John sv wrote:
Thanks! I will look for that type. I do have some wheatley sheet foam and will probably end up with that but the stock type of foam doesn’t get torn up by big hooks.
Have you ever tried Nubby Tack for the big hooks? If not you might want to try and find some. It is the material holding the flies in the top half of the fly box in the photo below:
No piercing of the material is required. It holds stuff between little "nubs," you just push the hook point between the posts. It's made of a rubber-like material and is almost indestructible. I've pulled it out of boxes I didn't like and reinstalled it elsewhere. It's heavier than foam but it works well for bigger hooks.
You could do a half & half; one half sheet of Nubby Tack and the other half with plain foam for the smaller hooks.
If are interested in Nubby Tack, send me a private message and l may be able to help you.
Two other options for larger hooks:
Contact Richard Wheatley in the UK and ask them if
Fox Box inserts are available. I don't see them on the website but I bought more than a few things from them directly that aren't on the website.
If you can deal with clips, a second not exactly cheap option is using a full or smaller Wheatley
Clip Plate to hold the bigger hooks.
I know from experience that because Wheatley offers so many options, they don't inventory a lot of product but tend to make up the boxes as they are ordered. Because of that I have a feeling if you asked, they would make you a 6" plate with clips on one half & foam on the other or sell you a 6" plate with hooks on one half and just a blank aluminum plate on the other half where you could put the foam of your choice.
Just a thought...
Good luck!