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Location: Belgium | I want to make a tackle box similar to a flambeau maximiser from a plastic crate and some other material to make the inserts. How can I best make these and from what material? I want to hang larger lures like suicks, bobbies, burts, reef hawgs, swim whizzes etc in them when I'm fishing from a boat. It keeps the baits away and they can dry properly while fishing. I just want to be able to hose them down after fishing by taking the inserts out of the plastic crate. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance
BTW, the top of the crate won't be closed
Edited by divani 8/14/2003 10:24 AM
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Location: Belgium | I think I read something about using a cooler-box or something without the closed top and that guy tied (?) plastic pipes together so he could get them out of the box in one piece. Not sure how to do that though |
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| Try a milk crate with some PVC rain gutter downspout sections. You can see a picture of this under toddb's post on the "Picture of your Pet" thread.
Cant take the inserts out in one piece, but the milk crate is not solid so you could spray the baits down without even removing the inserts.
I currently use this system, but with round plastic tubes instead of downspout. The downspout will hold larger baits. I will be making one like this very soon.
Check it out. I think you will be satisfied.
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Location: Holly, MI | I tried to use the plastic tube method. It worked but not well. The round inside did not allow for baits with a lip very well. The same size square has a much larger opening especially at the diagonals. If you want to use plexiglass or lucite for the dividers it will be clear to see the lures much better and allow light into the box. I contacted in the past a guy who makes/sells musky lure boxes out of wood with plexiglass inserts. He told me to cut the slots to fit them together on a table saw with the blade turned BACKWARDS. This way it nibbles at the material instead of Grabbing it and chipping/cracking it. I had one drawn up to look like a carpenters open tool box with hip ends and a dowell across the top for a handle. I planned to make it big enough to place some plastic storage boxes at one end. |
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Location: Belgium | what is this downspout? I don't know that word
The method with plexi-glass sounds great as long as you make the squares wide enough. I think it's better than round ones like Lobi says when you want to add crankbaits as well |
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| Downspout is what goes on houses to carry the rain from the roof to the ground so it does not just run off all sides of the house. Basically just a square tube. |
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Location: Belgium | ow, yes now I know what you mean. Well, over here these aren't usually made from plastic for houses (mainly for stables and garden houses) but we use copper or aluminum I think |
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| better than pvc pipe would be to use clear, plastic tubing. very light weight, durable.
can be found at:
visipak.com
or
uline.com (small quantities)
i think you could order them up to 12 inches in length.
--Brian
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| Anybody use aluminum downspout? I wanted to make at least a few slots for bigger baits. I found some 2.5x2.5 in PVC, but was only able to find the 2.5x5 in aluminum at Menards. Would like to stick to PVC, but would also like a bigger size. Anybody see any problems with using aluminum? |
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Location: Holly, MI | I don't know how you would keep the cut edges from being sharp, but other than that it should work. The plastic downspouts should be available at any lumber yard or home building supply store like Home Depot. Home depot also has clear plastic (very thin wall) tubing made to slide over flourescent light tubes for protection. These cut easy and are clear for light penetration. They also will "squish (shape) if you pack them in tight so you won't have as big of voids (wasted space)that the hard plastic tubing will have. |
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Location: Belgium | you can always cover the sharp edges with duct tape, i guess. I'm oing to try plastic downspouts tomorrow. |
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Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland | Why not just buy a Lakewood's Muskie Monster? Terrific tackle storge. Tom |
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Location: Belgium | not available here ... and having one shipped over will double the price more or less |
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