Lanyards

[mcwillja]

My fiance likes to fish with me occasionally, but she hates wearing a vest or chestpack. She was looking through my orvis catalog the other day and said she wanted a lanyard instead.

Does anyone use one and can you give me any recommendations for a good one that a woman would like? The ones in Orvis are nice but I just wanted to see if anyone has any other brands that they recommend. I know they are easy to build but I am just going to buy one for her.

Thanks

Jason

 

[Heritage-Angler]

Best I've found:

http://www.mslanyards.com/lanyards.htm

They've got a plastic covered wire that holds it's shape - priceless.

The bead colors should appeal to your fiance as well. It's flyfishing jewelry. :-D

 

[mcwillja]

THanks Heritage. That may be exactly what I am looking for. I am surprised how expensive lanyards are though. I was hoping to find one for about $20.00.

 

[fly_flinger]

Check out ebay. I got one for under $10. Or you could build your own for her. Nice little thing to hang around a bunch of flowers.

Just make sure you ask to go fishing while she is still ohhing and ahhing over your creativeness. She has to say yes after such a thoughtful thing.

 

[wsender]

mcwillja wrote:
My fiance likes to fish with me occasionally, but she hates wearing a vest or chestpack. She was looking through my orvis catalog the other day and said she wanted a lanyard instead.

Does anyone use one and can you give me any recommendations for a good one that a woman would like? The ones in Orvis are nice but I just wanted to see if anyone has any other brands that they recommend. I know they are easy to build but I am just going to buy one for her.

Thanks

Jason

I bet you can make a trip to the hobby store and get everything you need for 3 bucks. Cord, beads, and ez open swivels.

 

[gfen]

Couldn't understand the $25+ price tag empty ones go for, so I made my own.

The cord was recycled speaker wire, about 14g.
The big spacer beads were $2 from Sprawlmart.
The smaller beads were decorative from a bracelet I liked, I paid $5. Or, you know, Sprawlart for $2.
Six large sized South Bend swivels, Sprawlmart, $1.
Two aligator clips from Radioshack, $2.
Some heatshrink tubing, $2.

Stock as required. $1 pill bottle for gink, tippet holder is fly line looped, craft foam patch to dry flies, retractor is a freebie from work, hemostats, fancy mini fly box.

If I want to travel light, grab lanyard and go.

She can make her own with fancy beads she likes from the craft stores, y'know?

 

[rhbuilds]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230581473213&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[mcwillja]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. All good ideas.

 

[slimyrock]

For $7, thats the ticket. Get two! at ebay

 

[gfen]

Hard to argue with the $7, easy to argue with the $5.25 to ship it. Still, buy two and add some of the bits and pieces you'll want on it, that's pretty solid.

Unless you want to make a pretty thing for the lady, then you're on your own.

Although, if you want to strap so much nonsense around your chest you look like you're wearing a breast plate to deflect bullets, this guy over here's got you covered: http://www.leatherandcanvas.com/html/lanyard.html

Or, perhaps you've got more money than you know what to do with, http://knotsmith.com/TFLY.htm can help you out!

 

[stevehalupka]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hancrafted-Leather-Fly-Fishing-Lanyard-/200578661290?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb36b7baa

unbeatable

 

[SBecker]

Just wear a metal stringer around your neck, maybe throw a couple beads on it.

 

[gfen]

LRSABecker wrote:
Just wear a metal stringer around your neck, maybe throw a couple beads on it.

Only works if you've got the deputy dog badge, sir.

That one's a little on the cheap side, that's easily beatable out of the Sprawlmart craft isle and a few snap stringers from the fishin' aisle.

 

[Burgh]

Here is site with a few.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/laurelmtnlanyards

 

[troutbert]

Buy her a pearl "lanyard" instead.

 

[gfen]

Really, you went there?

Well played, sir. Entirely out of the expected. I laughed.

 

[mcwillja]

Troutbert - again well played.

I will try the pearl lanyard and tell you how that went....LOL.