How do y'all store your crankbaits? I use "hook bonnets" in plastic trays.
And secondly, how do you group the baits? Is it by color, how deep they run, or what?
runandgun wrote:
How do y'all store your crankbaits? I use "hook bonnets" in plastic trays.
And secondly, how do you group the baits? Is it by color, how deep they run, or what?
Hi Run.
I use some bonnets but on bigger hooks the bonnets take up alot of space.
I try to keep them separated by function
Topwater together same with jerkbaits
Lipless /Sq bills all together but silent n rattle separated
The rest of crankbaits I try to separate by depth.👍
By function, Topwater, jerk baits, lipless, spinner baits, spoons, jigs by type/color
Hard baits, first by depth then color
worms/lizards/shads by size and then color
Rather than bonnets, I have embraced the "LureLock" boxes. They have a "gel" lining on the bottom of the box on the inside. For both spinning lures, like Panther Martins and Roostertails, and crankbaits like Rapala and other "lipped baits", these boxes are stellar, imo.
The ability to place lures where you want them in a box, regardless of size or whatever metric you choose, and have them be right there when you next open the box....with no tangled mess, is worth the double $ they usually cost over typical "Plano" boxes. Even lures with marabou (feathers) are fine. The feathers might stick to the gel, but zero damage. And the fact that hooks can be "stuck down" without piercing anything is very practical,as well as kinda cool. I rarely even use the dividers supplied, though if you are gonna be just "tossing" the box around, might be an added separation factor for the good.
My problem with bonnets is that they are an added "pita", not only expense-wise, but often fall out, get lost, or ....and this actually happened....will be blown away in a stiff breeze. They look nice, certainly maintain the hook's tip, but just add to the plethora of "gadgets" that often clutter up your gear boxes.
For the typical "bass crankbaits" like "Booya" etc., the kind with the "house profile" or triangular blades and the wire spreader, w/skirt on the single-hook, I still hang them by their hooks in a box made for just that type of lure.
Only my personal opinion, but hey....you asked.
FixorFish wrote:
Rather than bonnets, I have embraced the "LureLock" boxes. They have a "gel" lining on the bottom of the box on the inside. For both spinning lures, like Panther Martins and Roostertails, and crankbaits like Rapala and other "lipped baits", these boxes are stellar, imo.
The ability to place lures where you want them in a box, regardless of size or whatever metric you choose, and have them be right there when you next open the box....with no tangled mess, is worth the double $ they usually cost over typical "Plano" boxes. Even lures with marabou (feathers) are fine. The feathers might stick to the gel, but zero damage. And the fact that hooks can be "stuck down" without piercing anything is very practical,as well as kinda cool. I rarely even use the dividers supplied, though if you are gonna be just "tossing" the box around, might be an added separation factor for the good.
My problem with bonnets is that they are an added "pita", not only expense-wise, but often fall out, get lost, or ....and this actually happened....will be blown away in a stiff breeze. They look nice, certainly maintain the hook's tip, but just add to the plethora of "gadgets" that often clutter up your gear boxes.
For the typical "bass crankbaits" like "Booya" etc., the kind with the "house profile" or triangular blades and the wire spreader, w/skirt on the single-hook, I still hang them by their hooks in a box made for just that type of lure.
Only my personal opinion, but hey....you asked.
Rather than bonnets, I have embraced the "Lu... (
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Thanks Fix, I will look into the boxes with the "gel". Interesting concept. I appreciate the time you took to describe how you manage crankbaits and your opinions.
And thanks to y'all who described how you handle them also. Over the years I have collected dozens and have been in the process of bending or filing the barbs off. Dangerous dadgum baits if you are not very careful. I have stuck myself more than one time for sure.
runandgun wrote:
And thanks to y'all who described how you handle them also. Over the years I have collected dozens and have been in the process of bending or filing the barbs off. Dangerous dadgum baits if you are not very careful. I have stuck myself more than one time for sure.
Yeah they are. I've started taking barbs off mine also 👍
Run & gun, I use very small rubber binders to wrap the hooks. the lures don't hook together nearly as much. I store them in Plano boxes, sorted by depth they run. Longer stick baits are in one container, lipless in another spot and deep divers in another. these are what is in a single tackle that will have 3 trays, If I am going to run mainly crankbaits, I also have one box that has a hanging design that carries my main number of crankbaits. I can have over 150 crankbait in this boxes. plus I have another 50 lures in my main tackle box that has my jigs and soft plastics.
runandgun wrote:
How do y'all store your crankbaits? I use "hook bonnets" in plastic trays.
And secondly, how do you group the baits? Is it by color, how deep they run, or what?
I store mine by type. Lipless in one box , squarebills in another box , deep runners in another ….My 2cents…
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