how do you guys organize your soft plastics? 2024

reeetep reply :

i have about 12 bags of soft plastics and i dont know how to organize them. should i leave them in the bag bc i heard that it keeps the sent in.

roadwarrior reply :

Leave them in the bag and keep

the bags in a Plano type plastic box.

8-)

Grey Wolf reply :

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Leave them in the bag and keep
the bags in a Plano type plastic box.

8-)

J Francho reply :

FTO Speed bags work great for me. I use a carbiner to clip them to my tackle bag.

Jig Man reply :

I put mine in labeled clear boxes by bait type: craws, jig trailers, swim jig trailers, beavers, brush hogs, shaky worms, drop shot, etc.

Hammer 4 reply :

Leave em in the bags and toss them into my 3700 storage boxes..For the used plastic's, I get the ziplock bags, after dipping them in JJ's Magic, I then sort them by color..And yes, my tackle boxes do smell..lol

moby bass reply :

I have mine in their original bags. I store those in a fairly large plastic storage box, like you find at Wal-Mart. It's about 16"x14" by about 6' deep. When I go fishing, I frequently put that whole box into the car, then I can make a decision about what I want to use when I get there. I take out whatever packages of plastics I want and put them in my tackle box, pockets, or some other small

carry bag. If I change my mind about something, I can go back to the car and get a new package.

Maybe not the most efficient but it works for me.

Hammer 4 reply :

That's why I carry a backpack...you can get a lot of plastic's in there...

Dock Master reply :

With only 12 bags I would go with the FTO bags like J Francho said.

If you keep fishing for awhile you will probably accumulate a lot more plastics. Once that happens I suggest you get a duffle bag and put one type of plastics like "straight tail worms" in a Zip-Loc bag and label it "straight tail worms."

After you label all of your Zip-Loc bags throw them in the duffle bag and you are ready to go.

grimlin reply :

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FTO Speed bags work great for me. I use a carbiner to clip them to my tackle bag.

I use the one from BPS and another one from Plano(from dick's sporting goods)...I like the Plano binders much,much better.You can get about 20-24 packages of baits in any one of those binders.I leave mine in the bags.

hawgwalker reply :

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With only 12 bags I would go with the FTO bags like J Francho said.
If you keep fishing for awhile you will probably accumulate a lot more plastics. Once that happens I suggest you get a duffle bag and put one type of plastics like "straight tail worms" in a Zip-Loc bag and label it "straight tail worms."

After you label all of your Zip-Loc bags throw them in the duffle bag and you are ready to go.

Works for me. I use gallon sized freezer bags and a sharpie. I have one each for senkos, tubes, lizards, drop shot and worms.

NewKidInTown reply :

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Leave them in the bag and keep
the bags in a Plano type plastic box.

8-)

What he said

okiefisher8 reply :

I use the plastics bag from bps

I.rar reply :

i take out 3-5 of whatever plastics and put them in a sandwich bag in the backpack. so instead of carrying around 20 count bags of plastics , i only carry what i need for that outing.

ib_of_the_damned reply :

I use worm binders like these from bass pro:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_37107_100011010_100000000_100011000_100-11-10

I put in about 5-10 worms per bag in the binder. It works rather well for me. I use two, one for 3-5in worms, the other for larger 6"+. Just toss em into a backpack with a plano type tackle box and your set. You have everything you could possibly need for that trip, without taking the whole pack.

Stasher1 reply :

If I plan on carrying several packs of soft plastics with me, I sometimes stick them in an el cheapo insulated lunch box like this...

It can easily hold a dozen bags, has a smaller external pocket for my used plastics, and has a shoulder strap for easy transport.

fishfordollars reply :

Leave them in the original package. I then throw them into a used plastic bag from Walmart. Just dig through them for what I want.

fmoore reply :

Here's my system:

I have one binder for craws, one for Senkos, one for soft swimbaits, etc

K_Mac reply :

I use this bag. It keeps things in their place, making inventory a lot easier. It has plenty of outside pocket room to keep "active" and used baits. Everything remains in the original package.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_37109_100011010_100000000_100011000?cmCat=CROSSSELL_PRODUCT

I have the double bag.

BriBass reply :

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With only 12 bags I would go with the FTO bags like J Francho said.
If you keep fishing for awhile you will probably accumulate a lot more plastics. Once that happens I suggest you get a duffle bag and put one type of plastics like "straight tail worms" in a Zip-Loc bag and label it "straight tail worms."

After you label all of your Zip-Loc bags throw them in the duffle bag and you are ready to go.

Works for me. I use gallon sized freezer bags and a sharpie. I have one each for senkos, tubes, lizards, drop shot and worms.

This is EXACTLY what i do too.. works great for me 8-)

Munkin reply :

Keep the baits in the original bags then but all bags of each type of bait into a 1 gallon freeze bag. Next I fill up one whole rod locker with the 15 freezer bags of plastics I just have to have.

Allen

flippin and pitchin reply :

Take a look at the clear plasic shoe boxes at most discount stores. They have a snap on lid. I put my bags in by brand, leaving the baits in the original ziplock bags most manufactures package in these days. I label the top of the lid so if I choose to put one of the boxes in the boat, I can look straight down at the lid and grab the box I need. If I run with another buddy's boat I grab the bag of what I need and it goes in one of my soft tackle bags.

Organization is good until the cost of organizing becomes more than the value of what you are organizing.

bassin is addicting reply :

i take out 3-5 of whatever plastics and put them in a sandwich bag in the backpack. so instead of carrying around 20 count bags of plastics , i only carry what i need for that outing.

knap reply :

i have a big tackle box that i keep them in but keep them in there bags

Danny1991 reply :

I leave all my plastics in there original bags which I put in gallon zip-lock bags by type (trick worms, craws, finesse, exc.) Then put all those into a soft sided cooler and into one of the compartments in the boat.

simplejoe reply :

I'm with RW, I keep them in the original package then put' em in a plano box. I have all of the plano boxs marked worms, craws, ect.,ect.

.ghoti. reply :

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I use this bag. It keeps things in their place, making inventory a lot easier. It has plenty of outside pocket room to keep "active" and used baits. Everything remains in the original package.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_37109_100011010_100000000_100011000?cmCat=CROSSSELL_PRODUCT

I have the double bag.

I use these too. The double sided version.

One bag has Senkos on one side and Ikas on the other.

One bag has flukes on one side and tubes on the other.

One bag has straight tail worms on one side and curl tail worms on the other.

One bag has all "creature baits; Space Monkeys, Lobsters, craws, power hawgs, hula grubs, etc.

One bag I use for short trips and bank walking, and has a little bit of everything.

I label the bags on each side with a Sharpie.

Team9nine reply :

I usually only carry about a dozen bags or less of plastics with me, and they're mostly just trailers for jigs. Easiest thing I've found is to just toss them 'as is' into a small worm binder bag (I use a Plano one) as has already been posted (see fmoore, ib_of_the_damned, etc.). If you want to get a little fancy just take a paper hole punch and put one or two holes in the original bags to fit your rings. No sense wasting time swapping out your plastics into some generic zipper bags and having to relabel everything, IMO. Just keep them in their originally labeled bags as long as they're resealable (most are now days).

If you ever start building your collection of plastics into the 'dozens of bags' category (or more), then you'll need a larger and probably more organized system. Until then don't waste too much time worrying about it.

-T9

rondef reply :

I use Rage Tail baits and I leave them in the plastic clam shells inside the bags. I take what ever ones I am going to use for a fishing trip and put them in the side pocket in my tacklebox. I have two big plastic storage boxes in a closet to store all of the other bags of baits that I am not using. I got a great deal at Boaters Warehouse when they went out of business and I bought approximately 150 bags of baits so I have a good supply to choose from.

mozy reply :

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With only 12 bags I would go with the FTO bags like J Francho said.
If you keep fishing for awhile you will probably accumulate a lot more plastics. Once that happens I suggest you get a duffle bag and put one type of plastics like "straight tail worms" in a Zip-Loc bag and label it "straight tail worms."

After you label all of your Zip-Loc bags throw them in the duffle bag and you are ready to go.

When you acquire more plastics, which will happen, I agree with this.

tnbassfisher reply :

Nothing special. The baits just stay in their original packaging, and I throw them into my tackle bag. I need to invest in a binder as I am getting too many to wade through every time I want a new bait.

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