storing soft plastics

[andamtoft]

I always find my self reorganizing my tackle box. Right now i have a large bag with multiple sto away boxes in it. my biggest problem is what i should do with my soft plastics. does anyone have any suggestions? is it better to keep them in their bags or is it okay to take them out and store them individually in compartments?

[Grey Wolf]

Keep them in their own bags.

[roadwarrior]

I have a box for the soft plastics I might use on an outing or two,

out of the bags in separate compartments. "Reserves" are kept in

their original bags.

8-)

[dmac14]

i would just leave them in the bag but also put them into a box to help you organize where ones are.

[moby bass]

I've been having the same issues with how to store and carry soft plastics. I was leaving them in the original bags and keeping all of them in a large plastic storage box. Then I threw that container in the car and took out what I wanted when I got there. I honestly didn't like that system. I recently reorganized one of my 2 hip Plano tackleboxes and carry only jigs, jigheads, tubes, and spoons. There's enough room in that box for a lot of packages of grubs, tubes, trailers, anything I need for those techniques. That way, I only have to grab that tacklebox and everything I need is there.

[K.Fox]

I use a duffle bag for my main takle storage. I keep everything in there, hard lures and plastics, lines, dyes, scents, hooks etc.... I use big Zip lock bags to store my plastics. I keep the plastics in their original packages and organize them according to type of plastic. I have a big zip lock just for lizards, just for grubs, just for tubes, Senkos, etc.... On each Zip Lock  I write with a permanent marker the colors of plastics in that particular bag. So if Im going fishing and want to use green pumkin Senkos, I can just take out the colors I want from the listed colors on the ZipLock. The duffle bag never leaves the house. I then fish with a back pack. This way your not lugging everything around.. When done fishing return to the duffle bag.. Don't know if this helps. Works for me..I find it very convenient.

[Calcutta]

I have a falcon FTO 1100 and I love it .Its just the right size and you can find anything like in a filing cabinet.

[zhorseshoerz]

I saw that Gander Mountain has what looks like a music CD case with several ziplock bags just like the ones your worms come in. It's kind of a pain in the butt sticking your hand into 20 bags of nasty pork fat smelling worms to switch them over at first, but it has proven to be quite handy for organization.

[CWB]

Like every one else said, take out what you think you might need for a days use and put them in your box or tackle bag. Keep the bulk of them in their original bags to keep the colors from running and keep them soaking in whatever scent they came with. DO NOT put Elaztech baits from Strike King or Z-Man in anything but their original packaging unless you want a big ball of slop. Mixing them with regular plastics causes both to melt faster than the wicked witch in the Wizard Of Oz.

[fishfordollars]

I keep all mine in the original bags and when headed to the lake just throw them in an empty plastic shopping bag that came from Wallmart, BPS, Academy, etc.

Not high tech, but it works for me.

[Btech]

I store use GYCB Soft plastics so their own bag works well i just roll it up and tuck it label up for easy identification inside the boxes.

Than ill organize my worm / tube boxes by color so its easier to identify while on a rocking boat.

[20psi]

I do the same as Roadwarrior. I bank fish, so I have a shimano backpack that holds 4 falcon FTO jerkbait boxes. I find the long slotted jerkbait boxes can pretty much carry anything organized. Two boxes are for cranks and two are for plastics.

My two for plastics are seperated into one for senkos and the other is for anything else. Creatures, craws, swim senkos, plastic frogs, tubes and ika's all are in that box.

I keep at least 3 senkos of each color I fish, seperated by color so they dont bleed, in the senko box. At least one is rigged up and ready to go at all times in each color. Same goes for the creature box, one of everything is rigged up and ready to go at all times. The rest I leave in the pouches they came in and store in the front compartment of my backpack. It has worm storage zip lock type deals, but I didnt want to gunk them up and 4 pouches fit perfectly in each zip lock binder page.

I like to stay organized since I am beating the banks and walking around. Nice to just pop off the backpack and have a worm ready to go at all times since that is my main fishing style.

[20psi]

I should probably add, I used to store them all in a plano latch box. Some colors were not seperated, like my purple ika's shared space with baby bass ika's. Now the baby bass ika's have purple strand tails lol. Might be an interesting color combo, but generally you dont want to mix them! I had no trouble with them gumming up or anything like that with those boxes, and I beat the banks last year for hours in 115 degree vegas summertime. That was with only yamamoto stuff though, so not sure on other brands.

[Chris at Tech]

The only plastics that I do NOT store in their original bag is jig trailers -- I  have a 3700 box dedicated to them.

But for my other plastics, I rely on my good ole' duffel bag o' plastics.  Is it the most organized?  No.  Does it hold a lot of freakin' plastics?  Yes.

And since I do not store my boat at my house, I needed a way to transport easily -- and the DBOP does nicely for that purpose.

[BASSMAFIA]

I myself have had this problem.... As a tournament angler Fishing Co-angler on the BFL tour organization is a must and wanted by the boaters you fish with.... I used to use the big worm bags from academy sports ( the ones with 15 pages in them) and i had 2 of these full of plastics ( from craws to senko to flukes to jig trailers ) and this was very combersome, especially with having a regular tackle box with cranks, spinnerbaits, topwater, and so on!!!!!

Well i have recently went to Bass Pro and Purchased a XPS green 370 tackle bag.... I now store all my plastics in the 370 boxes in their own compartments... These boxes have 12 sections in each box, that gives me 36 divided sections to keep all my plastics... i also bought a double sided crank bait box to hold all my cranks, topwater, jerks!!!

i also have a 370 box that is just for jigs and trailers, and a 370 for flukes!!! i have a falcon fto terminal tackle box, and a Falcon fto spinnerbait/buzzbait box and all this fits in that XPS tackle bag.... in addition too a cull beam, all my culling floats, scale, towel, clippers, scissors, gps.... everything i need to fish and be happy with choices on the water!!!!

It may be heavy but is all in one spot that doesnt get int he way for the boater!!!! and thats my tackle system!!!!

[bassin is addicting]

i take a few out of each store bag and put them in ziplock baggies before i go.  that way i don't have the whole package of each.  i seperate them by color and/or type and then put them in a bag together.  of course my wife thinks i'm anal....but....then...maybe i am.. ha!

[done]

I keep them all in their original bags, in their own slots in my box. Before each trip I will usually pre-rig a few and put them in a slot in my box for "On-deck" baits so I can get to 'em quickly when on the water.

I am constantly looking for better ways. I got a 14 ft jon and while it is pretty nicely moded, space is still a premium.

[outlawguy540]

I use the Bass Pro Shops Extreme Double Worm Binder. I paid like $25-$30 for it but it works great for me and its a binder it has 10 bags on each side and storage on both sides *** well for hook weights etc.. So when i get new plastics i just throw the bag in the binders bag and your set. Works like a charm for me.

[outlawguy540]

Tried to post the link but im not allowed. But go to the basspro shops site via bass resource (a portion of the proceeds is given to br to help keep the site free) Then go to freshwater, tackle, and soft tackle. They also have a single binder and other brands as well. Oh and the price for mine was $24.99. Hope this helps.

[sammy1]

i use a small plano box 10"x8" for my small four inch worms, there are 8 slots so it helps in keeping my colors selection tight. i just take them put of the bag and pile them into each slot. for larger worms i usually keep them in their bags and keep them in a larger box and organize them by brand. for plastics such as senkos and ikas i keep them in their bags in the front pouch of my tack bag for quick reach.

[dmac14]

Organize according to fishing style, dropshot box=dropshot worms, shaky head box=shaky head worms etc. makes changing a whole lot easier. Youll like that reriggerman   lol