GET ORGANISED
Gear organisation is easy when you only have five lures and a few hooks. Later as the collection grows so does the need to come up with some sort of tackle organisation system. Some anglers regard tackle tinkering as therapeutic and the next best thing to fishing, but others see it as an onerous task that is never completed. Regardless of your preference, what we can all agree on is the concept of having the right gear on hand in the right quantity and ready to go.
The absence of a working system causes annoying problems. These include forgetting stuff, taking too much or not enough, bad stowage choices that cause rust or damage, having no back-ups to cover losses and so on. The bigger your tackle inventory the worse it gets.
Everyone I spoke to claimed they had a system but quite a few were not happy with it. Many admitted they were thinking of reorganising. More than one angler told me they had recently tried a revolutionary new system only to discover it is useless.
As tempting as a new tray or box is, it isn’t the solution. Before buying storage containers, you need to design a system tailored for you. In this article we discuss tackle organisation and some ideas and concepts that will help you get sorted.
ORGANISATION… WHERE DO YOU START?
The problem is finding a working criteria or “theme” for your tackle organisation. It is easy and convenient to stow
