What began as a search... a search for a magnet that could be attached to me! To hold on to things like fishing flies, and more...

 

I checked stores and on-line. Over and over. What I wanted didn’t exist. Even friends of mine looked. I was very surprised... Something like this surely exists, doesn’t it?

 

So I’m now on a mission. Simple. I’ll make my own. 

 

I brought home magnets, clips, materials, glues. I was even afraid I’d have to learn to sew. As strange as it seems, I struggled finding a good recipe. 

 

The clip. I wanted simple. I could not find what I wanted. Then it hit me. Kydex. I’ll just make my own. Then there’s Neodymium. Strong stuff. I soon learned that I needed the strongest of the strong magnets: N52. 

 

I’ll jump ahead and skip all the trial and error. I’ll even spare you the whining that these are tedious and time consuming to make. But I ended up with something that I really felt others would like. Turns out, it works well.  Practical.  Functional. 

 

The Fly Patch Magnet

 

Thanks to my wife Jeni for helping and giving advice and encouragement. 

 

Thanks to Taylor and McKenzie as well.