

Do every compartment you want

Cut the tiemco magnet strips in half.

They should look like this

Glue them in with hot glue(careful with the hot glue)

Let dry for several minutes and then put your hooks in and you are complete!

[utyer 0]

Its a good system, and you can expand to more boxes as necessary. I would need a dozen of those to store all my hooks. Currently I have so many hooks, it takes 4 20 compartment organizer boxes for small (size 2 and under) hooks. Then my larger hooks (size 1 to 6/0) go in individual 4x4x1" plastic storage boxes. I have 12 of these filled with hooks. I have the outsides of all boxes marked with with size and style numbers.

[FishyboY 0]

wow that is alot of hooks!!!! guess i have more boxes to look foward to!

[FishAholic85 0]

Nice system FishboY :headbang:

I keep mine stored in a virtical organizer with little clear draws, each marked with what type of hooks are in it. It worked nice with Mustad's little boxes, but unfortunately they quit making those. :ripped:

I might have to get me some of those wapsi hook boxes and get organized.

[Guest]

I have done basically the same thing for my hooks, except I use a regular label maker to make my ID tags

 

john

[flytire 0]

similar method, different box

 

[Scud 0]

I have the same boxes fishboy. I line the whole side with return address labels and write on them. Same thing, only different. I am starting my 4th hook box. Thats just trout hooks and a few steelie hooks. I may start bass flies soon. I guess I'll need another box.

 

Jeremy

[FishyboY 0]

yeah eventually i think i will need some more boxes! but for now i just separate them by dry/nymph hook you could also have boxes for like scud hooks and different types of hooks!

[flyfshn76 0]

Its a good system, and you can expand to more boxes as necessary. I would need a dozen of those to store all my hooks. Currently I have so many hooks, it takes 4 20 compartment organizer boxes for small (size 2 and under) hooks. Then my larger hooks (size 1 to 6/0) go in individual 4x4x1" plastic storage boxes. I have 12 of these filled with hooks. I have the outsides of all boxes marked with with size and style numbers.

I am pretty much in the same boat, I need to get another box though. No matter how much space you have you always need more.

[lewy271 0]

I like the CF boxes...they are pretty sweet. They are a might bit expensive so I've limited them to ten boxes, everything else goes into long term storage.

[FishyboY 0]

yeah i use Large C&F boxes with a page in them for my nymphs and another C&F box for my large hoppers and such... I just use this for the hooks that are going to be used for fly tying!