The Flexistripper was developed and produced by
Danish split-cane-rod-builder-extraordinaire Bjarne Fries and many
dedicated flyfishermen and competition fly casters have used it for as
long as it’s been on the market. The Flexistripper is an easy-to-use
alternative to a traditional stripping basket. The Flexistripper
features no sides, but has other advantages over the traditional basket:
for instance less coiling because of the open Flexi-strips, more
intuitive line management, and an eliminated risk og hurting ones
fingers on sharp basket edges while casting.
For a right handed caster the most natural placement of the
Flexistripper will be slightly to the left, and for a left handed caster
slightly to the right. How much depends on personal preference, and in
strong sidewind, you can move the Flexistripper further to the side to
keep it out of the wind.Under normal conditions the belt is carried around the hip. When
wading deeper, simply move the belt up on your torso until the
Flexistripper clears the water.The flexible high quality neoprene belt makes this possible with no or very little adjustment.
As you retrieve line, simply let go of it over the FlexiStripper. The long flexible pegs will catch the loops of line.
If the line hangs over the sides of the FlexiStripper, just let it –
the flexible pegs will still release the line with very little
resistance.You should let the first strip of line land on the water – this
ensures that the first piece of line doesn’t tangle when you make your
next cast.MPORTANT TIP!
If the Flexistripper spikes for some reason have
bent, you can put the whole Flexistripper (without the belt) into a warm
oven (90-100 degrees Celsius) for 5-10 minutes. Remove from the oven
and let it cool down. This will straighten the pegs.