How do you store your plastics 2024
Booneangler18 reply :
Do you keep them in bags or put them in Plano type boxes?
jbsoonerfan reply :
Extras stay in the original packaging. Anything I am going to use goes in a bait coffin and in my bag.
MIbassyaker reply :
Kept in their bags, sorted by type, and filed in Plano 3731 boxes:
Catt reply :
On 3/5/2019 at 10:05 AM, Booneangler18 said:Do you keep them in bags or put them in Plano type boxes?
Both! ????
MN Fisher reply :
Some I keep in original packaging - my Keitech leeches for one. Worms and other critters get re-bagged into Ziploc snack size with the cut out label from the original packaging placed in with them. Then those bags get put into Plano 3606 or 3610 boxes - one or two snack bags per slot depending on the bait.
J._Bricker reply :
On 3/5/2019 at 10:05 AM, Booneangler18 said:Do you keep them in bags or put them in Plano type boxes?
In there original package @Booneangler18, and then in a Ziplock gallon bag.
I used to put worms in a tray and threw the bag in the garbage. Then one day I emptied the tray section on a good bite, threw all those dead soldiers away at the ramp thinking the tackle shop would have more. Long story short, I wasn’t able to find those same color Iovino worms. IMO, Ziplock bags are cheap and plentiful....
Bankbeater reply :
If I'm fishing from out of boat I keep the plastics in their packages and put fold them into the tray. If I am walking the shore then I will take a few baits out of their packages and put them in a tackle box. I very rarely take the entire bag of plastics while on foot.
TOXIC reply :
I use plano boxes and restock as needed (for Senko's I use the double sided I attached a pic of). When I'm fishing, I want to open a box grab a bait and get back to fishing. Not open the box, grab the bag, unroll the bag, open the bag, get a bait, reseal the bag, roll up the bag and put back in the box. I know me and if I tried that, I would have bags littered all over the boat and in the compartments telling myself, I'll put them away when I get home. I do keep a bag of my favorite Senko color in my pocket most days. Saves even more time. 
junyer357 reply :
In origional bag, in ziploc bags by type, ie.. craws, jig chunks, beavers, elaztech, worms, etc. I keep one or two bags up front of what im using and rest in a duffle box behind seats. When i go pond fishing i just grab one of the bags from front box.
Spankey reply :
My soft plastics for the most part I store in plastic type Rubbermaid Containers. Generally by fishing technique and some by manufacturer. Some are in original bags, sometimes it put original in appropriate zip-locs if necessary. I find using sealed containers and labeling them works great. Stack and store in boat storage compartment, easy to find and I do keep some of the terminal tackle required in there also. I just find it easier but there is 1000 ways to do things.
roadwarrior reply :
The baits that are "ready to use" are stored in a Plano without packaging. A little reserve in their original
packages in a soft bag with extra spools of line and stuff I might need on a trip, but not on any particular
day. The rest of my stash, the bulk of my tackle, on a peg board in original packaging in the Man Cave.
Log Catcher reply :
I store mine in the original bags and put them in soft tackle bags from BPS made for storing soft plastics.
I/MBasser reply :
On 3/5/2019 at 10:26 AM, MIbassyaker said:Kept in their bags, sorted by type, and filed in Plano 3731 boxes:
Does that have dividers?
MIbassyaker reply :
On 3/5/2019 at 11:57 PM, I/MBasser said:Does that have dividers?
Nope -- completely open . But I cut a little piece of cardboard and set it down the middle to divide left from right, which keeps them sorted.
Fishes in trees reply :
This is a subject that I've thought about quite a bit. Harbor Freight makes canvas tool bags - the 15" ones sell for $5 on sale pretty often (They also make a 12" one). My current system is that baits stay in their original packaging and are sorted by category into different gear bags. Currently (I think) there is a separate bag for 10" worms, paddle tail worms, lizards, brush hogs, senkos, tubes, Chompers, senko imitators like Dingers, etc, 7" power worms,
I also use these bags for kits, fishing styles that I only do occasionally, so I keep baits, terminal tackle, etc together.
Currently there is a Biffle Bug kit, a finesse drop shot kit, a bubba drop shot kit, a 3" to 5" swim bait kit, ned rig kit, and I know I'm forgetting a few. Label the canvas bags with different colors of duct tape and the stuff is more or less organized. Every so often, original packaging bags wear out before you run out of baits, that is where freezer strength zip lock bags are necessary. There is a white space on the outside of the bag to write down brand & color - do that when you transfer stuff or I guarantee you will forget.
The harbor freight canvas bags are pretty heavy duty. Some of them I've had for 4 or 5 years now and they are still sturdy and the zippers still work.
OnthePotomac reply :
Same as Toxic, plastics are in Plano 3600 boxes, out of the pacs, and each box is dedicated to a bait, Senkos, other worms, creatures, tubes, floating worms, shad, etc. Although I have several boxes, I only carry eight at a time on the boat in an old gym bag and the eight varies based on the season, frogs, lizards, etc. Each box is labeled on the top edge for easy identification. Makes no difference how old they are, all are as good as new when I pull them out.
Allen Der reply :
currently I keep them in the original packages and separate by type using gallon zip loc bags in a duffle. but I'm going to give these flambeau satchels a try this year 
crankbait2009 reply :
I don't have a huge stock of plastics, but the ones I do have are left in their original packaging, then all stored in a gallon zip lock bag. I do have enough plastics to fill that gallon bag though. Then the gallon back goes in to the crate of my kayak...........Easy in, easy out and doesn't take up a lot of space.
Fishin' Fool reply :
Zip-lock gallon bags organized by lure type. @A-Jay has the best photo. He even has cute smiley faces on his bags that work the best 
A-Jay reply :
On 3/6/2019 at 4:03 AM, Fishin' Fool said:Zip-lock gallon bags organized by lure type. @A-Jay has the best photo. He even has cute smiley faces on his bags that work the best
Just for you @Fishin' Fool
A-Jay
Darren. reply :
I've done most all of the above (not all).
Origs in Ziplock bags for storage, as-needed.
Plano boxes just worms
Tackle boxes with packages, worms, lures
Plano Guide box with both
Currently back to boxes with worms out of packages as
I've begun a new tweak to tackle storage on my yak.
Will see how it works out this year.
txchaser reply :
Found these this weekend - I wanted to keep them in a sealed container, but the plano waterproof are way overkill.
Just a small gasket around the top, no wasted space with all the extra curves in plano and flambeau waterproof.
Dividers are horizontal, so the 3600 size isn't great for density of worm-shaped stuff like a senko.
Cabela's Waterproof Box
At the moment I'm using
Plano 3600 fixed compartment
for senkos, swim senkos, and I just throw it in a big ziplock if it's going to be put up for a while. It is an extra step, but it also saves me from a stinky spike it tail in the house.
Because it is a fixed compartment, there's a little more space, and the divider-holders aren't jamming into the side of the worms.
I also tried the 3x6 bags from clearbags/amazon. They are about 10c each, and are very compact. I'm not sure why I moved away from that other than I have more time to fiddle with tackle than fish right now.
Edit - I also saw the 3600 and 3700 worm boxes in person. Hard pass for me.
J.Vincent reply :
For the past few seasons , I've gone old school style.....and put them in a 1980s style canvas duffle bag. Works great and I organize them in 1 gallon ziploc bags inside the duffle.....Craws, finesse worms, drop shot, curly tail worms, lizards, creature, trailers, flukes, toads, etc etc
Jigfishn10 reply :
Some great answers here, but I'm just curious; Is there a reason why you wouldn't just remove from the original packaging and neatly sort and store in say Plano boxes?
MN Fisher reply :
On 3/6/2019 at 10:54 PM, Jigfishn10 said:Some great answers here, but I'm just curious; Is there a reason why you wouldn't just remove from the original packaging and neatly sort and store in say Plano boxes?
With some of the additives in modern worms, they'll at least deform the boxes...some will even melt them. Box plastic technology hasn't kept up with worm technology. Add to that, some worms don't play nice with each other..Z-Man TRD and others being a big one. Even if in separate slots, if they're in the same box with say Berkley Power Worms, then they'll 'attack' the others, causing a mess of melted plastic. Even the same 'make and model' worms I keep separate in bags so that the colors don't leech to each other.
Jigfishn10 reply :
Thanks @MN Fisher, great info. Sounds like worm mutiny. Can't we all just get along?
WVU-SCPA reply :
Do a little bit of everything mentioned.
I prefer to keep items in original packing most of the time, however plastics that are paired with something like chatterbaits, scroungers, jigs, ect have been moving into the plano box that holds them.
A plano weekender bag rides on deck filled with a single pack of each plastic that I intend on using, what is in it rotates by lake, season, gameplan. Duplicates sorted by brand sorted in ziplocks and stored away. At the end of a day anything low gets pulled out and consolidated with a new pack and replaced. One day there will be a peg board in the garage, but currently everything not coming on trips is stored in boxes.
Bit of an elaztech connoisseur, so they have their own weekender bag with the terminal tackle to go with.
All of this leads to the deck in shambles and everything needing reorganized after a day of fishing.
A-Jay reply :
On 3/6/2019 at 10:54 PM, Jigfishn10 said:Some great answers here, but I'm just curious; Is there a reason why you wouldn't just remove from the original packaging and neatly sort and store in say Plano boxes?
I do keep some soft plastics is Plano boxes and that definitely works well.
Guess it's simply a personal preference to have the majority in the labeled gallon ziplock freezer bags and then placed in the milk crates.
Also, I think it's time to do a "how I store my rig" video - would love to post it and get some feedback.
Maybe this weekend.
A-Jay
12poundbass reply :
On 3/7/2019 at 12:28 AM, A-Jay said:I do keep some soft plastics is Plano boxes and that definitely works well.
Guess it's simply a personal preference to have the majority in the labeled gallon ziplock freezer bags and then placed in the milk crates.
Also, I think it's time to do a "how I store my rig" video - would love to post it and get some feedback.
Maybe this weekend.
A-Jay
I like this idea a lot. Looking at the 10 day forecast is giving me hope we’re turning that corner and I’ve been thinking a lot how I’m going to load my boat. I’ve watched a couple videos which have given me a few ideas. The more the merrier, looking forward to it.
A-Jay reply :
On 3/7/2019 at 8:52 AM, 12poundbass said:I like this idea a lot. Looking at the 10 day forecast is giving me hope we’re turning that corner and I’ve been thinking a lot how I’m going to load my boat. I’ve watched a couple videos which have given me a few ideas. The more the merrier, looking forward to it.
OK -
When the ambient air temp in my Lund Cave (garage ????) gets up to a reasonable level to allow for somewhat pleasant video manuevers - I'll see what I can to. An accurate & indepth documentation, including appropriate commentary, could get a little lengthy - so I'm not really into frozen stones . . .
A-Jay
punch reply :
Nobody had mentioned the Plano KVD speed bags yet?! These were a game changer last year for me in my boat. Kept me super organized and they don't take up the kind of room plastic bins do.
I have a ton of them now.
https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Plano_KVD_Speedbag_Worm_Files/descpage-PKS.html
A-Jay reply :
On 3/7/2019 at 10:37 AM, punch said:Nobody had mentioned the Plano KVD speed bags yet?! These were a game changer last year for me in my boat. Kept me super organized and they don't take up the kind of room plastic bins do.
I have a ton of them now.
https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Plano_KVD_Speedbag_Worm_Files/descpage-PKS.html
I've been eyeballing these things for a while now - seems like a no brainer.
Congrats you've just help to contribute to the delinquency of a tackle hoarder . . . .
They'll be here Monday . .
A-Jay
RB 77 reply :
Boxes by type of plastic (worm, lizard, etc.)
scaleface reply :
I keep them in the bag they come in or transplant them to zip lock bags . I dont keep them in boxes . I'll stuff the pockets of a tackle organizer with them and throw some in a small gear bag . I even use cloth grocery bags at times . I'm not very organized but I'll find what I want . Sometimes I'll just use the first bag I randomly pull out .
LCG reply :
Bulk storage is a plastic drawer from Walmart stored in the hallway closet. Top drawer has hooks, line, and tools. Middle drawer is creature style baits and bottom drawer holds worms and Grubs.
Plano thin 3601 boxes and Plano double sided box for zman TRD, crawz, and tubez. These boxes work well for a fishing outing using either a backpack or shoulder bag, I switch between the two depending on the outing. Stock up the boxes as I need to. Way more than I would ever use in a single outing, but its nice to have variety on hand but the thin boxes keep me from bring too much with me.
I/MBasser reply :
On 3/12/2019 at 3:50 AM, LCG said:
Bulk storage is a plastic drawer from Walmart stored in the hallway closet. Top drawer has hooks, line, and tools. Middle drawer is creature style baits and bottom drawer holds worms and Grubs.
Plano thin 3601 boxes and Plano double sided box for zman TRD, crawz, and tubez. These boxes work well for a fishing outing using either a backpack or shoulder bag, I switch between the two depending on the outing. Stock up the boxes as I need to. Way more than I would ever use in a single outing, but its nice to have variety on hand but the thin boxes keep me from bring too much with me.
Be careful with those Zman TRDs. They don't play nice with other plastics...
LCG reply :
On 3/12/2019 at 4:58 AM, I/MBasser said:Be careful with those Zman TRDs. They don't play nice with other plastics...
That Plano box is strictly zman stuff. Would never mix them with other plastics, would not be good.
Mobasser reply :
I've always kept them in the bags they come in. I put them in a large plastic tub, and take out various bags for fishing
A-Jay reply :
There's been a recent development . . . . .
I have to credit my very supportive & talented wife for the sweet labeling job.
I'd of done it myself, but my writing skill lacks an import quality; Legibility.
A-Jay
Jigfishn10 reply :
^^SAHWEET^^
dgkasper58 reply :
On 3/5/2019 at 10:26 AM, MIbassyaker said:Kept in their bags, sorted by type, and filed in Plano 3731 boxes:
This is what I do, but mine has horizontal dividers. 8 slots total.
thinkingredneck reply :
I have everything in plano boxes. I have hooks in one and jighead/swimbaits in one. I use "bead boxes" from the Walmart craft section. Divide plastics by type. I have been working on this today, oddly enough. I obviously should be on Zoom's Christmas card list.
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