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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  1. 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.

  2. BakertheTexan on

    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

  3. Virtual_Manner_2074 on

    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.

  4. watermanatwork on

    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.

  5. PenguinsRcool2 on

    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.

  6. 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.

  7. MindlessCountry9223 on

    Throw a bunch of shit on the floor and rummage thru it while getting pissed the whole time

  8. gunsandpuppies on

    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.

  9. No-Chicken-9298 on

    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

  10. 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.

  11. CatchEveryFish on

    Yakattack blackpak in the back for tackle trays

    Plano cubby cube bin for plastics under the seat

  12. aquestion-ihave on

    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

  13. aquestion-ihave on

    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.. 😭

  14. 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

  15. 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.

  16. SGT_Wheatstone on

    shimano 3700 in the back is way more than i need but it fits and i secure it.

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