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What tips do you have for streamlining fishing tackle?
I like fishing but all my tackle always ends up in a mess. What are good ways to make my tackle easy and quick to access and carry around when i'm fishing.
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- Uhm do you have a decent tackle box, one big enough to fit your essential tackle? I have a smaller tackle box that I take out on trips with me and then I have a huge tackle box that I use to store everything else. You wont be going for all kinds of fish all in one outing, due to what is in season and what you feel like going. So why bring tackle you wont be using? I also have a separate box for my larger lures and plugs, for when I go surf fishing, since I know they will be used only in the surf at certain times of the year.
- is that even possible? when you get that figured out, let me know. when l go bass fishing f'rinstance, l carry at least a half dozen rods rigged differently and the tackle to rig them all differently including but not limited to three sizes of plastic worms in 30 colors for each. and all the hard baits of course. then a rod or two for cats in case they're biting and definitely a couple light spinning rods for trout or panfish. it's a good thing l don't stop at the beach on my way home...
- I like the smaller divided plastic trays, Plano makes good ones and that is what I have. The lid fits tight to the dividers so even when turned upside down or shaken everything stays separate and organized. They make soft cases to put these trays in or a back pack or bucket will work as well. If I turned my big tackle box upside down it would be a real mess but the trays keep things organized. I have one just for ice fishing since I don't need plugs for that. You could have one for worms, one for plugs, one for spinners etc. hope that helps.
- Good luck!!! Its hard to keep organized when you are busy fishing!! The best thing I could figure out was to use plastic tray dividers, cheap, but they have allot of slots to put various lures in. You just have to remember when you change up a lure, throw it back in the right box. They also make spinnerbait boxes, swimbait boxes etc. Then I just throw all the boxes in a tackle bag, dont like the boxes, the bag looks like a backpack with allot of compartments. Look at it this way, there is always later to organize.....now its time to fish!
