bait storage

I was bitten by the musky bug about 3 years ago after boating a 45″ fish on the Big Chip. Problem is storage of the big baits. What do you long time bait collectors like to use that keeps them dry,untangled and accessible?

PVC and duct tape….

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A cheap easy way to store them is to use a disposable Styrofoam cooler and hang the baits around the inside lip.

Just throw em on the trolling motor deck, that’s where mine end up anyway

These are top of the line however………. Storage

I keep most of my baits in a large softsided tacklebag made for Plano 37xx plastic boxes. I have the Flambeau AZ8. Most baits fit great in the Plano’s. Between my two tackle bags, probably have close to a couple hundred baits.

Before I head out I pull the baits I plan to start out with and hang on the inside lip of a 5 gallon backet, so I don’t have to dig in my boxes so much. As I switch lures, I just toss them back on the lip of the bucket. Can probaby hold at least a couple dozen+ baits in the bucket. Nice thing is the lures dry out nicely out of the way in the bucket, and there not laying all over the floor for you to step on. I still bring my tackle bags, but with that many baits, they fit in a much smaller package than the big hanging boxes.

At the end of the day I can bring the bucket in the house, with all the baits inside still drying. When dry, pack back into the tackle boxes. Helps avoid baits getting all rusty from putting wet lures back in the boxes.

Works GREAT for me!

I’ve got the big green Flambeau as well as the Blue & Gray Plano, and I like’em both