gripnrip Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 I came across a stack of old drafting drawers. So I have just used them for tackle storage. Everything is out of the boat and stored in these drawers. Each tournament and trip I can pull what I want and load the boxes accordingly. 12 Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 3, 2017 Super User Posted January 3, 2017 Looks good. One of these days my crankbait storage will evolve from "pull the whole lot of them out of the box all stuck together, and shake the wad until the bait I want falls off" 7 Quote
gripnrip Posted January 4, 2017 Author Posted January 4, 2017 I have that problem too, Farmer. Hopefully this will help that problem quite a bit once it is sorted out. There are other drawers that I have just thrown plastics in based on type. Worms, craws. swim baits, etc. . . . . I will sort and organize them a little as soon as I can come up with a system. The building I am using, my dad purchased from a guy replacing his box on his box truck. It has an overhead door and side door access. This past summer we were given some composite lumber and we replaced the floor with that. It not only stores our fishing gear it also stores our hunting gear with the exception of our firearms. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 4, 2017 Super User Posted January 4, 2017 Looks like you need more crankbaits! 5 Quote
reerok Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 Very impressive setup. I'd like to come up with something as well and this is a helpful reference point. I'd like to keep the boat as light as possible and only take what I think I'll need each trip. Previously most everything I own has gone on the boat with me. That needs to change. Good looking storage. Thanks for sharing it! 1 Quote
Super User Cgolf Posted January 4, 2017 Super User Posted January 4, 2017 18 hours ago, ww2farmer said: Looks good. One of these days my crankbait storage will evolve from "pull the whole lot of them out of the box all stuck together, and shake the wad until the bait I want falls off" 16 hours ago, gripnrip said: I have that problem too, Farmer. Hopefully this will help that problem quite a bit once it is sorted out. There are other drawers that I have just thrown plastics in based on type. Worms, craws. swim baits, etc. . . . . I will sort and organize them a little as soon as I can come up with a system. The building I am using, my dad purchased from a guy replacing his box on his box truck. It has an overhead door and side door access. This past summer we were given some composite lumber and we replaced the floor with that. It not only stores our fishing gear it also stores our hunting gear with the exception of our firearms. One thing I found to help with that is using small rubber bands to tie the trebles together. I was skeptical at first, but was easily able to pull a crank out of the bottom of a compartment that had about 20 baits in it, with minimal to no hangups. It is a cheap solution that can save you a ton of time and frustration on the water. 2 Quote
2tall79 Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 My Lord, does your wife know about this? 1 Quote
gripnrip Posted January 4, 2017 Author Posted January 4, 2017 5 hours ago, reerok said: Very impressive setup. I'd like to come up with something as well and this is a helpful reference point. I'd like to keep the boat as light as possible and only take what I think I'll need each trip. Previously most everything I own has gone on the boat with me. That needs to change. Good looking storage. Thanks for sharing it! You bet. That was my intention. I have ADD and can easily lose track of what I have and what I'm doing. I'm always yelling "squirrel!" Which is how I explain where my mind goes. Nah nah land lol 4 hours ago, 2tall79 said: My Lord, does your wife know about this? Ummmmm yes. But she has no clue what kind of dough that pesky bait monkey makes me spend. 8 hours ago, roadwarrior said: Looks like you need more crankbaits! It's like buying a bigger house. Gotta feel all those empty spaces now! 1 Quote
flyingmonkie Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Sweet setup! I'm currently retrofitting an old set of dresser drawers... not going to be that elaborate as I'm still relying on Plano boxes inside. Those drawers are the bees knees. Would be good for tools too. 1 Quote
gripnrip Posted January 5, 2017 Author Posted January 5, 2017 8 hours ago, flyingmonkie said: Would be good for tools too. I thought that as well but they come quite a ways out. With the stacks being older, they are on sliders only. No ball bearings. So over time I thought the drawers would prematurely wear out due to weight of tools. So I came up with using them for this purpose. 1 Quote
Super User Columbia Craw Posted January 5, 2017 Super User Posted January 5, 2017 " Honey....i'm sure these drawers will prematurely wear out so I'm going to get a new stack set for my heavy tools but this one won't go to waste, i'll have to put my crankbaits in it." Yeah, that's it....no ball bearings....prematurely wear out. I'm tracking now. 2 Quote
Super User Raul Posted January 6, 2017 Super User Posted January 6, 2017 Too neat for my taste and them Plano boxes with just one bait per compartment .... Quote
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