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| Made this from ideas off site and lakewood boxes...nice thing you can remove the crates if needed...bottom support tray built into bag...waterproof and very thick...got under $50 in everything!!!!?? not counting baits obviously...just have to finish the transfer of lures from old to this one over half way home though...hopefully add couple new ones to collection from Show
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| Nice idea! I did something similar but used a Plano hard sided storage box. |
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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | That's a great idea, especially since the Lakewood boxes are crazy expensive. I think I might try your idea, are those just rain gutters? |
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| yea actually down spout...you can get plastic or allium...I prefer plastic cheaper easier to work with no sharp edges...I thought about starting to make them to sell if you could find good supplier for the bags...
thats thing the lakewoods so expensive and they arent removable this one if you want to pull a crate all the way out you can or if you have numerous crates you can swap them out love this thing..saw lakewood boxes but wasnt spending that and this worked out perfect and less than $50 for everything since I found bag on clearence it was $60 normally |
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| Why use a bag? Letting the baits be in the air would dry them faster. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Fishysam - 1/20/2017 5:12 PM
Why use a bag? Letting the baits be in the air would dry them faster.
For transportation. You can take them out of the bag lol. |
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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | That's my favorite part is I can transport them in the bag but I can take the crates out on the boat to have super quick access to all my lures. |
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| JakeStCroixSkis - 1/20/2017 4:54 PM
Fishysam - 1/20/2017 5:12 PM
Why use a bag? Letting the baits be in the air would dry them faster.
For transportation. You can take them out of the bag lol.
exactly plus you can keep them out of the weather until you need them...I dont want mine exposed to everything when its not necc...baits are expensive want them to last as long as poss... |
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Location: MN | I was searching for something like this a few years ago, and found this thread: http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=47...
This caused me to join this site, and read a bunch of the info on here and deepened my curiousity/excitement for muskies.
I made something similar to that one, but used a Flambeau AZ6, and when I cut my downspout I used a small hacksaw (was not great). Might redo the downspout with a dremel instead sometime soon. Anyone have a good tip or tool recommendation to cutting the vinyl downspout cleanly and easily? |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | ndsumiller - 1/25/2017 12:42 AM
I was searching for something like this a few years ago, and found this thread: http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=47...
This caused me to join this site, and read a bunch of the info on here and deepened my curiousity/excitement for muskies.
I made something similar to that one, but used a Flambeau AZ6, and when I cut my downspout I used a small hacksaw (was not great ). Might redo the downspout with a dremel instead sometime soon. Anyone have a good tip or tool recommendation to cutting the vinyl downspout cleanly and easily?
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| NdSumiller, a hand mitre saw and go slow don't put force on it. Once you've cut them to length clean the ends first with a rag to remove the burrs
then having found a flat surface and some sheets of 400 and 800 grit paper get to work on the ends of the gutter by using small circular motions. Key is - a straight clean cut and a flat surface to place grit paper on. |
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Location: With my son on the water | If my pictures show up (always struggle posting pics) I will show a box I made to organize my boat. This is actually the second generation as I enlarged the first one.
I put the box directly in-front of the console of my Tuffy 1760. The box is small enough that I can open the rod storage, open the compartment directly in-front of the box, and still able to lay rods (butt to the front - tip next to the console). So I basically put things in the compartment underneath that I don't need often (extra reels, line, motor manuals, emergency canvas & cloths, etc.). It has 4 plastic feet on each corner that kind of dig into the carpet (the box doesn't move but I did glue a carpet pad on it to protect the console). I made the box out of treated plywood. drilled a bunch of drain holes and painted it with some special paint for treated wood from Menards. It took all winter for the drying process between coats but has held up very well.
I used plastic down spout tubs and glued them together with PVC cement. I didn't use a tub for every space but let the tubs make extra spaces to save some weight. I also made the 4 corners larger to hold spinner baits. As you can see the box has 5 rows of tubs so I normally dedicate a row to a specific style of lure (Blades, Surface, Cranks, Jerks, small vs big) I can hold 30 lures without a problem which I have found like many of you typically don't use in a day. I cut the tubes with a fine tooth hack saw which I found gave the smoothest cut. The plastic cuts MUCH better if it is room temperature or more. I used a file to deburr the cuts.
If my boat is sitting on a dock over night I do take the lures out of box at the end of the day and lock the lures up in large 3700 series plano boxes. I lock up all the rods up too. The nice thing about the 1760 is the amount of lockable storage. Yes, I know anyone can easily break in but things out of sight helps as people don't know what you have so is it worth the risk? I have seen way to much theft in my day even on LOTW (but that's another story). Typically each day is different so in the morning we read the conditions and get the baits out we want to start with.
But if we are home on local water I don't empty it.
I also made some dedicated locations for other things (Thermos, PCV tubs with caps to store leaders, long hook out, Head nets stored in empty peanut butter jars (stay dry), Camera in the yellow peanut jar (stays dry), 1st aid stuff in a peanut butter jar (stays dry), bug spray, sun screen, glasses). I put all my release tools (cutters, jaw spreaders, pliers, glove) in a smaller plastic tote that sits right in-front of the box.
Like many of you we can all tell a story about a big fish that got away because either the net wasn't ready or a lure got in it and pinned it shut, this is what I am always trying to prevent so that's why I try to keep my boat clean. Speaking of net, I also put a screw in the handle so it is deployed all the time which I am sure many of you can tell horror stories about. (Mine is when I had my first upper 40 inch fish on and my buddy went to extract the net. I looked over and he was holding hoop in one hand and handle in the other. My heart sank as I had my first large fish up to the boat and he is farting around (not what I said) trying to insert the handle back into the net. He eventually netted it with the hoop alone. It turned out to be a fat 49 inch LOTW beast (remember that Tozz?)
I know this type of box may not work for everyone and I am sure others have a better idea but for now it seems to work very well for me.
If you have any questions or suggestions send me a PM.
Have a good day.
Brad
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| ndsumiller - 1/24/2017 11:42 PM
I was searching for something like this a few years ago, and found this thread: http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=47...
This caused me to join this site, and read a bunch of the info on here and deepened my curiousity/excitement for muskies.
I made something similar to that one, but used a Flambeau AZ6, and when I cut my downspout I used a small hacksaw (was not great ). Might redo the downspout with a dremel instead sometime soon. Anyone have a good tip or tool recommendation to cutting the vinyl downspout cleanly and easily?
tried cutting few different ways besy way I found was a small hand held saw circular cut like a 4-5inch wheel on it and come strait down on it lightly no real pressure cuts it pretty clean and strait(up to u a bit) and then you could sand down if you wanted but I didnt feel it was necc. they pretty cleann in general..cut mine all at 10 1/4 seem to be perfect for milk crate...I plasty dipped the Milk crate to give it a rubber texture so it wouldnt slip around on boat... |
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| I used a wood bit on a 12" chop saw, got it hauling and slowly but intentionally pushed it down and have a few minor nicks but have made 100 cuts in 4 minutes....
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| looks like the ones on left longer than ones on right or is it just illusion...looks like your come out above crate maybe you did intentional |
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got ideas from here and fit to my boat
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Location: With my son on the water | Nice Job Daniel
It looks like you can lock up most of your stuff. Those Plano boxes are very handy. I don't have a picture but I do something very similar under the deck extension of my Tuffy. I can put 12 on Edge. (six each side)
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| Made tubes longer than crates on purpose, then I have longer ones in totes as well for storage/ buddy's boat that can't go in a box like mine, I have totes/ tubes that are just the rite length I can stand/walk on top of and I'm 250# it's sad I have 2 milk crates that have 25 tubes full with 2-3 baits in most that allow it and inside the rear compartments I have 2 totes that have 35 tubes each and they are full as heck too. How is that sad? I'll use 4 baits a day haha |
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| dont know what is sad about that looks good I didnt build into boat because im looking for new boat this spring and if I go on trip without boat want to be able to transport |
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| thanks ,this is probably my last boat (second one but really like it ) and the planos are for longer baits and all the down spouts can be lifted out .but i have to stop buying !! full already ! |
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| just saw your pictures brad ,nice tubs .your tuffy was my dream boat but after a few years searching while living in quebec it was not feasable and found something to fill most of my needs. great story with the net ! i too try to keep the boat clutter free.guess its nice that its 19 feet . |
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Location: West Bend WI | Here's mine. Aluminum frame, plastic corrugated bottom sheet, downspout tubes. This crate is sized to slide under pilot seat structure.
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| Is the downspout lure storage also an option for storing magnum dawgs and pounders, or are there better ways for those bigger soft lures? |
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| i have 2,5 inch downspouts and big rubber is a tight fit ! never tryed a pounder but magnum fits with some coaxing/tail bending.
if i get more space i might try 3 inch next for big rubber.and maybe round would be easyer. |
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| markymark - 2/18/2017 12:26 AM
Is the downspout lure storage also an option for storing magnum dawgs and pounders, or are there better ways for those bigger soft lures?
you can get bigger down spout and mix and match......but you can fit pounders in the reg size ones |
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