2marshall8 Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 I'm at a point in the business where I need to store up baits and create inventory storage in containers or some other method to get ahead on future orders, does anyone have ideas on how they store up extra baits to fill future orders? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 I store mine in plastic shoe boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2marshall8 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 11 hours ago, basskat said: I store mine in plastic shoe boxes. yah I was leaning this way also, thanks. I found some sterilite white lid boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 4 hours ago, 2marshall8 said: yah I was leaning this way also, thanks. I found some sterilite white lid boxes. I would do a test first. Sometimes soft plastics melt hard plastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) I'm pretty sure the sterilite is what I use. Lids snap on and seal. They stack nice and neat. Edited July 12, 2021 by basskat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2marshall8 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, basskat said: I'm pretty sure the sterilite is what I use. Lids snap on and seal. They stack nice and neat. how did you avoid the baits bending as they sat in your inventory ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, 2marshall8 said: how did you avoid the baits bending as they sat in your inventory ? +1 on this.... I like/make baits with alot of small appendages - trying to keep them "straight" or in the desired shape/location kills me. I'm convinced the reason 1/2 the market is worms and the other 1/2 use thick sections in arms/legs is to not have to deal with bending/deformation in bags - the only real exceptions I see are swimbaits that literally cradle each bait to keep it perfect. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2marshall8 Posted July 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 3 hours ago, SlowFISH said: +1 on this.... I like/make baits with alot of small appendages - trying to keep them "straight" or in the desired shape/location kills me. I'm convinced the reason 1/2 the market is worms and the other 1/2 use thick sections in arms/legs is to not have to deal with bending/deformation in bags - the only real exceptions I see are swimbaits that literally cradle each bait to keep it perfect. J. yep, yep, great points. If I could afford clamshells I would, ha, but I also wouldn't be on here talking to yall if I was at that point :). I've got creatures, worms, swimbaits primarily and yah I'm going to be concerned about storing the swimbaits particularly, but honestly I haven't had a single complaint thus far in shipping my swimbaits in bags which will bend the tails and business is good. So people must not care as much as we think or have come to accept a level of deformation in the baits, and the bass must not Right now I just shoot, cure, and bag, so I shoot on demand which is wearing on me. Hopefully the inventory storage will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Certain baits are easy to store. I store ribbontail worms, crawfish, tubes, etc in boxes. You just have to take your time layering them in. Make sure they are well cured before storing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 I store mine in the throw away plastic containers for the grocery store .I don’t store in bags. I lay the baits flat the put a piece of card stock down for the next layer of baits. I can store 300-400 stick worms this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 I use cardboard flats from the local mom and pop store. They lay flat until I'm ready to bag them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
