zman Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I was trying to think of some good ideas for a good muskie box for some of my lures I have to see one at a store .Any ideas wood be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky66 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I.have.a.Lakewood.box,the.one.with.the.plastic.boxes.inside...I.do.not.care.for.it! It.seems.there.is.no.real.good.solution.for.Musky.lure.storage...most.lures.are.just to.large! I.have.culled.my.lures.for.this.seasons.fishing.and.will.only.be.taking.what.I.consider essential.on.the.water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mistyriver1 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Zman, I'm not sure if you're looking for suggestions to purchase or not, but I made this about a month or so ago out of a Rubbermaid container. I drilled holes along the top to hang my crank/jerkbaits and drilled two holes on each side and strung some picture wire through to hang my spinnerbaits. I put large slit rings on the wire and put electrical tape around so they wouldn't slide. I put hangers on the side for some long bootail type baits as well. It's a cheap alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zman Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Thanks for the ideas Mistyriver Thats what I'm looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I built this one outta ¼" ply to hold my largest boo-tails. It's 13" x 13" x 24" and works perfectly, and the air holes are for drying the mariboo. I cut a couple 1 inch strips of ply, the length of the inside of the box, then drilled them and inserted ¼" steel rods the exact width, then fastened the strips near the top of the box to hang the baits on. A couple hinges and a clasp and your good to go. Total price of the box was less than the price of one boo-tail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zman Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Good stuff Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Recycling bin works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Plastic Milk crate+ 2 10 foot plastic downspouts(eaves trough) cut the downspouts into 12" sections. They fit nicely into the crate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) The all time best, easiest box is the MILK CRATE box. Just go to the grocery store or a convenience store and ask if they have any milk crates you'll usually get one for free. Step two go to a hardware store or house building supply store and get a 19' piece of vinyl DOWNSPOUT (the stuff on eavestrophs) 20 pieces 11" long will fit snug into the crate. It's light, durable, organized and cheap and will last forever. Hard to beat, this idea has been around for ever and it works great, I'm going to make another one for a boo-box too. You could build a lid from plexi or lexan if you want, and just tie some rope on if you want a handle. I just found a pic of another guys here : You can get a lot of different colored crates to. I just noticed this box has 25 pieces, there might be 2 standard crate sizes ? not sure. Just get 25' of vinyl to make sure or do a little measurement on your crate. Edited April 17, 2007 by GbayGiant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 This is the one my daughter made me two Christmas's ago or a Lakewood Musky Monster box ~ $140cdn and like Musky66 not overly impressed with trying to get lures out of it ..or the fact that the material they used for the outer pockets absorbs and holds water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 you guys are brilliant. I had been using big 2 dollar styrofoam coolers (other than for bulldawgs etc who like to eat styrofoam) and then replacing them every year. Last year changed to a deep tupperware bin. Really like the eavestrough angle for organizing things and adding surface area, gonna give that a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecxstriper Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I don't fish musky but I do use large plugs in the surf for stripers and that milk crate is prefect . Thanks for the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Here's another idea for the plastic downspouts. If your like me and never keep fish, the livewell in your boat makes an excellent storage locker for hanging musky baits, and is where I keep about 60 bucktails.......used to be 80 but I thinned the herd abit. They're outta the way but easy to get at when you need something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIKEMAN330 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I used the spouts like Lew but I glued them togather so I could lift all, out at one time to take them out of my boat.The best glue to use is PVC pipe cement and use loots of it.I wish I had done this before I bought two large musky boxs which sent in the basement now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Maina Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Some good stuff here. I really like the Lakewood boxes and kinda use them like added deck in the boat (nice feature that you can walk/stand on them). Saw neat idea a while ago as had a guy post a good idea on site and unfortunately don't have photos, but if you're familiar with those foam swimming-noodle-thingies ... this guy attached them under gunnels on the inside of his boat for hanging baits. It looked like a great system to me for baits used during the day, when switching back-n-forth, rather than having the big pile or putting them back in the box right away wet. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Here's a couple other ideas for larger baits that work well for me. I strung a piece of heavy wire across the very front of the boat and it makes an excellent place to hang my larger spinnerbaits that I use most often. They're right in front of me when I'm working the troll motor and I never have to go searching for anything. For the jerkbaits I use most often, I attached a piece of plexi-glass to the front of the consol, then another piece of heavy wire and it makes a perfect spot to hang them. Again, it's outta the way so I don't snag myself, but easily accessible when I need a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Nice ideas guys. This is a little off topic, but what would you think of a on water tackle shop buisness ? Turn your boat into a floating tackle and bait shop and coffee shop with Tim Hortons bait and lures and boat around, selling stuff on water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Make it a floating beer store instead of Timmies and you'll make a fortune Gbay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Make it a floating beer store instead of Timmies and you'll make a fortune Gbay Well all the fines you would get might cut into the profits. Maybe use the water ski pole for a stripper to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisco Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 The milk crate idea works well for me. Just make sure you jamb some foam in the bottom of the tubes since if a lure drops down by accident the trebles can get stuck around the crate floor webbing. Also, the eavestrough pieces can be longer than 12 inches to keep the really long baits from hitting bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnic Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 check out rollie and helen's musky shop. all the musky tackle you could ever want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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