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This product has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
We have very limited quantities in stock (see below).
We are looking into replacement boxes and fly patches.

Private Label
BRISTLE-TACK
LIFETIME FLY BOX

— Switch to Bristle-Tack —
liner won't tear
no more rusty hooks

There's never been a fly box like this great Bristle-Tack system. It's called the "Lifetime Box" because it will literally last indefinitely.

The revolutionary Bristle-Tack material holds any regular wire hook from #20 to #2. It flicks away water, helping to eliminate problems with rusty hooks. It holds barbless hooks firmly because it grabs the wire of the hook, not the barb. The Bristle-Tack material never gets torn up by the hooks.





These boxes are imprinted with the
Gary LaFontaine Private Label Flies in gold lettering
and are a black-matte finish, with a metal hinge system.




Gary tells when he first saw Bristle-Tack fly boxes:

"I walked into this fly shop in Idaho Falls, and Jack Parker asked me, 'Gary, have you seen these?'
There's always something new, and I'm the complete skeptic. 'Nope,' I said, looking at the new kind of fly box jam-packed with flies.
Jack didn't even bother trying to tell me about the box. He just took it and threw it full force, wide-open, against the wall. Not a single fly dropped out of the box. And the box itself was unharmed.
I was totally sold on Bristle-Tack.
I switched all my flies over to Bristle-Tack boxes. The only exception are the very tiniest patterns – the #20 to #26 micro imitations. Those go into a magnetic box."





We sometimes get samples of fly boxes in at the office, hoping for consideration from the Book Mailer. We always test ‘em out. That's fair. A new box is an excuse to reorganize flies on a windy evening and anticipate the next chance to fish. We still like the Bristle-Tack system. Putting the fly away is just as easy as getting one out. Although it's a lot more fun getting the fly out.

We've been using the boxes for years. Cheapshot is sometimes hard on his equipment and is not the most graceful of men, but his boxes are holding up great! It's really too bad his feet are so big. He hasn't figured out all those pockets in his vest yet. His wife, Glenda gave him the vest knowing he would have to investigate those pockets every time they fished together. It's a pretty fancy one, I stopped counting at eleven zippers. But it gets Glenda on the water two hours ahead of him. We helped him out big time when we hooked him up with a Bristle-Tack Fly Patch for the vest. As Gary would say, “He’s not very bright, but he’s slow.”

Bristle-Tack
FLY BOX
Size:
Quantity:

Small (2-3/4 x 4) -- $13.00 each
Sorry, this product has been discontinued by the manufacturer and we no longer have medium or large boxes in stock

Also available:

Bristle-Tack
FLY PATCH
Due to its black color and porosity, it will dry flies out faster
than any other patch on the market
Price -- $6.00 each
Sorry, this product has been discontinued by the manufacturer
—no fly patches in stock—

Bristle-Tack
BOAT PATCH
Comes with an adhesive backing and can be attached to
any flat surface on a boat, float tube, or a kick boat
Price -- $9.00 each
Sorry, this product has been discontinued by the manufacturer
—no boat patches in stock—


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