Shimano Jerk Bait Boxes

[RumRiverRat]

Why did they quit making them?

Is there anything comparable on the market now?

I am looking for 3 or 4 of them.

[Superduty]

I'm not sure why they quit making them. Must not have been a moneymaker at the time. People weren't paying $15-$25 for a jerkbait back then though. It's gonna cost you $100-$150 for 4 of them right now on the online auction sites. You can buy the thin Plano (3771 I think)with the diagnol dividers and get about 15 jerkbaits in it. You can get 21 in a green shimano box if you take the foam inserts out. 18 if you leave the foam in the blue or green boxes.

[RK]

RR -

Check out B&B Crankbait Boxes. Walleye heads love 'em.

RK

[Wayne Ek]

RR, pull up this site. Crank Caddy.com I spent 3-days next to their booth at the Fargo show this past weekend. They make boxes for cranks and you will not believe how they twist the inserts around without breaking them.

[Deitz Dittrich]

yikes though wayne.. $25... i guess if it works though.

[Wayne Ek]

I think they are going for $20.00 at the shows. I didn't get one yet. I did sent them a list of bass cranks, lipless baits and top-waters to try in the big box. Right now it looks like they are designed for the slim baits like jerk baits and reef runners. It will be interesting to see if they try for the bass market. I was impressed how tough they seemed and the number of people purchasing them at the Fargo show.

[Cecil]

yeah, i saw the booth as well. Looked like a great idea, just need more options other than stickbaits..

[Wayne Ek]

Cecil, that was my thought, but I think everything I mentioned would fit in the present large one they had, with the exception of a sway-back spook. I think it would be to tall to allow the lip to shut. But, man did they sell.

[Cecil]

yeah, they were a busy booth thats for sure...

[Hester]

Thats funny you bring that up rumriverrat, I bought 5 of the Shimano boxes earlier today. I got 3 red boxes 1 blue and 1 green.

E bay at work just makes me have to work more, which gives me more time

to E bay. Not a good thing.

[RumRiverRat]

Since I have been on Jerkbait buying frenzy this winter I need somewhere to store them.

I figured out you can get at least 60 XR10, XR12 and XR10 and 12 Deeps in a plano 3700. Probably could cram another 2 dozen in there if I did not have the deeps in it.

When I paid between $4 and $5 bucks shipped for New In Box, I could not help myself and went a little overboard.

Going to put duplicate colors and sizes back in their boxes and store them in my ever expanding tackle cabinet.

Also been buying a lot of LC pointers, if you look hard enough you can pay $10 to $12 each for them, many times in NIB or New Open Box condition.

I want to have a Box for each type of bait Xraps, Husky Jerks, Pointers and then a combo box for a couple models of Xcalibur baits, Rogues, and any other miscellaneous jerkbaits.

I need a 12 step program for Tackle Buying Addiction.

Checked out B&B and Crank Caddy.

B&B has lots of choices that will work.

The Crank Caddy large box seems to have a lot of wasted space.

[Hester]

Yup, I know what your saying, I counted my crankbaits and other hardbaits today and I was just shy on 1000. Time to start selling I think.

[RumRiverRat]

Yup, I know what your saying, I counted my crankbaits and other hardbaits today and I was just shy on 1000. Time to start selling I think.

What do ya have to sell.

LOL

[Hester]

Oh a little of everything, and a lot of some.

PM sent

[c0untryf1sh3r]

Yup, I know what your saying, I counted my crankbaits and other hardbaits today and I was just shy on 1000. Time to start selling I think.

1000 Hester? Your tacklebox must make mine look about the size of a kids lunchbox.

[RumRiverRat]

1000 Hester? Your tacklebox must make mine look about the size of a kids lunchbox.

He who dies with the most lures wins!

Some of us just have a crankbait fetish.

[Hester]

Your tacklebox must make mine look about the size of a kids lunchbox.

Yeah, but you should see it, when I try to grab 1 crankbait out I get them all. So I just shake them untill the rest fall. haha

[RK]

Yeah, but you should see it, when I try to grab 1 crankbait out I get them all. So I just shake them untill the rest fall. haha

When you try to pull a crankbait out and it grabs onto the other baits in the box, I figure that means he's scared and doesn't want to go in the water because he knows he'll get eaten. It's a good sign!

RK