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| I have been looking at doing this since I never seem to be able to get the amount of baits in a single box, or they are crammed in there. With the Plano's and Lakewoods, you can usually only fit a single bait in the compartments. Does anyone, or has anyone, built their own tackle box? Do you or would you use wood, plexiglass, plastic, some other material? Just looking for some info so I can get the box that suits me best.
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| getting the materials tomorrow to make my first pure plexiglass box! i'll give you some pics and updates as the hard water season progresses...
probably using wood might be an easier route - luan is cheap and should get the job done. good luck!
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Check out my vinyl downspout one that I made. the link is below.
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=40... |
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| longntoothy, what kind of dimensions are you looking at? Im thinking in the range of 16" wide by 24-26" long and 14" tall. I think that should hold most anything I would like to throw in there. And rig some sort of handle or a shoulder strap to it. |
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| Here's something I built a few years back using standard plexiglass from a storm door.
16" wide x 14" deep x 13" high, holds 42 lures. I made it to be an insert for a larger box, that would also hold 3 plano 3700's for tools, etc.
In hindsight, I'd have made the back section 14" High, or possibly more, because if you have double 10's in it the blades drag on the bottom. I'd have also made another row on the front section, because a great many lures just don't need the 14" height.
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Location: Minnesota | I recomend using the search function on here. This topic has been discussed in great detail every year.
I use vinyl downspout material for my boxes. Cut them to whatever length you want and make the dimensions whatever you want. The larger downspout will hold several lures in it and the smaller stuff only holds 2 of most baits. You can glue them all together with PVC primer and then PVC glue. They won't come apart if you use generous amounts of glue. I have one that I made almost 20 years ago now that is still being used. |
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| esox addict, did you use the 'score and snap' method to cut your plexiglass? I've used a ban saw in the past, but didn't like the edge that it gave... |
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Location: East TN | I made mine basically how brmusky mentioned, I bought some 2x3" vinyl downspout, cut them to about 12" long(I think), glued them all together with PVC glue, then fashioned them where they would slip down inside your typical bass plano holder bag. My box will hold about 30 baits fairly easily(aside from a few of the larger baits), but for me...it works fine. Then i've also got pockets and such to fit my other gear(line, release tools, extra hooks, leaders, etc, etc). For me, this is my perfect box. Here is the link to the thread where I posted mine...
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=47... |
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Location: Birchwood, WI. | I used the vinyl down spouts to make bait holders for around the seat pedestals , Also works great , cheap & light weight ! used liquid nails construction adhesive to hold them together ! |
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| Longn'toothy... I believe there are certain blades you can use that might alleviate burning or leaving a jagged edge, whether you're using a band saw or a circular saw, jigsaw, etc. I did mine the old fashioned way with a box cutter, a ruler, a grease pencil, and a T-Square. It takes a while to get the hang of the score and snap method, but if you take your time about measuring and making sure you have straight lines, and your cuts run all the way to the end of the material, it's a LOT easier. I busted a few pieces in the process. You'll need a bunch of blades, as they dull rather quickly. One thing I found to help was when you round off the point of the blade, you can snap the tip off with pliers and have a brand new point to work with. The whole thing cost me probably $15, which was basically box cutter blades and 2 part plastic repair epoxy. Looking at it closely, it's not exactly pretty, but for a first attempt I am very pleased. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | EA,
That looks pretty darn good.... I need something like that in my boat, since there are baits strune all over the place , after a 12-14 hr. day.
Very nice.
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | There is a lot of places you can buy POLYCARBONATE - LEXAN from just do a google, it comes in clear and in tints and you can order it in the thickness you want. PPC - Polymer Plastics Corp out of Reno NV. will help you with any ??? you have on how to cut it and glues to use. You can make a very cool box for very little $$$ Thanks esoxaddict for showing your boxes very cool, $15.00 and some of your time, not to bad. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | i use the milk crate and downspout method, works great, easy to make and very cheap |
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| You can go to midland plastics in Madison and tell them what you are looking for you can get round tubes or sheets. They will also cut it for you for an additional cost. I bought some 3" round tubes glued them together and dropped them in my boats storage compartments. |
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| You can go to midland plastics in Madison and tell them what you are looking for you can get round tubes or sheets. They will also cut it for you for an additional cost. I bought some 3" round tubes glued them together and dropped them in my boats storage compartments. |
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| Got a few scrap sheets after calling around...that will be dictating the box size. Unless I can locate some other cheap/freebie pieces I think the box will be 28" long, 14" wide and 12" high. Thanks for the score and snap tips...in a week or two I plan on starting the cutting. We'll see how this goes! |
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| I'm just about finsished with mine... just need to cut a couple more inserts/dividers. I'll post some pics tonight. My box is 24" long x 12" deep x 12" high. I'm very happy with the way it turned out. I could not find any of the weld on product around so I was forced to use hardware for assembly. In hindsight, I actually like the look of the hardware on the box. All said and done, materials totaled right around $70. Not quite as nice as the just encase boxes but I had a great time building it and saved a few bucks.
Oh - an FYI - Snap and score didn't work worth a #*#* for me. Ended up using a jigsaw with a 36TPI blade and that worked great. Scoring even against a straight edge was all over the place for me. |
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| WTF, its been awhile since i posted pics
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| Here's a few pics of how it turned out.
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Location: syracuse indiana | wow good job, you have a tellent there, looks great...bill |
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| Looks sweet. What is the thickness of the sheet that you used for the sides, top and bottom? Thinner for the dividers? |
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | Great job on the box and nice selection of lures you have there..... |
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| Thanks guys. The sides and bottom are .220 thickness. The lid is thinner I believe .10 or .125 and the dividers are .08.
The only bad thing is the brackets are not stainless. The nuts and bolts are though. However, if they are too rusty after a year I can easily replace them.
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| um have you ever thought of using a pencil holder thing and its plastic and you just put anything inside it  |
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| I build mine out of rain gutter and milk crate |
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| Excellent job...I agree the hardware adds a nice touch. How did you design the dividers? ie how do they interlock or go together? |
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Location: Germany | Hello,
here are my new spinner bait boxes. The box is from Lock & Lock. This material is resistant against soft plastic lures. The walls are made from stainless steel.
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Location: Okoboji | nice |
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| i build the same ones as Muskie Nut.. but i use the plastic milk crates from Menards and just cut 3" vinyl downspouts and insert them in. they work great for very little $$$ |
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| Here is the musky box I put together using the Plano 781 and PVC gutter.
https://youtu.be/pbxu9jJDPuM |
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