Muskie lure storage

[Uncle Grump]

I'm a newbie to muskie fishing - yet to catch my first fish - have a few lures & spinners so far.

I'm curious as to what kind of storage systems those of you who are in to this more use.

Thanks

UG

[Muskie-searcher]

I have always been a big fan of Lakewood's muskie boxes. They are a little spendy, but very convenient and easy to keep the lures ready to roll without a mess. Just find the size you think you need, and then buy the bigger one as you will soon be hooked and buying more lures than you ever though you would.

[RuKiddingMe]

I have 2 boxes, both are Plano and both are hanging lure boxes. My 7653 holds biats striaght up and down that are no longer then 8 inches. My 7915 holds all my longer baits. I generally consolidate to the 7915 when I am fishing in someone elses boat. If you really want to spend the money you can look at the Lakewood Tackle Systems, the Dun Wright and or Bibs Box. You can even get creative and make your own little storage contraptions...

RU

[This message has been edited by RuKiddingMe (edited 03-05-2004).]

[TomWehler]

One Garage wall.
Half a wall on the shed.
Half the Porch celing on the Island.

As for in the boat I use the Clear Vison seat Tubes.
Don't put them on my seat though as I don't use one.
Sitting and casting is just NOT me.
Plus loose lures get all tangled up in the hounds tails.

Added a rubber strip handle to help carry it when need a change out.
One for Hair, one for wood.
They look like a head dress by weeks end and need to be cleaned out.

Only need about a DOZEN to do a GOOD job, but we all have at least 30 and some upwards of 3000?

Also use the LARGE plano plastic flip tops for 10" to 12" lures to store in the hold.

Many, many good ways to go, but simple is best for me.
Shop around, have fun, get what works for you and your style of fishing.
Then see how much room you want to give up in da boat?

Keep on Rock'en!

T.

www.muskytomsguideservice.com

[cliffy]

I have the Planio 7915 and the Flambeau Maximizer...both are hang lure style boxes. Both work great...they take up a lot of room but I think pretty much all Muskie tackle boxes do.....I have way more lures then I need...but I just enjoy collecting them.

[delmuts]

i just have one of the plano storage boxes. i only get to fish the the best fish a couple of times a year so i only have about a doz. lures and these fit in this box and stores in the boat easily. del

[Guest]

You will want to go with the longer box for your 10" lures.I find the plano 7915 is a good starter box.Cabelas has it for 34.99 but if you take in a copy of the price off the internet to fleetfarm and gander mt., will match the price.My brother just started muskie fishing last year and picked up one of these boxs this year due to muskie fever buy-a-bite lol.Good luck Uncle Grump.Any other questions,I would be more than happy to help.Hook-em-hard Don

[Fish-n-Freak]

I have a bunch on boxes, Plano, Flambue, Dun-Wright and a few 5-gallon buckets with lures around the rim.

Just a suggestion -- save some money -- get some square 'down-spout' tubes and cut them 12" long, they will fit into a milkcrate and hold a bunch of lures. Simple, does not hold water in the rain, and dries from top and bottom during storage.

Good Luck!

Steve

[TomWehler]

Hey Freak me boy.
I did something like that Milk Crate Idea you mentioned in 1980 while watching the hockey stuff that turned things around between us and the REDS!

Found some plexie glass sheets at work thet were 3' X 3'.
Used a Dremel tool to cut them into strips and made tubes out of them when I used silicone to hold it all together in a huge fiberglass milk crate. Cut some litte V's at the tops to hold the 5/0 & 6/0 hooks gaps and I was hot to go daddy O.

Still have it for Fall BIG stuff as it is built like a tank, heavy and works great.
Catches peoples eye!

Don't let clients bring them huge lure boxes in the boat any longer.
Some guys want to bring the whole garage, like them Lake Master deal X two, a huge cooler and enuff clothes to have a garage sale.
LOL
On a suggestion from a friend and fellow guide I only let them bring a soft pack of lures, leaders and lunch.
Safer now, more room in my 2025 Pro V Magnum LE to play around and get serious when we need to.
Plus you really only need a dozen lures on any given day to Kick some Musky Butt.
LOL

Good tip on the Milk crate dude!

Keep on Rock'en!

T.

[Bushwacker]

I use a soft sided tackle box with the Plano 3700 size boxes. I do not have one lure that won't fit into them. I can bring along about 25+ big lures in my bag on each trip and if I go through all of them and still need more, its time to go home. I have about 30 trays with all of my walleye, musky, bass, panfish, and northern lures seperated by species and then I just load up the 6 boxes each day that I think I will use. I really like this set-up and a couple of my fishing buddies have copied the same thing because it works.