It's been some time since I first began this thread with full intentions of building my own pedestal tackle storage unit for my boat. I had been in contact with some recommended plastic companies and had drawn up the start to some ideas before I received an exclusive invitation to field test a prototype from Bob at Just Encase. Bob and I corresponded back and forth over the phone and by way of email with supporting images of the design ideas that Bob would come up with. Eventually a package would arrive at my door and within minutes the box was opened and I was tearing off the boat cover to put the new pedestal unit in place. So a review is in order... What separates this unit from anything else I've seen on the market is it's dynamic interchangeability, in that you get to choose what height your tubes are and you can change them out whenever you want. If you downsize in the spring, swap out the taller tubes for the shorter ones. In the summer, if you're like me when you go to the lake you bring small stuff and big stuff, and I suppose anywhere in between. The way it is now, the unit I have has three different sizes capable of holding pounder Bulldawgs and Super Model dub 10's without lapping on the floor base, DDD Cranks and 10-inch walk-the-dog topwaters baits fit perfectly in the mid size and anything from small cranks, TW tailbaits and your basic dub-10 blade baits fit great in the smaller of the three. If you drop a bait down to the bottom and can't fish it out with another hook, like a small bucktail or something, you can slide the tube upwards and easily retrieve the fallen lure out with your hand. The base of the unit has feet to lift the unit over the base of your pedestal if you have a boat that has the aluminum plate around the pedestal base (like a lund or a Alumacraft). Even though I have a Ranger with a simple hole in the floor to insert the pedestal seat, I still prefer having the lure unit off the carpet so it can dry when it rains as opposed to staying moist all of the time. The bottom base of the Just Encase unit has holes drilled where the tubes cover to drain when it rains, as well. I love that I can easily see every lure in each tube and they don't bake in the sun - trust me, I spent 14-hour days for 8-days straight on Lake of the Woods baking and my lure paints never bled and the rubber never got soft. There are tool storage holes drilled in and they worked great. I stored a long needle nose, a large Knipex hook cutter, a hook sharpening file and a split-ring pliers with ease; they never shook, vibrated or fell out, even when I was crashing some serious waves at 40+ mph. The unit never budged, not even a little. The feet gripped the carpet well and the weight of the unit with the lures in kept it solidly positioned even in the most adverse of conditions. I would highly recommend this unit to anyone if Just Encase puts these into production. Such an awesome unit and I'm so pleased I was afforded the opportunity to put this prototype to the test! I'll be posting some video footage from my recent trip to LOTW here on MuskieFIRST very soon. There is plenty of footage of this unit absorbing abuse from weather to waves and every day use. If anyone has any questions regarding specs on the unit, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to do my best and try and answer. Below are some action pics with the unit shown with different lures in it so you can see what it fits. And yeah, I know, wrong species  
 
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