I'm not sure if everyone already knows about this, but I came across this while browsing the internet for UL fly fishing equipment.



The kit is supposed to include:

-An ultralight lanyard pouch designed specifically for the kit components.

- A miniature handcrafted bamboo fly box filled with two dozen premium quality Tenkara flies.

- Two 30m spools of Frog Hair Tippet (5x & 6x).

- Backpacking Light's premium fly floatant packaged in its own ultralight MiniTube container.

- Two dozen non-toxic split shot packaged with Backpacking Light's own MicroDrop Split Shot Dispenser.

- Two YarnLite strike indicators.

- One pair of miniature ultralight hemostats for removing hooks and crimping split shot.

- Ultralight Nippers for trimming tippet.

- MicroZip license holder.

It is supposed to be available in Spring 2010.

-Sid

That'll be nice for us newbies. We can get all the basics in one go.

Edited by Ramapo on 04/14/2010 18:01:24 MDT.

I'm trying to find the lightest pair of fly fishing hemostats. I wonder which kind they use in the kit.

-Sid

I don't think you need to worry about going light with hemostats. If you're going catch and release and the hook is set such that you need hemostats, do you really want to be fiddling around with tiny, UL hemostats while the trout suffers?

Just get a nice pair of 5.5" hemostats. They cost $4 and, most importantly, work and work humanely.

Oh I want one (I mean, I really want one). Does anybody know what it will cost?

I'd like one those myself. :)

I'll definetly be in for one of these kits and the rod.

"Oh I want one (I mean, I really want one). Does anybody know what it will cost?" -Justin Tremlin

Well, a set of 3 flies from Tenkara retail for $7.50. The spool of tippet line from Tenkara retails for $7.55. Since they will include two dozen Tenkara flies and two spools of tippet line in the kit, those alone will add $75.10 to the cost. I would guesstimate the kit will cost over $100. I may be wrong (I hope that I am).

-Sid

Edited by Red_Fox on 04/14/2010 15:15:23 MDT.

I'd pay just over $100.00. My wife hope your wrong also. But I am a sucker for nice things in display boxes.

The wooden box looks both spendy and heavy!


And very nice!!!!!

My b-day is the end of May - anyone want to get me a nice birthday present! ;-)

Stephen - Hahaha... In this economy? Tell you what. I'll send you one of my b-day cards from earlier this year, but you'll have to send me the stamp to mail it. :)

The wood does look nice. I wonder what kind wood it is. Could be pretty light weight.

Edited by socalpacker on 04/14/2010 15:32:09 MDT.

Oh man, I think you scooped BPL on this! Sneaky!

"The wood does look nice. I wonder what kind wood it is. Could be pretty light weight." -Kendall Clement

According to the website I found the information from, the wood is Bamboo. The box is supposed to weigh 2 1/8 oz. This is much heavier than a small Morell foam box at 0.6 oz. Definitely prettier though.

-Sid

Edit: Corrected weight of a small Morell foam box.

Edited by Red_Fox on 04/20/2010 22:41:48 MDT.

You know you want one of the boxes!

You're right - I absolutely do want one!



Thanks for the offer of a used card, but I'm saving my pennies for a wood box, not a birthday card!!!

Those wooden boxes are really nice, but the foam ones are quite nice too and way lighter.

Stephen - Hahaha - I don't blame you.

I have a Cabela's carbon fiber telescoping rod & a Penn Ultra light spinning reel. I like spin fishing more than fly fishing but I do use a floating tippet and dry flys sometimes and sinking (wet) flys other times, depending on the season and the hatch.

Eric