Tackle storage needed

[Jim O]

Basically, I have nothing. I am getting my rods and reels together for a future 10-day trip. Now I'm looking at tackle storage. I'm seeing hard boxes, soft boxes, jig bags and boxes...

What is essential that I should have?

[Brewcrafter]

Good question.  Easy to overdo it.  On your trip you will see hard boxes (SKB is kind of the standard), soft roller bags (my preference, I have a Fishlab.  Turner's Outdoors also has a really nice one), and then homegrown boxes (there is an entire thread here on the forum of a member that makes absolutely stellar wooden boxes out of rare/beautiful woods - his stuff is so pretty it falls into the "I would be afraid to use it" category). For your first trip I would think a single box should be able to carry ALL of your terminal tackle - a handful of irons, one maybe two trolling lures, so getting a separate iron bag or troller bag would be overkill/waste.  Also, while a Long Range boat is pretty roomy, space is NOT unlimited.  Truthfully any sort of bag that can hold a bunch of 3600/3700 boxes will work. - john

[Jim O]

Good question.  Easy to overdo it.  On your trip you will see hard boxes (SKB is kind of the standard), soft roller bags (my preference, I have a Fishlab.  Turner's Outdoors also has a really nice one), and then homegrown boxes (there is an entire thread here on the forum of a member that makes absolutely stellar wooden boxes out of rare/beautiful woods - his stuff is so pretty it falls into the "I would be afraid to use it" category). For your first trip I would think a single box should be able to carry ALL of your terminal tackle - a handful of irons, one maybe two trolling lures, so getting a separate iron bag or troller bag would be overkill/waste.  Also, while a Long Range boat is pretty roomy, space is NOT unlimited.  Truthfully any sort of bag that can hold a bunch of 3600/3700 boxes will work. - john

Thanks.  I'm considering this one for starters.
https://www.calcuttaoutdoors.com/products/explorer-tackle-bags-3

[Brewcrafter]

Nice, compact.  Nice bag.  Remember, you can always build and add later.  Don't overstress it.  Yes I have a padded reel bag.  My first trips my reels were wrapped up in my underwear and in my duffel bag, it works. - john

[Keta]

....my reels were wrapped up in my underwear and in my duffel bag, it works. - john

A good reason to supper clean them when you get home.

[Swami805]

I have th small SKB box that I use every trip. Water proof, bomb proof and has a couple rocket launchers which are handy. Holds enough stuff to keep on deck. I also have the big box which I hardly ever use except really long trips and I keep it on the upper deck
Reel bag go in my room. Separate bag for just irons but I bring way too many