Lure/Rod storage ideas for basement or garage?

Looking for ideas on how to store muskie baits as well as fishing rods in my garage. I currently have my rods (muskie, walleye, lead core, etc) leaning in the corner of my garage. Ideally, I would like to hang them in some type of rack on my garage ceiling. This would make it more difficult for someone walking by to steal them when I leave the door open during the day.

As my muskie lure collection has increased significantly over the last couple years, I’m looking for ideas on some type of a rack to hang them on. I don’t normally take all the baits with on each fishing trip. Seems like the bigger rubber baits would keep better if they were stored hanging. Possibly peg board with hangers?

I’d appreciate ideas/pictures of what you have come up with for both rod and lure storage. Thanks much.

Here’s my rod rack…right above my boat for easy access while rigging up:

Rod Rack

I use the pile method…throw all of your baits into a pile then swear profusely when it takes you 10min to untangle your favorite cowgirl.

Here’s mine. I can easily reach everything when I’m standing in the boat.

We have the same exact set-up type deal Doug has. Easy access when you’re in the boat in the garage. Otherwise I have seen guys take a 5 gallon pail, put PVC tubing around the outside in cut off chunks, and put the rods in the tubes. We do this in our boat and then store the anchor in the bucket

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Here’s mine. I can easily reach everything when I’m standing in the boat.

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Have you ever busted a line guide with that set up?

I was considering doing something like that, but I feared busting a guide off. I decided to go with bike hooks hung from the ceiling instead. I got them for a buck each and they’re really easy to hang your rods on.

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Here’s mine. I can easily reach everything when I’m standing in the boat.

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Same as mine – Works great

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Here’s mine. I can easily reach everything when I’m standing in the boat.

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Have you ever busted a line guide with that set up?

I was considering doing something like that, but I feared busting a guide off. I decided to go with bike hooks hung from the ceiling instead. I got them for a buck each and they’re really easy to hang your rods on.

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Been using mine for 5 years now. Have never broken or damaged a Eye yet. When you slide the rod tip into the hole you just have to be careful and slide slowly.

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When you slide the rod tip into the hole you just have to be careful and slide slowly.

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That’s what she said!

I’m sorry… it could not be resisted.

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Here’s mine. I can easily reach everything when I’m standing in the boat.

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Have you ever busted a line guide with that set up?

I was considering doing something like that, but I feared busting a guide off. I decided to go with bike hooks hung from the ceiling instead. I got them for a buck each and they’re really easy to hang your rods on.

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No not at all. As Fishthumper so graphically described… “when you slide the rod tip into the hole you just have to be careful and slide s l o w l y.”

I can see where it might be a problem if you had to stretch a bit more to reach the rack. And as a matter or fact I often will have a bottom bouncer or slip bobber on the rod, and I’m still able to slide into the hole.

For the rods if can locate the rafters just use bicycle hooks, you can find them at fleet farms for 2 for $1.00,easy in and out.

Thanks for the rod holder ideas Ottomatica and Doug. I have a couple of 8′ 2X6’s laying in my garage that I could use. I normally have less than 10 rods at home so that should work for me.

Doug,
Approximately, how long are each of your boards? They look about 6 feet? About how far apart do you have them mounted? I have rods from 5 footers to 9.5 footers.

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I use the pile method…throw all of your baits into a pile then swear profusely when it takes you 10min to untangle your favorite cowgirl.

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Tim,
I use the same method. As I get older and my eyes and sausage fingers continue to decline, I need a better method.

With that much difference in rod length I’d split the 2×4 in half and mount half at about 4 feet apart and the other half at about 6 feet. Keep in mind the handle end slides in up to the real seat and you will want a min. of 8-12″ od the rop tips haning past the rack. If there is to much spacing and not enough tip overhang the rod may bow slightly – Not sure if that harms them but I prefer to keep the rods as strait as possible. I hope all of that makee sense.

That is a great idea Fishthumper. Thanks. I’ve got a couple of those shorty trolling rods and also have some longer muskie rods.

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I use the pile method…throw all of your baits into a pile then swear profusely when it takes you 10min to untangle your favorite cowgirl.

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The same can be said of your rods. If someone was to walk by your garage and grab one rod, they’d probabally have to take 3-4 with it

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For the rods if can locate the rafters just use bicycle hooks, you can find them at fleet farms for 2 for $1.00,easy in and out.

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Bike hooks X3 – Practical, easy, simple & effective.

I finally mounted the rod rack to the garage ceiling last night. Other than buying a hole saw blade, I had everything else laying around the garage.

I do the same and I have busted guides on my rods; also busted them going into rod tubes in the boat. I suppose I’m not slow/careful enough.

To get around that issue I just bought some of those Stik Jacket rod sleeves. They’re each less than the cost of replacing one eyelet…and I haven’t broken a guide since.

http://www.stickjacket.com/Web/Home.php
There’s some other brands around that I’ve seen in stores, I assume they all work equally well as long as they’re the sturdier plastic material (not cloth).