Taking plastics outta the bags

[NJBassDevil3254]

Whats your opinion on doing this? I like to take them out and store them in my 3600 and 3700. Its alot easier to get to them. How do you store your plastics?

Clay

[CrazedL.IFisherman]

I have a huge tackle bag and i leave them in their orginal packaging and put all the similar lures in big zip lock bags and label them with a sharpie, i dont want any chance of the baits bleeding into other ones, as well i want to use the original scents that the lures come with to not mix with the other baits, at first i used to take them out and put them in plano tackleboxes but ive changed and even if it doesnt do anything wrong to the lures in the planos i just feel more confident in the baits in their orginal packaging- Jon

[Lard_Bass]

I am with CrazedL.IFisherman.  I originally had a little binder but as the bait monkey has taken over my life, I have gone to Ziplock bags too.  Some guys will recommend a tackle bag made by Falcon but I decided that the Ziplock was an easier way for me to organize my plastics.  I have one bag for worms, one for grubs/craws/creatures, and one for tubes/swimbaits.  I keep the soft plastics in their original bags and toss them in the large 1 gallon ziplock bag.  I don't want the salt and original scent to mix.

[Bud]

I leave them in the original package.  They all go into a Falcon worm bag

[NEBassMan]

I put all of mine into Plano 3700's.  Have for years, and never had a problem with bleeding.

[Grey Wolf]

I  keep them in the original bags.

[SwampMan]

If they are scented worms you should keep them in the bag or the scent will slowly leave the baits.  Anything else I take out of the bags.

[hi_steel_basser]

I used to do this, but recently realized that I had WAY too many 3700's full of worms. If you don't plan on buying alot, it is a good system. On the other hand, if you decide you need 10 colors of 100 different baits, you better leave them in the original packs. Do like Crazed LI Fisherman said. That is the best way, and I am in the process of converting all my worms to this system.

[tacoman]

do you guys not like the worm binders?

[shortbasser]

Mine stay in the original bags and I put them in double worm binders made by Bass Pro Shops.  They also have small pockets for hooks/weights/etc so it gets all of it organized in one spot.  Replacement envelopes can be purchased and they are large enough to get 2 or 3 packs of baits in each one.  Just have to keep them organized by type and color.  works for me.

Shortbasser

[bass109]

tacoman, nice ;D but i just use the original bag, less work.

[RI_Bass_Guy]

I leave them in their origimal bag then put it a labeled zip lock.

I then put the bags in big tupperware containers. This way  can seperate them. I have a box for drop shot baits, carolina baits, senko's, creature baits, frogs, etc,etc.

This way I can take what I need in the boat depending on what Lake I am fishing. If i am fishing a shallow weedy lake, no use carrying the carolina rig baits, etc.

[Bankbeater]

I keep my worms in the bags they came in.  I open the bag up a little and roll it.  This causes the air to be pushed out of the bag.  When most of the air is out of the worm bag I'll close it back up and keep it in a BPS 370 box that slips right inside the tackle bag.

[TournyFish001]

like many of you guys- I keep them in their original bags then into the gallon ziplock and finally stored in the plano guide box with no dividers in it.

[tunnelengineer]

My large fron t pocket of my BPS 3700 bag has 4 large 1 gallon ziploc bags.  Each of the four hold about 12-20 bags of the following types of lures: worms, lizards, craws, and beavers/misc.  All of them are in original packaging as they stay better and I always know what brand, size, and color each one is.  

I have 2 3700 boxes with senkos and finesse type worms that hold about 10-14 packs each.  All in original packages.  

[CJ]

I just started a new method.I have too many plastics so I took,for example,every watermelon creature bait and put them all in one ziploc and labelled it.I put every plastic that was the same color and profile togather.All the original packages took up room and I feel they are easier for me to find what I am looking for this way.

[roadwarrior]

My "reserves" are unopened in their original packages, in a cardboard box, in my little climate controlled fishing room off the garage. My "working' plastics are sorted by type in a small (12 X 8) plastic carry box. Some of the plastics are more than a year old, maybe two. The box is pertty much airtight, but my point is the baits are 100% "fresh." The baits are 90% GYCB, the others are Micro Munch Tackle El Gordo tubes and Roboworms.

So, original packaging seems to work indefinitely, but a plastic box is another practical alternative for everyday use.

[Lard_Bass]

Does it matter if the plastics are stored in a cold garage?  I see RW has a nice climate controlled room.

[cbfishalot]

I keep 90% of my plastics in the bags.  I have taken my small tubes, roboworms, and grubs out of the bags and put them in plano 3600 boxes.  Is speeds up the riging process and makes it easier to select a color.  By taking them out of the bag I can fit more colors into a box.  Now I don't  need to dig 2 or 3 deep for a color.  Last year I only had tubes out of the bags and it worked good.  I will see this year how the roboworm and grubs workout.  I did keep the plastic bags so if I dont like it I can put them back into the bags.

[Munkin]

I am with CrazedL.IFisherman. I have gone to Ziplock bags too. Some guys will recommend a tackle bag made by Falcon but I decided that the Ziplock was an easier way for me to organize my plastics. I have one bag for worms, one for grubs/craws/creatures, and one for tubes/swimbaits. I keep the soft plastics in their original bags and toss them in the large 1 gallon ziplock bag. I don't want the salt and original scent to mix.

After several years of experimenting this is what I do. If say a green pumkin brush hog is working I will leave the bag out and place the creature bait ziblock freezer bag where I can easily get to it.

Allen

[Gatorbassman]

I also leave them in the origonal bags and then sort them and put them in gallon Zip-Loc bags. The only thing different I do is I take the baits that come with a lot of salt in them (YUM comes to mind) and rinse all the salt out of the bag and off the lures. Then a dry them out and put the lures back in the bag. This prevents the salt from getting stuck in the zipper of the bag making it so I can't close it.

[The_Natural]

I hate the salt they put in the bags...it is nothing but annoying!!