Tackle Storage For Boat Locker

[Flippin]

Occasionally I have noticed some fisherman with tackle stored in the underside of the locker lid in there boat. That looks like a good a pretty good way to keep things organized and have easy access. I dont get enough time on the water and I sure hate wasting time trying to dig out a bait. Does anyone use such a system and have any opinions about it?

[Dutch]

I have heard a lot of good stuff about Cooks if that is what you mean here is a link.

http://www.cookstacklesystems.com/

[Flippin]

Thanks Dutch,

I looked at the Cooks system online and it looks great for spinners and maybe jigs. I also found easyviewtackle.com but dont know anything it.

[denjac]

I keep it all stowed below deck. Nothing worse than a bunch of clutter all over the decks. Ever try to get to a net and discover it has a tackle box in it, empty pop cans ect? Keep it clean and lean.

[Flippin]

I keep it all stowed below deck. Nothing worse than a bunch of clutter all over the decks. Ever try to get to a net and discover it has a tackle box in it, empty pop cans ect? Keep it clean and lean.

Denjac I totally agree with you. I like that the idea of the organizers because they keep it below deck but easily accessable. I am bad about throwing a bag of plastic in the locker and then get impatient when I am having to dig to find that bag later.

[CaptainJoe]

I wanted a way to store my baits on my tackle box lids. When I would switch baits, I was putting the wet bait back into the bait box. Soon, the hooks would begin to rust. Spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, buzzbaits, and jigs were really bad since the skirts retained more water and would cause hook rusting and the shirts would stick. Well, I found a cheap and very effective way to store your baits. This idea was featured in Bassmaster Magazine. I installed one over the Winter and it works. You can get to your baits easy, they dry out, skirts don't stick, and don't rust. I bought the drywall plastic corner board at Lowes. Marine silicone holds it to the lid. Works great. Here are some photos. Sorry for the out-of-focus crankbait picture.

[getfished]

Captain Joe has a good setup there. You have a few options for small bags of plastics. using the product from Cooks or the easy view system is one option and works good. I have an easy view system and I like it and would recommend it. I'm sure the Cook's is good also. Another option is one that I chose. The easyview system was fine but I needed more. I didn't want to part with too much more of my cash so I decided to see if I could build my own. I went out to the barn and found some aluminum (no rust) strap that was suitable. It was approximately 1/2" to 3/4" wide and approximately 1/8" ? thick. I cut 3 or 4 straps of this to length to fit under my lids. Next I went to the hardware store and bought a package of 25 or so stainless steel (no rust) screws of the proper length. You could also probably use some short aluminum rivets(no rust). The final ingredient I picked up at an office supply store. It was convention/delegate badge clips. I screwed or riveted these to the strap after I had marked the mounting holes and drilled them.

The whole process was not very expensive and if you don't have some suitable aluminum strap available you can pick it up at the hardware store. You end up with a product that will utilize your particular space just right.

Before I drilled any holes and after I cut my straps to length I laid the straps out on a flat surface and placed various bags of plastic over them to get an idea of just exactly how to space them and how much distance to allow vertically between bag clipmounts so that I could maximize the space yet still be able to get a quick idea of what was hanging there with a quick glance. This turned out to be good because a bag of 10" worms takes up a different amount of space than a bag of tubes or grubs. This way I ended up with a custom arrangement which accommodated the majority of the baits I normally use. When I go to a different lake or fish specifically for a different species I can hang some baits up there that will be used on that outing.

GETFISHED!!!

[CaptainJoe]

GETFISHED,

Bags of plastics can be added by using S-hooks, but I did not do it for two reasons: 1. the bags are not consistent (size differences and Chompers does not provide a hole after the package is opened) and the bigger bags hit the tackle storage boxes in the storage area. 2. I use a tackle storage bag for most of my plastics, especially the scented ones. I put the worm bag into the storage bag and they stay fresher under a double seal. I looked at the Cooks system, but lots of bucks to do multiple cabinets. My entire system cost me under $4.00.

Your setup sounds great, too. Can you provide a picture of your setup?

[Flippin]

Thanks Captain Joe and getfished. Those ideas sound great for cranks/spinners plastics. I am all about it if I can save some money and build it myself. More $ for fishing stuff.

Captain Joe since I think drywall corner board on a 90 degree angle, did you have to bend it to make it to make it closer to a 30 degree angle? It looks like the crankbait hooks are are stuck in the board. What is your corner board made of? Sorry for all the question but it was hard for me to see what was done in the pictures.

[CaptainJoe]

Thanks Captain Joe and getfished. Those ideas sound great for cranks/spinners plastics. I am all about it if I can save some money and build it myself. More $ for fishing stuff.

Captain Joe since I think drywall corner board on a 90 degree angle, did you have to bend it to make it to make it closer to a 30 degree angle? It looks like the crankbait hooks are are stuck in the board. What is your corner board made of? Sorry for all the question but it was hard for me to see what was done in the pictures.

Flippin, No bending. You want the 90 degree angle. The corner board has the holes already drilled into it, so you hang the baits in the predrilled holes. Since the corner board is all plastic, no rust, its lightweight, and really easy to glue to the back of the compartment lid. I had to trim the edges to allow for the watertight plastic seal around the compartments. Let me know if you need a better picture......