Bank Fishers - What Tackle Box?

[clayton86]

http://shop.sandpiperca.com/index.php/gear-packs/bugout-bag-coyote-brown.html

This!!! Don't buy it from the company though they hav it listed for $95+ I paid 60 for mine from the PX when on deployment but iv seen them on amazon for like 65. I fit 12 of the big Plano boxes in mine and still had room for more J Francho witnessed the bag loaded this past Saturday. They have a lifetime warranty also I own 3 one for fishing one as a range bag for shooting and one for just what ever I need a backpack for like clothes when traveling.

[CPBassFishing]

I just use an old school backpack. I put two 3700's, two 3600's, and a 3601 (super skinny) in the main pocket, and about 50 bags of soft plastics in the second pocket. I put a drink, bugspray, sunscreen, my gopro, and line in the third pocket, and carry scissors and plier in my shorts. It is heavy (16 pounds) but walking around with it has stengthened my shoulders quite a bit.

[hooah212002]

you guys have kinda got me considering the backpack now. I could get 2 or 3 of the 3700 series flat boxes, and a spinnerbait box to throw in there. hmmmm....decisions decisions.

LC

 

A spinnbait binder takes up even less room if you have that many spinnerbaits.

[Bassfink86]

i use the largest camelback backpack they make, its really expensive like $200 or something like that but i had mine issued to me since im military, i love it, i use a 3600 box, a skinny 3600, a travel tolietries bag for plastics, and then i have a pro qualifier 350 that i shove in there, it holds everything that i could possibly need and its very comfortable.

[flyfisher]

I use my chest pack that i use for flyfishing normally.  it can hold quite a bit of stuff and has a pocket in the front that is easily accessible without having to take the entire pack off.  It has a larger storage area in the back that can holder larger plano boxes and other things i might need on a not as regular basis.  

 

The other nice thing is that it rides high on my chest so when wading i don't have to worry about it getting wet.

[JSPOONE]

i second the backpack... im using a shoulder stap spiderwire tacklebag now for the past year and its becoming nothing but a pain take it off and picking it upp. im going back to the back pack and keep it on while im fan casting the shores.. it makes everything so much easier

[BassAssassin726]

I switched to a nice big tackle bag a while ago and am so happy i did. Its one less thing to carry. I can have all my tackle on my back, my rods in one hand and the other free to help myself through the brush. lol

[Blues19]

I have a pretty decent backpack that has enough room for 2 big plano boxes, a gallon size ziplock bag full of plastics, tools, a waterbottle and whatever else i need, whether its a camera, long sleeve shirt, bug spray,  All taht otehr stuff. It makes it really easy to carry around and if you need a cooler, you can have a cooler in one hand and the rods in another

[Thatbasstardbrent]

I prefer using backpacks actually. Its just very convenient being able to have everyting organized and on you. Tackle bags are good to though.

[das028]

I find that using a vest is the best way to go. Just pack everything you wanna use that day and go get em. I find lets bulky then a back pack, and of course easier to haul around then a tackle box

[SudburyBasser]

For bank fishing I use a small tackle bag made by Wake...room for 3 or 4 3700s and two side pouches. Forces me to narrow down what I carry to the essentials. A far cry from the BPS Extreme Pro Qualifier bag with seven 3701s I keep for the boat.

 

Fly fishing is a dream...one vest with enough pouches to keep every darned thing you need and one small fly box.

[Fishes in trees]

I don't bank fish anymore, but I think the tackle vest is the best idea if you can be disciplined about how much gear you need.  Of course, in a perfect world, what you need is a lackey, to follow you around, tote all your gear and then some and hand it to you with a smile when you asked for it.

[Bankbeater]

When I fish from the bank I walk around a lot.  For me a backpack is a pain, and the bag I take on the boat with me worse.  I usually carry this with me.

 

http://www.basspro.com/Plano-1150-Tackle-Box/product/10205332/

[derekxec]

i used to just throw baits in my pocket and head out but since i have been fishing flats mostly i have been using a backpack and love it....keeps the weight off my pockets and keeps my stuff higher for when i go into the waist deep water

 

usually when im bass fishing ill only take a pair of pliers and 1 bait so havent found a need for that yet

[tugsandpulls]

i have a berkley powerbait bag hold 5 utilty box and room to spare love it i get a good work out carrying it around

[dman]

I use a simple backpack that i used when i was in college.  It fits everything I need.  My main plano box is the Plano 4700 and i love this thing.  I actually had the smaller one for years along with another tackle box but now i just carry one.  Combined most of my important lures and a lot lighter especially because Im always on the move.  

 

 

Very simple yet it gets the job done.

This is the same box i use with a regular backpack.....I carried around a fishing backpack with all the boxes but realised when bank fishing i only needed and used a few things.  The bottom of this box has two larger sections.  In one of those i keep my Spinnerbaits and the other goes to Buzzbaits....I fill the rest of the bottom with a few jigs and hollow body frogs....Top tray gets a couple Zara jr's, prop bait, Jerkbaits,hooks and weights....Couple bags of my favorite Senkos and Baby brush hogs and i'm set for all my bank fishing.  If you are pretty mobile while bank fishing i think you will eventually regret anything larger

[Knightiac]

I, too, walk the banks but it seems I like to carry a lot more than you guys do. Could never find a backpack that could hold half of the stuff I like to take. I used to take one box if I knew it was the one I needed, but hated getting out there and having ______ but not ______ when I saw the perfect place to throw ______. 

 

I've got 3601's for:

Tackle

Jigs

Topwaters

 

Then 3650's for:

Spinnerbaits/Buzzbaits

Cranks

Creatures (soft plastics)

Swimbaits (soft plastics)

 

So that's 7 boxes alone. Throw in that I carry 4 bags of craws, 3 bags of tubes and 10 bags of worms and it gets to be a lot. 

 

I finally found a bag to hold all of this and I was pumped to find it. $60 from Dick's and if you're a member at Dick's, you always get those 10% off deals each month so it's only $54. Has a very comfortable shoulder strap that stows away.

 

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=18419416

[countrybumpkin]

I've found two really good backpacks I'm going to get I've tryed both of them at the stores and I love them both

This bag ill be using this for my bass fishing

http://www.basspro.com/XPS-Stalker-Tackle-Bag-or-System/product/10221672/

This bag ill be using for my cat fishing

http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_783640_-1__?N=272574546

[loudcherokee]

I appreciate all the suggestions folks. I ended up going with the Plano tackle bag. A lot of the places I bank fish are wooded with just a few open spots to reach the water, so I won't be doing a lot of walking around. Also, carrying the tackle bag in my arm is easier on my back than a backpack would be with three ruptured disks in my lumbar.

Its a nice system. lots of room, and ease of organizing. I was able to put all my spinnerbaits in a Plano 3700 style box and add it to the mix. so far so good.

LC

[fishking247]

a small plano tray and i shove bags of plastics in my pockets. no reason a for a huge bag anytime for me.

[Derriick]

I usually have to walk a long way where I bank fish so I usually use a fanny pack. Really makes you take only what you need.

[xxjace]

I've been debating about a backpack myself..and packing less in it ..I pack a huge kvd plano bag with 5 3700 cases and prob 20 bags of plastics jammed full..I swear it weighs 50 pds

[galileo2]

I use a Bass Pro Freestyle Satchel 360 (http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Freestyle-Satchel-360-Tackle-Bag-or-System/product/13033005513110/

 ). It is compact, has one main pocket, a smaller front pocket and two side pockets. It also has tool pouches on either side. I used to use a back pack but I found myself carying around way too much stuff. I find it easier to have a master tacklebox that stays at home (unless I rent a boat for the day) and I taylor the satchel to the lake and species that I'm fishing.

 

It also comes in the larger 370 size http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Freestyle-Satchel-370-Tackle-Bag-or-System/product/12041305022811/

 

[Fishes in trees]

A couple of days ago, I was in the KCK Cabelas.  They had a fishing specific back pack on sale for $90.  It was well thought out and had every feature you might want.

[bigbill]

I'm a decaded shore fisherman too. We just don't have a way to carry everything the boat guys do. But after switching from the smallest tackle box to the split barn roof type I use now. I have 5 tackle boxes I put in the car. Since I'm disabled I'm not far from the car anyway.

My tackle boxes are; (just a few)

1. Split roof barn type

All my topwater baits box #1 from spooks, poppers to props. With some soft bag baits in the bottom. As well as containers of smaller spooks in the bottom too.

All my crankbaits box #2, shallow to mid depth cranks. With containers of inline spinners, spinnerbaits as well as smaller cranks.

All my larger deeper running cranks box #3.

2. Mid size tackle box

Box #1, every weedless bait you can think of from top props to timber doodles. With weedless spinner grubs in the bottom.

Shore fishing tips.

I could have less and carry my favorite lures but on slow days where I like to try different lures were I can try different presentations. Let's call it honing our skills then it being slow.

I fish from dark till around 9am. I do notice the fish go to deeper cover as it gets lighter. So we can adjust by going from topwater/cranks to weighted plastic. This keeps us in the game. If there are Lilly pads nearby I can reach I cast near them not into them. I make the fish come out a few feet to strike rather than spook them. I prefer to cast past them and work my lure slow past the pads.

If you can find the flats, the drop off's, Rocky points and the channels Chambemlain them to your advantage.

Sorry if I bore anyone.