cleaning the ol' tacklebox

JB · 11-07-06, 08:34 PM

Days like this, rainy and gets dark by 6pm, I figured as good as anytime to straighten out the ol' tacklebox..
Many a times I throw a crankbait back in the plano with out completely cutting off the braid, so during a taped hour of Miami Ink tonight I got about 200 crankbaits cleaned up and unhooked from each other, and put them in categories on size and depth...that powerpro is hard to nip off! rofl
Went to the top storage area and reorganized the tubes, lizards, worms, senkos and crawss, realized I have room for a few more packs!
I also try to look at what I bought last year, and never used them(crankbaits) or never caught anything on them yet...theres 8-10 newbies I need to get wet and give em a try..got one more box of crankbaits of just flatsided bomber A's and rattletraps, sharpened some hooks, and this time put the traps in the same color categories.
The seasons not over yet, but by thanksgiving it will be, even the crappies get hard to find.
anyone else have there end of the year rituals? or just wait till next spring to clean up? I learn years ago to clean it up to avoid rusty hooks .

lizardsrule · 11-07-06, 08:46 PM

Not any more, I just keep fishing LOL. Used to go hunting, but not this year. I can't believe it was 76 degrees today, man this is November.

Lizards

JB · 11-07-06, 08:47 PM

lizards,
well heck, with as much tackle as you have

, it'd take a week to clean it all up! rofl

zooker · 11-07-06, 08:51 PM

two weeks easy..

zooker

lizardsrule · 11-07-06, 08:54 PM

2 months, rotflmao.

Lizards

dampeoples · 11-07-06, 09:55 PM

I never clean up, I just keep making more!

I have a bad habit of giving stuff away, though, keeps the stock way down.

Vabass22 · 11-07-06, 10:02 PM

I could never give stuff away!
Took me around 3-4 hrs last time I did it!
Wanting more stuff, but not wanting to pay for it/organize it!

dampeoples · 11-07-06, 10:58 PM

Well, giving stuff away usually leads to folks coming back to buy more

texasbasser · 11-07-06, 11:08 PM

i am getting ready for the winter bite. i know it sounds weird, but in the ponds i fish, the bass get really active in the dead of winter, when its freezing outside. anyone else like this?

flfireman · 11-07-06, 11:26 PM

That's what works for. I straighten and clean up stuff while working. Unfortunately I don't have a end of season time. Even though July-September would be a good time.

Bo Dale James Jr. · 11-11-06, 10:02 AM

JB reminds me of a M*A*S*H episode where Frank Burns is in
the mess tent lining up the condiments according to height an popularity

saltwaterfisherman · 11-11-06, 08:45 PM

i also clean mine out once a year.....i think its kinda interesting to find stuff u havnt seen in a long long time

11-07-06, 08:34 PM	#1
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	cleaning the ol' tacklebox Days like this, rainy and gets dark by 6pm, I figured as good as anytime to straighten out the ol' tacklebox.. Many a times I throw a crankbait back in the plano with out completely cutting off the braid, so during a taped hour of Miami Ink tonight I got about 200 crankbaits cleaned up and unhooked from each other, and put them in categories on size and depth...that powerpro is hard to nip off! rofl Went to the top storage area and reorganized the tubes, lizards, worms, senkos and crawss, realized I have room for a few more packs! I also try to look at what I bought last year, and never used them(crankbaits) or never caught anything on them yet...theres 8-10 newbies I need to get wet and give em a try..got one more box of crankbaits of just flatsided bomber A's and rattletraps, sharpened some hooks, and this time put the traps in the same color categories. The seasons not over yet, but by thanksgiving it will be, even the crappies get hard to find. anyone else have there end of the year rituals? or just wait till next spring to clean up? I learn years ago to clean it up to avoid rusty hooks .

11-07-06, 08:46 PM	#2
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Not any more, I just keep fishing LOL. Used to go hunting, but not this year. I can't believe it was 76 degrees today, man this is November. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

11-07-06, 08:51 PM	#4
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	two weeks easy.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-07-06, 08:54 PM	#5
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	2 months, rotflmao. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

11-07-06, 09:55 PM	#6
dampeoples BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 826	I never clean up, I just keep making more! I have a bad habit of giving stuff away, though, keeps the stock way down. __________________ The Jon Boat Fishing Club and Fishing with Sterling Peoples

11-07-06, 08:47 PM	#3
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	lizards, well heck, with as much tackle as you have , it'd take a week to clean it all up! rofl

11-07-06, 10:02 PM	#7
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	I could never give stuff away! Took me around 3-4 hrs last time I did it! Wanting more stuff, but not wanting to pay for it/organize it!

11-07-06, 10:58 PM	#8
dampeoples BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 826	Well, giving stuff away usually leads to folks coming back to buy more __________________ The Jon Boat Fishing Club and Fishing with Sterling Peoples

11-07-06, 11:08 PM	#9
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	i am getting ready for the winter bite. i know it sounds weird, but in the ponds i fish, the bass get really active in the dead of winter, when its freezing outside. anyone else like this?

11-07-06, 11:26 PM	#10
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	That's what works for. I straighten and clean up stuff while working. Unfortunately I don't have a end of season time. Even though July-September would be a good time. __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

11-11-06, 10:02 AM	#11
Bo Dale James Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jerseyville,IL Posts: 596	JB reminds me of a MASH episode where Frank Burns is in the mess tent lining up the condiments according to height an popularity __________________ Got time to breathe, got time to fish!*

11-11-06, 08:45 PM	#12
saltwaterfisherman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: league city, texas Posts: 5	i also clean mine out once a year.....i think its kinda interesting to find stuff u havnt seen in a long long time

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