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| Yesterday I realized that some muskie lures are a bit big for my tackle box and I was wondering if you either bought your tackle box or made it by yourself, also what's the better deal?
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| I bought my own, I have a Plano big water box n a couple lake woods. I keep pounders and other big plastics in old milk crate, I've seen guys use five gallon buckets to styrofoam coolers |
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| I buy the BPS plano tote bags and plano 3730 boxes. You can fit 4 in each bag, 14.00 for the bags and 6.00 for each plano, very cheap and take up less space if you're boat is already crammed for room. |
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| Milk crate and gutter down spouts is good for a starter box |
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| Thank you all
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Location: Savage, MN | I have a lakewoods but use the open plano boxes for dawgs. I also made a "cheap" pedestal style lure hanger for around my front seat that gets a ton of use and cost about $6. Only is a 10' chunk of plastic downspout, gorilla glue and some additional cpvc pieces attached for tool holders. |
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| I like the rain gutter ideas, Ill either do that or buy one of the big game tackle boxes.
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| Zach, I have several planos , hanging and clear 3700 3750, but the boxes that are the most usful are the ones I make out of PVC down spout with a thin wooden crate frame, any size and height from tuff shads to pounders , sized to fit in compartments and out on the floor, easy to make and the size you want or need. The money save goes to new lures. Keep in mind the clear boexes in bright sun will distroy at lot of hollow plastic baits So it is better to hang lures in the open air. Bad day when you notice your hard earned lures are ruined. been there hope this helps |
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| Tackle Mechanic - 5/17/2013 4:30 PM
Zach, I have several planos , hanging and clear 3700 3750, but the boxes that are the most usful are the ones I make out of PVC down spout with a thin wooden crate frame, any size and height from tuff shads to pounders , sized to fit in compartments and out on the floor, easy to make and the size you want or need. The money save goes to new lures. Keep in mind the clear boexes in bright sun will distroy at lot of hollow plastic baits So it is better to hang lures in the open air. Bad day when you notice your hard earned lures are ruined. been there hope this helps Thank you for the advice!
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Nolan - 5/17/2013 11:27 AM
Milk crate and gutter down spouts is good for a starter box
Good finisher box too. I have bought a lot of boxes over the years and keep going back to the milk crate and downspout. It holds more than enough baits for any outing. Lures dry in the box without being strewn all over the boat (if you do that in my boat you won't be back) If rain gets in it goes out the bottom and everything dries. I cut a square of plastic from a kids Krazy Carpet and lay in the bottom before puting in the tubes to prevent hooks catching in the bottom of the crate and add a web carrying strap that I can put over my shoulder.
Extra and out of season lures are kept at home in Plano 3700's in a hockey bag. |
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| Hey everyone, I brought a Plano big game tackle box because it was a good deal compared to the others and also compared to me making one. Thanks again everyone!
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Location: E. Tenn | a good alternative to the downspouts would be PVC pipe in whatever diameter you need.
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| fFr about 10 bucks you can make a nice pedestal bait holder. Take 1 ten ft piece of thin wall 3" PVC one piece in the midle and glue the 5 or 6 pieces around it or take 8 large zip ties and bind it all together. Makes great tool holders on the outside and will hold a lot of baits inside the tubes. Cheap, efficient and works,,Cut the PVC into equal 11" or 12" inch pieces. |
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| i use the vinyl downspouts as well. I cut 20 at about 10" and put them in a plastic milk crate. Glue them together and put a thin piece of plastic on the bottom to close the holes in the crate. Use a piece of rope with knots around the handle which is made of an old water hose that is junk. i made 4 of these for the cost of one musky tackle box. Each 3" downspout can hold one to up to 3 lures depending on size. They work great. |
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