Lure clutter....

[Bucket]

What do you all do to reduce the number of lures you have laying loose around your boat? I know the easy solution is to put them back in your box, but I find myself hanging them off of everything I can find close rather than going back to my box.

BTW...my box is one of the double sided style and I have found that if I have to go to it 10 times, I have to flip it all 10 to get to the side I want.

[J-B]

A trick that I have seen anglers use around here is a styrofoam cooler.  It keeps drinks, or JJ's magic cool and the sides give you a place to stick your hooks into for fast access without them sliding around or damaging your boat.

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December and January

[Steve_in_Maine]

I make it a habit to put the lures back in the box as I'm tying on the new one............cuts down on lost lures and hooks in the toes.

Steve

[senile1]

Use a small plastic lure box for lures you've removed while you're out on the lake.  When you're finished for the day, return all lures to their original containers.  

[bilgerat]

What do you all do to reduce the number of lures you have laying loose around your boat? I know the easy solution is to put them back in your box, but I find myself hanging them off of everything I can find close rather than going back to my box.

BTW...my box is one of the double sided style and I have found that if I have to go to it 10 times, I have to flip it all 10 to get to the side I want.

Good tip, but if you have a small boat a cooler may take up too much space. I stuck rectangular pieces of styrofoam to the wall of my jon boat with velcro. Reduces clutter and you can hang a bunch of lures you think you may be using on the trip. An added bonus is it keeps you from banging a tackle box around making noise.

[detroit1]

I use a tool tote from the dollar store. I drill holes on the lip all the way around for hook hanging. I use this as my primary box that holds my favorite baits for most depth ranges. I don't have to open a box to get a lure out, and no lures go back in wet. 10 spinnerbaits, 2 topwaters, 2 rattlebaits, 4 cranks <4', about 6 cranks to 10' deep, 2-14'ers, 4-16+', 6 jigs, 3 chatterbaits, and a few assorted grubs/tubes all fit in this thing. Best $4 i ever spent on fishing gear.....

[Bucket]

Thanks all...I was thinking about attaching a magnetic strip (like one you find in a tool box). My v-hull has a 4" or so ledge inside the boat that is a good collector, but it's carpeted and everything that I put on it gets hung up.

[Big Phish]

Personally I keep the bulk of my stuff at home, but this may not work for everyone.  I either fish from the shore or a kayak so I'm limited on space.  I keep a box with a little bit of everything and update it before I go out depending on what I think I may need for that trip.