Tackle - Usable Inventory and Storage Solution ???

I don't know if its possible but I think I've got to much tackle; a lot of redundancy, multiple stuff stored in multiple places, big bags little bags, hard boxes soft boxes and even the wife's lock-lock containers. I need a better user friendly tackle system, my boat is kept at a marina so leaving tackle on the boat won't work and I don't like carrying around a 25 lb. bag but it never fails that when on the water I think of something back at home that I wished I had with me. It is a bit of a silly problem to have but a problem just the same.

What do you folks use for your tackle storage and most importantly are you satisfied with it? I seen this RigRap system looks interesting but don't know if it would solve my issues or just become another bag added to the mix.

If you would please share your thoughts and suggestion regarding tackle Inventory and Storage Solutions.


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No such thing as too much.

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

No such thing as too much.

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You must not be married then[emoji1]

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Originally Posted by Lonnie84

... or just become another bag added to the mix.

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This ^^^^

I'm not sure where I read it, but someone said, "The container is the clutter." I agree and have been trying to cut back on what I store/carry.

For actual fishing, I usually wear a light fly vest. The pockets have plenty of room for small Plano boxes, bags of plastics, and snacks. Everything is to hand, so I don't have to bend over to grab a box/bag every time I need to change jigs.

For storage at home, I've cut way back. I have a box full of jig heads and a few packages of plastics. I let Walmart store the rest of my gear until I need it. ;)

Tackle and tackle storage is about 99% personal preference, so YMMV.

My wife's logic:
a fish has only 1 mouth so you need 1 hook. You can only put 1 hook on 1 pole. Don't need a 20 foot boat to carry 1 pole. Don't need a motor faster than our car.

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Originally Posted by silverside

You must not be married then[emoji1]

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My wife fishes with me.

I must be a rare exception for God blessed me with a wife who lets me buy anything i want and actually buys me hunting and fishing gear. I am careful to take tackle and poles for the species I am targeting and very rarely do I switch. I don’t bass fish much but when I do I only take rods and tackle suited for that, same with Crappie and other panfish.

I have tons of stuff too but have started taking less with me each trip. What has helped me the most is taking only hand tie jigs. Put them in one jig box and go. No need for box of hooks, bags of plastics, etc. Also I’m trying to keep all tackle in 3600 size boxes and then just switch out with how I plan to fish.

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I have this bag, Plano m series. Holds 9 3600 boxes, $39.95.

I have it setup for crappie, bass, and sauger. When I change species, just reload the bag with the appropriate boxes.

Everyone in my family fishes. I just feed their need. Call me a tackle hoarder.

I have this bad addiction that hits me every winter. Tackle buying. At the end of every season I clear most of my tackle from my boat compartments. All the jig boxes, jighead boxes, crank bait boxes, and plastics. I put them and anything else laying around, in a cooler and put that in my storage bin. While I’m waiting for the ice to form, I find myself tackle shopping again. Getting all the newest stuff that hits the market. By spring, I’m loaded up again. New boxes, bags, crankbaits, couple rods and reels and they all go in the boat. Find myself buying more of the same baits that worked last season while I still have the ones in storage from last season. I’ll never be able to use all the stuff I have stored. Planning on giving this stuff to the local scouts and brownies this spring. That way I’ll have more room next winter to store this years stuff. :biggrin

When you have teenage grandsons you can never have enough!

For about 12 years now this it. Used to have a big tackle box full. Since switching to cast and retrieve UL angling exclusively, what is in that box is all I use. I catch all the crappie....Gills.....Smallies.....KY bass....shell cracker.....white bass.....and trout, that I could hope for. Of course if your trolling.....pulling cranks......this ain’t gonna work.

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Chaunc is my kind of guy. Philanthropist and fisherman. Hat tip, Sir.

I have lotsa tackle that I store in several Plano flat boxes and in 5 big tackle boxes. I bought a small $8.95 2 tray tackle box that I keep stocked with everything I need. Jigs, hooks, split shots, floats, pliers, nippers, roadrunners, beetle spins, crappie nibbles, etc. Works for me and I keep it stocked as needed.

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I have around 30 Plano boxes I keep all me gear stored in. I label each box and store in them at home on a shoe rack that is about 4ft tall by 3ft wide. I only carry one Plano box two rods when I hit the lake. I think about the lures i'm use the night before a trip and fill up my Plano box. I can't stand fishing in a boat with crap all over the place. Never understood why a person has to have 10 rods in the boat to fish (unless your a spider rigger). I keep it very simple and carry very little with me when I go fish.

I started buying the black and yellow boxes at Freight a couple years back. They have a compartment on top under the lid and hold four compartment type plastic boxes under that. Then I have bigger tackle box I got at a flea market with swing out tray's over storage in the bottom, and there is always the loose Plano boxes laying around. I watched a Ketchn you tube one time and he was sayin' something about only taking a couple jigs/ lures with him a a time. After I sat back and realized I honestly only use a couple when I go, I cut back o taking so much with me...I'll tote a 5-gal. bucket with a couple plano boxes, and I have three poles that are always in my truck. If I need to change or restock, then I'll do that, other wise, I'm ready to fish any time. Oh yea, there's pliers, nibbles, and slab sauce in the bucket too!

Winter time- more stuff, Spring time- less stuff.

I have downsized from many boxes of non descriptive nature to Plano boxes of many sizes. From pocket size to large, and one to hold most all of nothing but trolling plastics. Some I don’t use much. Don’t use the go.f clubs much but no one will give you anything for em, so I’ll trip over them for a while longer. I have a 6 gallon jug milk crate that I put a lid on about 20 years ago that holds what I need to take, and put the appropriate boxes in and take those I won’t be using and put them on the shelf. One medium sizes Plano box has about 80 ultralight hardbaits in it, and it will never go away either. Had a lot of fun at yard sales and flea markets finding those. Found a box at a sale once that had about 35 rapalas in it in various sizes and states of repair, and some parts. I’ve whittled it down as far as I can, they just work too good sometimes. Something about a 3lb smallmouth on a #5 rapala and 4 pound test, largemouth too.