Spinnerbait storage

[Grit]

Hello fellow lure makers,

I was hoping someone out there might have good solution/DIY project for the storage and transportation of a large number of spinnerbaits that they'd be willing to share with me? Something that would might hold a couple of hundred or so. My production volume has outgrown using tackleboxes (i.e., Planos, Falcons, and otherwise).

Thanks!

[JSC]

Poly Bags Heavier gauge than sandwich bags.

JSC

[diemai]

@ Grit

Do you really need to transport hundreds of spinnerbaits ?

For simply storage it won't be such a great problem(though a bit time consuming)to construct a large box or a kinda cupboard for your baits , you might also use old furniture .

In a clothing cupboard f.e. , you could reinforce the back wall with something more rigid to mount some kind of (metal ?) angled lureholders onto , the long shank should have grooves for the baits to hang into and lead through the entire width of the cupboard , right from back wall to the doors in front .

So on each holder mounted to the back wall one could hang a certain amount of spinnerbaits in a row from back to front , one could mount as many lureholders as the space and size of cupboard allows , preferably those lureholders should be fixed with a special locking system , that allows to remove and pull them out in a breeze , just in case , if you're looking for baits hung right in the back , not to have to remove every bait in front one by one for access .

You might also utilize a different kind of cupboard , the lower type with three or four large drawers on top of one another .

Provided , that these drawers are high enough , you could set in dividers of plywood , plastic or sheet metal , grooved at their top rim to hang in the baits .

This way you'd have instant access to your baits just by opening the drawers .

Large boxes of any kind might be equipped with such dividers as well , maybe even with two(if high enough) , one on top of another , both guided by two vertical rectangular dowels opposing either side of box , so the dividers could slide down in a groove made up inbetween the two dowels fixed to the boxes wall .

This is , if you need access to a divider at bottom , you could just slide out the top one , hold it upright with one hand and get your desired baits out with the other .

Probably build a temporary mount for the removed divider for such cases , could just be a solid , heavy board with a groove on top , just to put in the divider vertically not to fall aside and have all baits messed up .

But before starting to work on such , you need to do some trial and some calculation on how many baits would finally fit in your construction .

Hope , that you understand my thoughts a bit , not easy to explain on a distance .

good luck , diemai:yay:

[Grit]

Thanks for the ideas.

Yes, I actually travel the southwest with my wares and am looking for a way to stay organized Some kind of cupboard or box is what I was thinking of as well, suitcase sized maybe that I could throw in my truck.

[Vodkaman]

My first thought was polystyrene sheets.

Then hot wiring slots that the lure sit in.

Then slots in both sides, so that the thick sheets could be stacked.

Then why not make a mold box, using broom handle cut in half on a bandsaw as the slot molds, screwed into the mold box. Cast the lure trays with 2Lb cavity wall insulation foam.

They could be painted or covered in felt to make them presentable, if that was your intention.

Dave

[diemai]

@ Grit

Alright , I understand......for your purpopses suitcase-sized boxes would really be more practical than cupboards .

In that case I'd be thinking 'bout assembling some kinda "U" shaped aluminium or plastic profiled rod onto the top rim of the divider sheets , just to lock the spinnerbaits hanging in their grooves in place , thus prevent them from falling out whilst handling the transport box .

That profile rod could be simply hinged and pivot around a small pin leading through one side on top rim of divider sheet and the two pointing downward "shanks" of that "U" profile .

The opposing end of the profile rod might be locked in place with a small detacheable pin or hook on the other side of divider top rim or by simply binding onto the divider sheet(depending on size and/or snug fit of "U" profile onto divider sheet) .

The grooves to hang in the baits need to be deep enough , so there would be sufficient space on the dividers top rim for the "U" profile rod to fit over it without the baits' wire arms disturbing it to lock down snugly .

I have seen sucha similar construction once on a small commercial bait box in a catalog .

But if your divider sheets lead upward snugly right against the inner top lid of your transport box , this would also prevent the baits from sliding out of their grooves whilst handling .

Maybe plate the inside of the top lid with a flexible material like foam or felt sheet to come to sit snugly onto the dividers , thus lock the baits in place .

Uuups , another difficult thing to explain on a distance..........!

good luck , diemai:yay:

Edited March 22, 2009 by diemai
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