What Storage Trays Do You Use And Why?

[jitterbug127]

I am looking at the plano waterproof 3700 boxes for new trays, but wondering what you guys use

[Choporoz]

Most of my 360 boxes are from 'kits'; zoom lizards, swim senkos, zoom finesse kit, stick-o's, etc....and couple that were thrown in with BR Flea Market purchases.

 

I bought a few different sizes at Home Depot.  1/3 the price of Plano/Flambeau -- but a little thinner plastic, the latches are not as good and not exactly watertight...but they were cheap

 

I think I have actually bought one designed for (or at least marketed for) fishermen....a Flambeau...it works

 

Oh...I also bought a Plano spinnerbait box.  I like it...don't love it.

[poisonokie]

You mean you don't just put everything in your pockets? One word: Cargo shorts. Er... Cargoshorts.

[bigbill]

I use the 3700 storage trays in my Denny Brauer Magnum tackle soft boat bag. I also use a 3700 storage for my fish on the fly plastics. Grab a rod setup, box n go.

[Catt]

This with 7 Plano 3700

[jitterbug127]

You mean you don't just put everything in your pockets? One word: Cargo shorts. Er... Cargoshorts.

I have way too much stuff to put in my pockets. Ha

[NotnatsSamoht]

I use whatever I can find at garage sales and flea markets, mostly 3600, and 3500 size. Take what I need in a backpack for the day.

[dcmclassic]

I was using Plano 3700s. Got to where I really like Flambeau boxes better.

[James Pondscum]

  I believe the 3771 plano boxes. They are thinner and three take the space of two normal 3700 boxes.  They have five rows and heavy duty spacers that have a larger range of adjustment.

[fishballer06]

Various different 3700 and 3600 boxes. I have 2 of the waterproof boxes you mentioned that I will take with me on rainy days and I will put the baits I'm using in them on the boat deck. One thing to be careful of with those boxes is they're air tight. So after a day of fishing and having wet lures inside the box and sealing it up, you need to open the box up and let it dry out once you get home. Otherwise your hooks/hardware will rust from sitting in a wet box for an extended amount of time.

 

I really like using the 3701 and 3601 boxes because they are thinner, and allow me to put more boxes inside my tackle bag whenever I fish as a co-angler.

[scbassin]

Plano 3701

[hatrix]

Mostly Plano 3700's and some 3600's but I have all size of boxes. I also use strorage boxes or handgun cases on occasion for swimbaits. There are 2 different kinds of Plano boxes. There are ones where the latch has ridges across it and then ones without and a square hole in the middle of the latch. The ones wih the square hole are way way better quality then the other ones. They come is all sizes like that.

[DogBone_384]

I use Plano.  Most of them are made here in USA...  I replaced the ones that came with my fishing backpack.  5 Plano slim height boxes take the place of 4 Spiderwire boxes.

[Alpha Male]

Plano 3771. I love the Custom dividers.

[5fishlimit]

I never use "waterproof" boxes because of the risk of thins rusting. I prefer the boxes with the drainage holes so air can circulate. Any boxes that I get without holes meets the business end of the drill bit.

[John M.]

I use mostly the Flambeau 3700 ones with the blue rust inhibitor dividers. Found a few 4 packs of them on sale at a small farm and home store for $10.00. Otherwise its plano 3700 and 3600 series.  

[desmobob]

Plano 3701

 

Unless I need the added depth of the 3700, I greatly prefer the thinner 3701.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[KDW96]

3700 with angled dividers,and 3700 waterproof because of the 3 large latches.

[WIGuide]

I use the Plano or Flambeau 3700 storage boxes for most of my hard baits. I do however have a bunch of assorted ones in the 3600-3500 sizes as well as a mixture of others.

[Evan K]

I love the 3601 boxes, can fit 33% more in my tackle backpack.