I just got my old town sportsman 106 and I’m deciding what to put back in my back storage area, if I should do a crate of some kind or build another pvc kinda crate? Looking for ideas. Maybe even cooler options too either one that has rod holders and cup holders or one of those that piggy back ur seat
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If the tackle doesn’t fit in my dry storage then I don’t bring it anymore. I enjoy it way more when I don’t overpack. All I keep in my back crate is a cooler, an emergency little paddle, and a tiny backup anchor. Very easy to add rod holders to a crate which is nice. I have 3 extras on mine.
I’m a minimalist. A few jig heads, top water, and a bag of soft plastics in an H-E-B bag! I mainly fish saltwater thou. Bass guys will bring a whole storage unit worth of gear on their boat
Its hard to beat the blackpak from yakattack
See if plano boxes fit right under your high seat. You should be able to fit everything you need for a mission in a couple of the big ones. Keep your pliers and knife on your vest. Good to go.
Flambeau deluxe tackle crate was been awesome for me.
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Milk crate.
Everything fits in a medium sized backpack. In the forward hatch, inside the hull. The longer you fish, the less gear you take. From parking the truck to launch about thirty minutes. Usually in the dark.
For years i used a milkcrate i stole from the grocery store lol. It worked perfectly well, since iv been gifted a fancier solution. Its better for 2 reasons. Has a lid, so that stops the sun from melting my soft plastics, also it works weirdly well as a cooler. So i can head out with it filled with gear go to camp, fill it with ice for the day lol. Also i have one of the only legit fishing kayak setups that can handle weight so on trips i carry most of the gear for my friends…. All in all the milkcrate worked fine lol
I have a wilderness systems i think its called? Box, its really nice. Got it for a birthday a few years back. Its massive which is good and bad, i hardly ise any of it for fishing days. But on my camping trips it gets loaded up!
**EDIT: I see you have a sportsman 106 PDL, i had one; that things a f***** barge, about the hardest yak to propel through the water i ever owned or tested, and is heavier than my fully loaded 13’ yak lol. So id keep it light as you can. Milkcrate! Or nothing lol.
I fish saltwater. I go out with the least amount of tackle possible.
a couple lures to troll on my way out to the reefs
sabiki rigs for catching live bait
8oz sinker and #5 circle hooks to tie a knocker/Carolina rig and live line bait when I’m on top of the reefs.
I try to keep things as simple as possible. Also, they sell behind the seat coolers you can attach for drinks and whatever you’re trying to keep cool instead of hauling around big red.
If you really want something to store your tackle, just use a milk crate.
Throw a bunch of shit on the floor and rummage thru it while getting pissed the whole time
If I’m going light I lash a backpack to the boat with tackle and bring two rods which stay in rod holders. If I’m going heavy then milk crate.
I just go with a fishing vest over my life jacket.
I think the simple truth is it entirely depends on how much of a tackle geek you are
Some guys run spartan with 1 rod and 1 tray
Some guys have 4 rods on the crate, 2 flush mount rods, 1 in their hands and 4 in hull storage just in case.
If you run that many rods, that’s a lot of lures to tie onto them as well
It’s not like you need to use 100% of deck space from hour one, go out, see if it feels like you’re missing gear, then add it for next time
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Yakattack all the way
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Dewalt toolbox
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Milk crate with a couple diy rod holders and tether clip. I have a crate cover to keep everything in needed. I also prefer the smaller 3650 cases since they slide in and out of my kayak’s tackle slots easily (one hand). I put soft plastics in a bag
Organization of tackle has been my biggest hurdles so far since I bought my Yukon in May. I have a milk crate but getting things in and out of it while in the water isn’t easy for me. My back and my balance arent exactly the greatest. The seat on the Yukon sits low enough that there isn’t much room underneath it. But I have seen 3d printed risers that I might look into. I like to carry up to 4 poles sometimes. I like having a bait caster with a Texas rig, another pole with a Carolina rig, a spinning real with a ned rig, and an ultralight rig with a float to catch brim or bait. I store my tackle in a Plano bad that holds four plastic boxes. I usually sit it up at the end of my feet. But I’d love to minimalize and carry less gear. I feel like the yak has become too heavy now that I’ve added a fish finder.
Yakattack blackpak in the back for tackle trays
Plano cubby cube bin for plastics under the seat
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Don’t have a great pic currently, but I built my whole crate. Three 3-rod holders bolted on to the crate, I loop my Slayer’s bungee around the edges. Managed to fit 4-6 3700 size boxes perfectly. I also have a waterproof bag for extra line and plastics under my seat!
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Rod holders bolted onto a milk crate is probably the most common and cost effective method. I keep a small soft cooler between my seat and the crate. Highly recommend rod tethers and a net to secure the contents in case of a rollover.
[love this thing](https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Flambeau_455TKP_Kayak_Tuff_Krate_Premium/descpage-FPTK.html?from=gpmax&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkdO0BhDxARIsANkNcrfwsQ9AUuff-YsDjjqG5eTvJO5VjkbrC931VeGUFv0nwfP0fzO28hQaAqKWEALw_wcB)
Single box under the seat and what ever I can fit in my hatch.
Least amount possible. I don’t like reaching in the back of my yak on the water.. I’ll beach and get something out. Store tackle and tools under chair
I just bring a single plano box and a cooler.
Not to hijack this thread, but how are you guys sitting through a crate behind you on a yak, without flipping? It just doesn’t feel right when I try to do it.. 😭
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Iuse a Tupperware style container (velcroed on top of my front storage hatch) for terminal tackle and a few lures.
Inside the front storage hatch itself are pliers, bobbers, the rope I use to tie off, other incidentals, etc.
I carry a tiny ammo box for my selection of soft plastics, if I’m planning to target bass.
My line snipers attach to my kayak with one of those auto retracting leash thingies. Net goes up front. I never bring more than 3 rods, really.
If I’m trout/pan fishing, I bring even less. Just a pocket size tackle box that I can velcro in the same spot. And pfd of course
I wear a Fanny pack with small plastic boxes and accessories in it. Super convenient. I don’t use a ton of different artificial lures though.
I have a perception outlaw and I love the saddle bags. Negates the need for a crate altogether so I just keep my yak cart back there in rear well.
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shimano 3700 in the back is way more than i need but it fits and i secure it.