Cigar Box to Tackle Box

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Cigar Box to Tackle Box

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I bought a wooden cigar box from a local charity shop for €1,50 intending to do something with it. On a recent trip to Spain I used the box as part of a light weight cyclo-fishing trip.........

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But I thought that I could do better (not the fish, the box!) so I set to work...............

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All I need is a small hook & eye or latch to keep it closed and I've got everything I would need for a small river session.

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Nice job well done :Hat:
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That's really neat. I keep minimising my tackle load. I suppose one day l'll come unstuck ,but l find having to work with just what's in my pocket is quite a positive experience.
And you have mastered a mullet. That in itself merits a box of cigars! :wave:
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No one masters mullet. They are mysterious like cats.................... and women. :Brickwall:

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I have a shooting waistcoat with just the right amount of pockets to be able to carry enough tackle for a short session on small rivers. But if I tried wearing it whilst riding the bike I am sure that several if not all indispensable items would be strewn down the road and tracks. The cigar box fits neatly into a game bag or at a pinch the game pocket at the back of the waistcoat where the foam mat I use for sitting on usually resides.

This is what I usually take when using the 6 foot quiver tip rod that I think is fashioned out of part of a fibreglass fly rod.

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The cigar box gives me float options :eyebrow:

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What would the Korda lads make of this???

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Nice useful box & a nice golden grey mullet?

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SooperClooper wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:55 pm What would the Korda lads make of this???
They'd make one out of stainless steel, call it the Perro's Cajones and sell it for £80.
Nice job, Mole Patrol. I'm now wondering where I might find one to keep my wooden line winder in. :Hat:
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Mole-Patrol wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:58 pm I bought a wooden cigar box from a local charity shop for €1,50 intending to do something with it. On a recent trip to Spain I used the box as part of a light weight cyclo-fishing trip.........


All I need is a small hook & eye or latch to keep it closed and I've got everything I would need for a small river session.
Very nice that. It's not very traditional but some wide silicone bands will do a fine job of keeing it closed.
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Lovely job, I really like that! Got everything you need there. Nice little rod with original rubber clinch reel fixings! Nice fish too.
Reading this post reminded me that I have a little box to convert for the new season, its about 8 x 6 inches.
I really do want to travel light this season. Just one rod and reel, two rods and reels know and then ( if I'm fly fishing just one rod and one reel with a spare spool of sinking line)
The mainstay will be my Marco Arun and B James and son Richard Walker MK1V Carp rod.
Reels... Allcock's Arial Match and wide drum Speedia.
I might have to be a little more flexible at times but this is my plan.'
I do have a small 6ft rod and small centerpin that I want to give a go on a little local river as well.
What also made me think about keeping it simple was my new book.. Anglers Angles..
The chapter Anglers Happiness.... it reminded me of when I was a boy when I (we) had one rod and a reel and my little fishing bag and a rod rest my dad made, a tin of worms and half pint of maggots.. my dad called them gentles..
I never had a landing net then my mate had one.
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