Storing Plastic Lures

[hoosierbass07]

  Hi all!  This is my first post besides my first one on the introduction forum.  

 

  This is my first year fishing as an adult since I was a kid. I've been going after bass, shore fishing.  I plan on getting the canoe out in a few days too to start fishing from the water.  

 

 I've had 99.999999% of my success catching bass using plastic worms, mostly watermelon colored five inch plastic worms, usually by Yum.  

 

 My collection of plastic baits is growing because they aren't too expensive and are fun to collect and use.  So now I have a question on storing them:  

 

 I have a tackle bag with four plano boxes.  I was taking my plastic lures out of their original bags and putting them in Plano boxes; each different worm in it's own

little compartment.  

 

 I know some worms come scented.  What I'm wondering about is:  Is it OK to store plastic lures/worms in a Plano box or should they be kept in their original plastic

bag?  Will plastic worms lose their scent in a Plano box with other kinds of plastic worms?  

 

Thanks!  And I love this site very much!  

[Fishes in trees]

I'm 99% a boat fisherman, not a bank fisherman, but I think that soft plastic organization is similar either way.  I don't see any point in taking  soft plastics out of the bag that they come in.  I sort soft plastics by type (shakey worms, ribbon tails, creatures, lizards, hula grubs, senkos, tubes, etc) and keep the different types in gallon zip lock bags.  The various gallon zip lock bags get stores in a couple of medium sized boat bags.  As a bank fisherman, you probably don't want to carry as many, but the organizing principle is the same.

[Bankbeater]

I keep the plastics in the package they came in.  It's a lot easier to remember the colors and names of the baits that way.

[loudcherokee]

Storing the baits in their original bag is the best way to go for the bait, but not necessarily the best for the bank fisherman. They end up taking up a lot of room after you get 30 bags or so.

I ended up getting a $10 worm binder by spiderwire at Walmart. I can put my favorite plastics in there and I hooked the binder to my tacklebag using a couple of carabiners. I still leave the worms in their original bags, and then drop those in the zip lock bags that come with the binder. That way when the original zipper on the worm bag breaks as it always does, they're still sealed in the worm binder bag.

Also I leave one of the worm binder bags empty for my used plastics. After I get a few in there I'll refresh them with some Yum spray scent or some veg oil with garlic and salt mixed in. Wish I could figure out a way to liquefy megastrike!

LC

[AK-Jax86]

I'm a bank fisherman so I keep them in the bag and throw a few different types in a Plano storage box and put that in my back pack.

In my trunk I have a tackle bag filled with bags of worms, brand new cranks, spinner baits, frogs, hooks, etc a mini tackle shop in my trunk. When I get my bass boat I will be ready with tons of tackle to fill it

[Darren.]

I do both. And while I'm a kayak fisherman, I do beat the banks from time to time with my sons, or a friend.

 

That said, probably like others, I've gone through a LOT of trial-and-error to find storage methods that work for me. So currently, I take three 3500 size boxes with worms and terminal tackle divvied up by the dividers.

 

So I have one box with 6 rows of my primary go-to colors of 4-6" Senko/senko-style baits in various colors.

 

Another box has my primary go-to colors for Zoom Finesse and Trick worms.

 

The third box are occasional worms, smaller minnow style flukes, etc.

 

I put *some* of a pack in the box, the rest stays in the original bag.

 

All of this is stored in a clear, 16 quart Sterilite box, that neatly slides under my raised seat in my yak. I've also got other stuff in the box.

 

Before this, I used (still do, but not as often) a Bass Pro worm bag and in each zip lock contains a worm bag(s) in original packaging.

 

Also used gallon ziplock bags with several worm bags inside. I labeled the ziplocks for type of bait, or tackle. Easy to throw in a backpack and take anywhere.

[hoosierbass07]

 The thing is - all those plastic worms/lures are adding up in weight! lol.  I'm sure you all already know that.  I figured I could save some weight by taking only a two or three plastic worms out of their bags and putting them in one Plano container.

 

 I started out with a tackle box but I got tired carrying that thing around I weight it and it came in around ten pounds.  So I bought a tackle bag that holds only four Plano boxes.  One box has hooks and sinkers and swivels.  The second plano box is my main plastic worm box, the third one holds plastic lizards and more worms, and the last one are hard baits - jigs and spinner baits and a crank bait.  

 

 Really, I've been catching all my bass on plastic worms and a few lizards.  Only caught one bass using a jig.  Sort of caught a bass using a spinner bait.  Caught a small bass using a rooster tail.  But plastic worms are ruling over everything else.  I'm starting to ask myself - why bring jigs and spinner baits when all that seems to work are plastic worms?  I will say I love throwing jigs but I have no luck with them.  

[cajunpapi]

I'm a bank fisherman so I keep them in the bag and throw a few different types in a Plano storage box and put that in my back pack.

In my trunk I have a tackle bag filled with bags of worms, brand new cranks, spinner baits, frogs, hooks, etc a mini tackle shop in my trunk. When I get my bass boat I will be ready with tons of tackle to fill it

FYI.  Be careful with the heat in the trunk. It will melt plastic worms and spinner skirts, also will warp topwater and cranks.

[AK-Jax86]

FYI.  Be careful with the heat in the trunk. It will melt plastic worms and spinner skirts, also will warp topwater and cranks.

Yea I thought that would be an issue so far so good though.

[BassinLou]

I keep my soft plastics in their designated bags, then I mark a plano box with the styles of baits I have in it. I bank fish a lot, however before my outing I take the bags and lures I need. Being mindful that I am on foot, I only load up on the essentials.

[hoosierbass07]

Cheapo wal mart tupperware is your friend too. Much cheaper than trying to buy plano.

 

 

  Yeah, those Plano boxes are way over priced.