How would you store your tackle?

[MN Fisher]

4 minutes ago, Largies4Life said:

Anyone have any issues with baits being damaged when storing them vertically?

Long as you orient the soft-baits properly. With things like my Mepps Comets, I put them in the box so that the tie end is 'down' and the soft-plastic tail is 'up' when the boxes are in the bag. My worm boxes orient so that the soft plastics are on their sides.

[microotter]

42 minutes ago, Largies4Life said:

Does anyone have an issue with storing utility boxes on their side vs laying them flat? A lot of these tackle bags will store the utility boxes vertically rather than the utility boxes laying flush with the ground. Anyone have any issues with baits being damaged when storing them vertically?

The only issue that I have ran into was storing homemade hair jigs. Sometimes the hair will bend and kink.  I have seen guys use foam inserts and fly boxes to combat this. 

[jtharris3]

14 hours ago, TOXIC said:

You ever worry about someone breaking into your truck while you are fishing?

 

 

No, when I’m not fishing, I generally have it stored under the seat or on the floor. Plus I have insurance so if it gets jacked I get to go shopping! ?

 

13 hours ago, Largies4Life said:

How heavy does your cabelas tackle bag get? It looks like it weighs 40 pounds! lol

 

It does tend to get heavy at times but I generally do a clean out every couple of weeks....lol. 

[txchaser]

After a few rounds now of fiddling, and having a similar situation here's where I came out. 

 

Backpack - tried an osprey 25l, pack was great, shape was weird for tackle. Looked at all the fishing backpacks, and found them to be some combination of low quality or giant. Seriously the 4/5 3600 box packs were really big. So I had a molle backpack laying around, a SOG Ninja (the name kills me, but it is cheap and strong) - sort of a knock-off rush 12. Because of the molle I can attach some pouches to it and do some good config. I can fit a slim 3700, two 3600's, and a BPS worm binder in the main compartment. 3700 in back, two 3600's stacked in bottom, binder on top. few 5-6" Swimbaits in internal pockets.

 

Boxes

1) fixed six compartment stowaway for senkos, swim senkos, and fat ikas. Colors are separate no worries about bleed. Example is GP senko, swim senko, ika, all in same part of the tray. The fixed means there's no divider tabs pushing in, everything stays straight. 

2) Cabelas medium waterproof 3600 - misc plastics, lizards/brush hogs/hula grubs/etc. Same strategy as above, organized by color. This box is way better than the flambeau or plano waterproof boxes because it's not overbuilt. I'm just storing misc plastics in it, airtight is fine. And because it isn't overbuilt it is square and straight. 

3) 3700 thin - cranks, lipless, jerkbaits, jigs, chatterbaits. Packed tight.

4) maxped barnacle - all hooks

5) bps binder everything that's not in the senko or lizard box eg trick worms, zakos etc. Mostly things that dont get damaged by pressure/not being in hardsided case, plus worm weights, stoppers, etc

6) small polycarb fly box with no foam - all TRD kit

7) 6x3 pouches (two) external attach - one for creature/craw bags and one with an empty thick silicone bag for throwing whatever I just took off into, to deal with later. doubles as a quick pocket kit if i want to grab a handful of baits and go

 

Extra soft plastics stored in the open 3" deep 3700 boxes.

Out of season or extra hard baits stored in 3600's

 

I'm sure it will change again because I fiddle with it a lot, but so far it is really working out well. And there's no way I could haul a duffel around especially while I'm casting.

 

If I was going to try something else it would be the recon-size 3500 pack from wild river. It is really well built and not too big. 3600 size is really big. But pretty expensive for what it is, and I'm liking the flexibility of molle.

[Elkins45]

On 3/19/2019 at 8:06 PM, Fishes in trees said:

The 3 drawer plastic storage was only $10.  Dang, I was in Walmart today, but didn't walk down the plastic box aisle.  In my unheated fishing shed dust resistant/moisture resistant/ wasp resistant storage is always in demand.  If my Walmart has that item, I'm getting a half a dozen of them - maybe more.  Have to find a way to get them off the gravel floor.  Perhaps a shelf along one wall or mount 1 or 2 to every upright post.    Thanks for the idea.

Be advised those drawers only ride on a skinny plastic lip. If you put very much weight in them they will sag and no longer slide. We tried them in the kitchen for food and had to give up on them. I wouldn’t expect them to hold a lot of sinkers.