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    I have an Ugly Stick tackle bag I picked up at Academy for I believe $40?? And it holds 5 of the plastic tackle boxes along with storage for misc other items such as a knife, pliers, crappie nuggets, etc. I’ve got jig heads and minnow hooks/snell hooks in one, weights in another, and jigs in the rest. Used a piece of automotive tape and a sharpie to label the plastic boxes so when I open the bag I can just grab the box I need and go! All the jigs are out of their original packaging and separated in their own divider in the plastic boxes, as with jig heads and hooks.


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    Back a couple years ago I bought a couple of boxes from Harbor freight with a flip lid and four clear plastic lidded totes on the side I use for hand tied jigs, I also have a larger fishing box with a double fold out lid and 8trays that swing up,(4 trays with compartments on each side), and a fairly large compartment in the bottom. I picked it up in a flea market store for nine dollars. Then a couple weeks ago My CPAP machine decided it was done. When I went to the VA they gave me a new one of a different style as they said parts for the old one was obsolete, and the tech gave me the bag back as he threw out the old machine in the trash can. So I am keeping all my plastics in the old zippered CPAP machine bag...My sweetheart says I shouldn't need to buy any tackle for a coupe of years now...LOL...
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    Do anybody have more baits than they can use plastic bait storage question


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    What kind of baits are you looking for..?
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    These are what I use for my Crappies plastics have 2, I can stuff a lot of stuff in these, keep plastics in original packages. I really like these being a multispecies angler they keep my Crappie plastic all in one place and take very little room.

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    I think the waterproof stowaway boxes by Plano keep my soft plastics fresher longer. I put a couple drops of plain mineral oil in each bag before dumping them into the hard plastic box to keep them squishy and prevent sticking together. I’’ve got some saltwater soft plastics that are going on six years old that are like brand new using this method. Keep them sealed up so air can’t dry them out, keep them out of the sun to prevent fading, and don’’t store them outside where they’’re going to melt/fuse together in the 150 degree summer heatand your baits will last a long time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutch552 View Post
    I think the waterproof stowaway boxes by Plano keep my soft plastics fresher longer. I put a couple drops of plain mineral oil in each bag before dumping them into the hard plastic box to keep them squishy and prevent sticking together. I’’ve got some saltwater soft plastics that are going on six years old that are like brand new using this method. Keep them sealed up so air can’t dry them out, keep them out of the sun to prevent fading, and don’’t store them outside where they’’re going to melt/fuse together in the 150 degree summer heatand your baits will last a long time.
    Hey thanks for that tip on the mineral oil! Will definitely be trying that out plastic bait storage question


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    Quote Originally Posted by White95 View Post
    Hey thanks for that tip on the mineral oil! Will definitely be trying that out plastic bait storage question


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    A drop will do. Too much mineral oil will cause some plastics to harden for some reason.
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    Mineral oil will harden plastisol. Many plastic lure manufactures.....crappie plastics included......mix the plastisol and resin to get the bait to feel like they want it to, plus they will get the mixture to affect the fall of the bait the way they have deigned it. Now not “all” companies do this...but many do. But if you dabble in many brands of plastics you will notice some have much more resin....or as many call it....oil......than other brands. This is generally by design and not accident. I’ve dabbled with putting mineral oil on certain plastics and in the end I left the lure as it was designed. I keep all my Trout Magnets in the original package.....it’s just easier for me. For years I had them in compartments in a waterproof Flambeau box...but they dried out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alphahawk View Post
    Mineral oil will harden plastisol. Many plastic lure manufactures.....crappie plastics included......mix the plastisol and resin to get the bait to feel like they want it to, plus they will get the mixture to affect the fall of the bait the way they have deigned it. Now not “all” companies do this...but many do. But if you dabble in many brands of plastics you will notice some have much more resin....or as many call it....oil......than other brands. This is generally by design and not accident. I’ve dabbled with putting mineral oil on certain plastics and in the end I left the lure as it was designed. I keep all my Trout Magnets in the original package.....it’s just easier for me. For years I had them in compartments in a waterproof Flambeau box...but they dried out.

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