Tackle Storage..., Plano Guide Series Tackle Bag

Hi everyone,

Just wondering what everyone uses for their lure storage?

Being a topwater, jerkbait, crankbait, and ultralight fisherman made filling the seven 3700 Plano StowAway's which came with my newly acquired Plano Guide Series Tackle Bag pretty simple; 1 for sinking jerkbaits, 1 for rising jerkbaits, 1 for suspending jerkbaits, 1 for topwaters including walking style baits, poppers, and frogs; 1 for light crankbaits up to 3/8oz; 1 for crankbaits over 3/8oz; and 1 for my ultra light lures.

I think I might pick up an additional 3700 for spinnerbaits and perhaps some chatterbaits and sub that in depending on what I'm going to be fishing for each day...

Cheers,

Attila

How many baits do you need to take with you on one trip? I have numerous tackle boxes, but when I need to fish from shore or in someone elses boat I can cut back to 2-3 3700 boxes no problem.

New lake or a lake I do not fish often.... I pack a lot... cannot describe how much we take with us when fishing a strange lake. But when it comes to a lake we know and fish often. All you need can literally fit in a sandwich bag. We tend to bring 100x more then we need. And that is not over exaggerating. We are carrying extra weight we do not need because we do not want to be without it "just in case".

I do a Windsor trip once a year. I seen the same local guys every year. They walk out with a rod and a zip lock bag half full with what they need. They out fish everyone and a few hours later their zip lock bag is full of stuff they pick off the ground because others toss out. I have a brother in law that has 20 lbs of bell sinkers in his tackle box.... it does not make sense to me.

Hi Sabby, thanks for your reply.

Generally I don't take more than what I need as I usually set out with a focus and a goal of what I'd like to catch.

Case in point, in the spring, I would take my ultralight box if I new I was going out specifically for panfish. Depending on what the water temps were, I would also make a decision to take one of the jerkbait boxes with me in case I felt like getting some pike fishing in. When I go for walleye on opener it's the same, except I just take ziploc bag with some pink heads and white grubs along with a jerkbait box.

The problem happens in summer, as everything is open and I love going for drives to seek out new areas and different types of fisheries. When I look at my favourite lake, Sturgeon, I can find myself fishing various types of structure all from shore and that means having my arsenal with me which includes pretty much all of the boxes I listed below. With the warmer weather I may only take 2 jerkbait boxes but swap in a spinnerbait/chatterbait box.

I don't usually go fishing with other people so going on a boat isn't something I tend to worry about. At some point I hope to own my own boat, probably something with a small hp motor and a side console with a seat and trolling motor up front which would meet my future needs unless my circumstances change.

Cheers, and thanks for your reply.

Attila

I bring way to much stuff.

I usually bring 2 rods and all my gear. I change methods often if something isn't working. I have a small tackle bag but I am making the change to a bigger bag in order to fit all my stuff.

If I see you haul in a fish with a certain bait or lure that I don't have I feel like I must get one in every colour.

You can never have tooooo much stuff! The coast guard rating on you your boat is the suggested weight of the tackle you can carry LOL. My son and i take 8 baitcasting rods and two spinning when we go bass fishing and way too many plano boxes to count. He who dies with the most toys wins