Tackle Storage & Organization

[roadrunner]

It sounds like we all have the same problem; we all want a complete bait shop in our boat. Well this year I decided to change all that. I went to the boat shed brought all the stuff to my room off the garage and started paring down what I carry in the boat. I use to have plastic Plano for grubs one for tubes one for finesse worms etc. etc. I have set up tackle for my next trip to Bull Shoals by combining my favorite two or three tubes, grubs, hula grubs into one box. I then added finesse worms six inch worms lizards French fries etc into one box. I have a smaller falcon box for cranks which I have jerks, warts, lipless etc. in one box. I have a box for hooks, weights, jigs, spoons, silver buddy, little George etc. Then I have a small duffle bag with a few seasonal (forty or so) soft plastics.

In my car I will have two milk cartons full of Plano’s for back up along with a container with extra plastics. If they are on hula grubs I can take my hula grub box and put it in the boat. I will change seasonally or by lake my mixed boxes that I keep in the boat. I have paired down to about four or five boxes and one small duffle

I have given this a lot of thought and I think this will probably last about 15 seconds then I will go to the car get the two milk cartons bring them to the boat and promptly displace them through out storage areas. Then I will feel comfortable. If you are on the lake and need any tackle look me up. I should be back to full service by then.

[artcarney_agr]

I know a guy who has 30 of tackle storge boxes in his boat! He has them all labeled and completely did away with this plastic bags his soft plastics came in. It's amazing! He has no lost time digging through bags of plastics anymore!

[JignPig2006]

Thanks for all the information guys.. its start. I'm working on getting everything in the tackle tray systems at this time. I'm thinking of using my dry storage opposite of my rod locker for storing some of the more used boxes. I'm sorting by type and color mostly. I'm going to use a bar and somem guides to hold the boxes in the general area of the locker. I hope it works.

God Bless

[Cobra190]

My storage problems are simplified. Out of all the plastic storage boxes I carry that are marked and separated, it never fails. No matter what the situation, when it come times to switch up or change a lure. I always wind up reaching into this paper lunch bag that seems to have been in the boat since I bought it. Seems it always has that secret lure of some kind in it when I need it. I think I carry the Plano boxes basically for extra ballast on the water now.