How do you sort your trays? : lures & flies

Mr RiverBabe · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:42 am Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

There is a new rod rack thing at BCF on special for 89 bucks. Wooden an holds 12 rods. Has a wooden top for ya tackle bag to sit on. Also have same kind of setup as a DVD rack. Hold around 25 trays on lures in the middle. Wife got it for me and it's great. Well worth the cash. All lures are in boxes labelled by brand. Classics, bombers and Rapalla. Only softies I use are squidgy fish and then I have a full tray of those. Then a mixed tray of surface lures.

Blinky · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:10 am Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

Hard bodies
Brand
Depth
Colour

Two trays dedicated to "billabong" lures.
Two trays dedicated to lures with "singles" fitted.

Rubbers
Brand
Size
Colour

cuddlescooper · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

Hmmm, where do you start. just went through and culled 5 trays of lures that I no longer use and get sick of carrying around. Heres the ones I kept. I guess you could say I keep them in brand and size. Depth in "classics" doesnt worry me because you can change the bibs with a pair of pliers so keep a heap of spare bibs and swap them depending on where im fishing.

1 tray of 160 classics-mainly green or gold
1 tray of 120 classics-Green-gold-purple
1 tray of x-raps
1 tray nilsies

1 tray 3 hook bombers-gold-green-tigerlilly-fluro-pink
1 tray big 2 hook bombers and big ass B52's and 25cm nilsies
1 tray squidgie 130mm
1 tray squidgie 65mm and terror eyes,
1 tray surface lures
1 tray DOA Bait busters and vivif panther martins
1 tray Castaics or hollow belies
1 tray of prawn imitations
1 tray of RMG polterguists and assorted scorpions
1 tray of jig heads, ball sinkers, worm hooks,
1 container of Gulps plus spare packets

All that lives in two, 7 tray tackle bags and a back pack with leaders, head lamp, spare braid, knife, pliers and spare reel.

Out of all this cr.p that I take I still only use 10 lures religously. The problem is that when I dont take it all the bl..dy fish seem to bite on the lures that I left at home. If this isnt the case it sounds like a good excuse to me! :lol:

bisho · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

looks like ill need to upgrade the boat to carry all me gear...

SteveB · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

I do the same as Nomad, size and depth are the determining factor. Though I have lures that have never been used, used to go to BCF and AMart All Sports when my wife went to Spotlight. Would buy a lure each time. I now have trays and trays of them, many that have never seen the water.

steele · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

Depth and colour....and a couple of trays for the missus. She alway's seem's to need a few more lures...

Pecheur · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:11 am Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

Hi there,

Mostly, I just try to stack as much as I can in each tray...
:lol:

Have a good day,
Pecheur

rumjungle · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:17 am Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

Hey SteveB i think you are onto something here " when my wife went to Spotlight"
There will be all these confused wives now wondering why hubby wants to join them in a trip to spotlight.

Ill drive!

Agent86 · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:29 am Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

yep spotlight!!

Only problem is my wife wants to go accross the road after as well and get a new lure or something.

If i find one that works, then 99 wants one too!! of course!

Ben Jam · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

Tray one- small barra lures (60mm-100mm)
Tray Two- barra lures 3m and under.
Tray Three- barra lure greater than 3m.
Tray four- surface lures (poppers, slicers).
Tray five- jigg heads.
Bag of soft plastics.

predetec · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

Used to do it by depth and size and also application i.e. mackie lures, billfish stuff, shallow barra etc. Was taking trays out that never even got opened and eventually they all got mixed up anyway.

Now I have one large tray with a heap of terminal tackle (hooks, sinkers, swivels etc), a dozen favourite lures and some plastics that I take all the time. Tackle bag has all the other stuff - leader, wire, pliers, knife, lip grips, cutters, bug spray, stubbie holder which saves me hunting around for stuff if we take someone elses boat.

Has enough gear for a couple of days fisihing and saves lugging around heaps of sh%^. Change the lures over every now and again and havent been caught out yet.

If going on a trip targetting a particular type of fish e.g. barra in shallow water then I will take the relevant tray/s along as well.

Nothing better than snaffling your mates favourite lure though ...

woo · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

Wow i almost feel inadequate compared the "mountains of trays everyone else has. i think you guys could start your own stores. lmao

Mine goes depending on what i am doing

bag with 2 trays for landbased walking plus assorted terminal gear

1 small tackle box with assorted mixed stuff. Definatley stuff which will sit in the car for back up or boating.

1 large tackle box (may hold 4 trays) as back up or storage for lost stuff or going out on the boat.

then the ultimate

Assorted fishing shops for what is needed until the cash runs out

itsinmeblood · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: How do you sort your trays?

every now and then I sort mine out got 5 trays, deep medium shallow placcies and surface and a separate big tray of big lures for barra and another for mackies and toona and small plano box with those weird bait fishing bits and pieces that stays at home
the top tray in my tackle bag has a mix of everything all smashed in
plenty of rusty blunt hooks on em all

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