Farewell, giant ziploc....storage improvement.

[Carpkiller]

Okay, campers...was kinda jealous of a plastic box with a lid that another guy uses to store his baits. Such a big-timer!

I had a gallon ziploc bag full of my baits, which worked okay...but I got in the habit of tossing more stuff in there before each trip. On the water, had to paw through a whole bunch of redundant crap to find one particular lure.

While looking for something similar to Spektrum's plastic solution, I found a flexible plastic tray, about four bucks a pair at the happiest place on earth (Santee Walmart).

So I went through the big bag, repacked and condensed the ones I wanted to keep, ditched about half the bags. This tray is as wide as many popular bait packs, and I filled ziplock snack bags with my home-brews.

I can now see all the baits, and flip thru the bags to find the one I need.

I put the Plano waterproof box (hooks, clips, leadheads, a few spoons) on top of the tray. Here's the whole shebang in the compartment on the Cumberland tube.

The round container at the front is where used baits go. Lift it out when I get home, and wash off the lures. I can also take the tray into the house, do a quick scan on what is in short supply, and refill that particular baggie.

On the other side of the tube, the gray tray will hold my lunch, sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm, and other niceties...so I don't have to root around in the dark corners of the compartment for them. My car keys and wallet are in a separate dry bag, safely tucked aft of the gray tray, all the way in the back of the tackle compartment. It never comes out 'til I'm back on dry land.

I carry about thirty feet of anchor line, as well as a tube that fits the Boston valves. Sometimes I need to top up the air bladders. These items are coiled up around the perimeter of the tackle compartment, with the gray tray in the middle.

Mainstays 2-Pack Flexible Drawer Storage Organizer Bins would be the keywords to search....

As the French would say, "Je me rends!"

Oops. I meant "Bon chance, mes amis!"

[DarkShadow]

You know, that's pretty ingenious. At first, I was like, "I just throw my stuff in the pockets."

Then I realized that everything that I need at the moment, decides to vanish.

That box keeps a flat surface at all times.