phatpelkey Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 i have been looking at musky lure storage ideas, so far they all seem way overpriced, so my question is has any of you made your own homemade storage boxes for you bull dawgs, double dawgs, pounders or jakes before? if so could u possibly post up a pic to give me a few ideas? ps: im a shore fisherman, so would have to be some what light weight and fit into a trunk of a car thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 a pail works good. you dont need to bring as many baits as you think you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatpelkey Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 i tried the pail but in my car kept falling over and tangling together wasnt fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'll take pics of mine for you tonight. It's pretty decent and might work for you. Doesn't see much use now with the lack of muskies in the arctic. I guess it could come out for the giant pike though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Grant Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) . Edited January 30, 2014 by XxX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Lotsa cheap alternatives for carrying big baits. Plastic storage box with wire hangers works well An old bag with pieces of square downspouts cut to length You can even put the downspouts in your livewell. Or if you've got some lumber laying around it's pretty simple to make up a cheap box and rig it with some wire to hold baits. You can even hang them on your boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucktownAngler Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 lew you thought of everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatpelkey Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 that down spout idea is great im going to price out some plastic down spout next time i run into town, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pidge Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Oh boy thats a smart idea of using the plastic down spouts, very resourceful. I use to keep mine piled in an old shoe box...crappy idea. If you have a Princess Auto around your area I'd recomende heading there. They always have some sorta bag or carrying case of some kind that may tickle your fancy. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2fish85 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 This is what I use, Dax made a post last year. I made one and it works like a charm. It is full now so I screwed the handle on both ends and it works perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I have one of those without the down-spouts for my T-60 flatfish. Probably have 40 or 50 of them in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucG Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Well like others, I have used a reg tackle bag, and inserted pieces to make what you see. Kind of like the inside of a case of beer. I used an old election sign I had found. It’s a thick corrugated plastic. The corrugation has perfect little holes to place your hooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Adam home hardware on Keil drive has the stuff you want it's around $20 a section just cut it to 10" lengths and you will get 12 sections you can fit 2 bulldogs in each tube or 4-7 bucktails or 2 jakes 3 double D's. you can get alot of baits into them. What I used was for a bag was the soft sided cooler bags from CTC they go on sale all the time I use both sizes 48 can cooler bag and 96 can cooler bag the bigger one is the size of the large $200 musky bags out there you can build it for $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Great ideas,I use a pail to hold about 8 off the lip.That plastic downspout idea is the cats from what I see.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) Here are a couple pics Adam. I also cut a 1/4" plywood for the bottom do the hooks don't get stuck into the bag Edited March 1, 2013 by Mike P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch312 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Well like others, I have used a reg tackle bag, and inserted pieces to make what you see. Kind of like the inside of a case of beer. I used an old election sign I had found. It’s a thick corrugated plastic. The corrugation has perfect little holes to place your hooks. that same idea works very well for carrying bottles of pop on the ATV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Do they still make pop bottles.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Finally got the pics of my box taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatpelkey Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 well i made me my musky box last night, tell me what you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Excellent job on the box !! The muskies don't care if your gear is fancy or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) Looks great. I did very similar only I went to the local lumber yard, got them to band the pieces of trough together. This way you can loose the 4 loose ones on the right and put a plano box with your terminal tackle in it's place. This will give you a spot for your extra hooks, leaders, swivels, etc.... Edited March 6, 2013 by Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Ron not all of us have access to lumber yard equipment. Next thing you will be telling us is they cut your firewood into perfect little prices? Yeah ok Hollywood Great job Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angler management Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 You guys have wayyyy too much musky lures... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I have heard a milk crate with downspout material works good. I think I will try it this year. Last year I used the bucket but went back to my good boxes. Exactly what I had used for several years. What I found was that you need both hands to carry it, so it meant more trips back and forth to the boat. I also found that I never used even a quarter of the baits I had in it. I ended up buying a carrying case from BPS that held 4 storage boxes and fuilled it up with my most commonly used baits. Nice shoulder strap - so both hands are free to carry rods or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch312 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Do they still make pop bottles.... jones soda. coincidentally, they're the same size as beer bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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