Storing Soft Plastics. To bag or box....

[Vilas15]

39 minutes ago, 5/0 said:

This is an interesting idea! I currently use a wallet for ALL my soft plastics. It gets pretty stuffed and working through all the sleeves to find something can be a PIA.

The speed bag looks to be a better option if it can hold up to 30 bags of various types of baits. I’ve seen claims ranging from 20-40.

I do not have that many plastics, so thats why i only need one bag. If you've got a ton it might look more like @A-Jay's situation. I think the bags fit a few less than they say since you need to be able to look through them and find what you need.

[Smells like fish]

I keep my worms in the sack they came in.

[Shimano_1]

Gallon zip lock bags in original bags and separated by type in a small cabelas tackle bag. 

[Tizi]

I keep them in original packages.  I use a speedbag or a bass mafia bag:  kayak = bass mafia, boat = speedbag.

[Mobasser]

I'm probably one of the few guys that still uses a tackle box, instead of a tackle bag. I just leave my plastic baits in the original bags, in the bottom of my box.

[Bankc]

On 5/18/2020 at 8:51 AM, moguy1973 said:

Original bags, and then put in big gallon sized ziploc bags sorted by type (worms, craws, tubes, toads, etc.).  I also have a kayak bag with some of everything I typically use when I'm on the river in my kayak so I can quickly grab that bag and throw it in my milk crate in the back.

This seems to work best for me as well. 

[r3825]

I keep worms in their original packaging in plano no compartment boxes and creatures,  swimbaits etc in these

 

https://www.amazon.com/Flambeau-Tackle-Super-Half-Organizer/dp/B0060JNORG/ref=pd_rhf_ee_s_rp_c_0_2/134-9376843-6683110?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0060JNORG&pd_rd_r=a59a79d1-55cb-40be-bafd-453360024d6c&pd_rd_w=giZq2&pd_rd_wg=SspD0&pf_rd_p=e7689c0c-effa-447b-90f6-431e8090e282&pf_rd_r=7MFPG4GJPA2QSJVTSXED&psc=1&refRID=7MFPG4GJPA2QSJVTSXED

[lo n slo]

On 5/18/2020 at 9:51 AM, moguy1973 said:

Original bags, and then put in big gallon sized ziploc bags sorted by type (worms, craws, tubes, toads, etc.).  I also have a kayak bag with some of everything I typically use when I'm on the river in my kayak so I can quickly grab that bag and throw it in my milk crate in the back.

this

[haggard]

The problem I've had with original bags is the zip-style locks tear and break quickly and you can't reseal the bag, at least that's the case with my  favorite un-named manufacturer of soft plastics ?. Storing soft plastics in other hard plastic containers has had bad melt reactions with those containers.

 

This season I'm trying Ziploc brand freezer bags in pint or quart size. So far so good. Bags are relatively thick and durable, they have offset tabs for opening so you don't have to go fishing to split the seal, double lock seal is very air tight, and so far no chemical reaction issues.Several bags can be thrown into a hollowed out Plano 36xx size box.

 

[MN Fisher]

16 minutes ago, haggard said:

This season I'm trying Ziploc brand freezer bags in pint or quart size.

I like a little more compact bag - which is why I went with the Plymor. 100 ea 6x4 bags, 4mil thick, offset tops - $11. Label maker lets me label the top edge.

 

Ziploc freezer bags are 2.7mil thick - so these are even more durable.

 

They come in so many different sizes that you can pretty much custom-fit them for whatever plastics you got if you wanted.

[Smells like fish]

If you look at Walmart you can find these lil clear plastic "shoes boxes" for around $2. I like to use these as storage for my reserve supply and not currently used soft plastics.  You can get 30-35 bags in each one depending on type of lure. 

[walleyecrazy]

On 5/18/2020 at 1:29 PM, A-Jay said:

Original Bags in Speed Bags ~

A-Jay 

I guess great minds think alike ?

 

 

[CrankFate]

I keep them in their bags. I now use a clear tackle box (which is really a sewing supplies box) with 3 clear Plano style boxes inside. It’s big enough for 4, but I just put the soft plastics bags on the bottom. 

[txchaser]

My situation is best described a co-angler that can bring as much as I want, but can never leave anything behind. And I have permanent portable storage in the truck, just needs to stay organized. So one big 3700 bag and one 3600 bag is about all I can haul around.

 

I don't like to spend a bunch of extra time fiddling with putting stuff in boxes, so my current system optimizes for that as much as I can without wasting a bunch of space.

 

I have a few KVD speedbags and ended up just using them to carry extra reels and terminal tackle refills in the truck.

 

Three ways:

1) In the original bags, put inside a plano 3731 which I learned here. Vast majority of my plastics are stored this way - see pic.

A finesse box, a craw trailer box, a worms that aren't stickbait box, etc.

If one gets too full I will likely further separate by muddy vs clear-water colors.

 

2) for senkos and swim senkos, the fixed divider 6 compartment boxes are perfect. I use the one linked below but am also trying the 3607 as it has eight fixed slots. I think it'll be the winner for stickbaits but not swim senkos. Each slot holds more than a bag, and you end up with a very compact package. These boxes in particular because there are no edges that deform a bait, and when stored on end the baits are on their side vs pushing on one end.https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/catpage-PFCB.html?from=basres

 

3) Still figuring out how to store baits that come in hard packages. Eventually someone will figure out how to make the clamshells fit together well (I'm looking at you Keitech). In the interim, I'm trying Keitechs in a waterproof 3700 (the cabelas version as it is more roomy based on how it is built. It gets stored long-side down, so doesn't seem to deform the baits. But there must be a better answer.

[Bankbeater]

I keep the plastics in the original packages and then fit them into my 3700 boxes, if they will fit.  If they don't fit I do what others have said and put them into a gallon ziplock bag, and put them in one of the side pockets of my bag.