I recently purchased a boat, it will be stored in a garage with no AC but it is dry.  It will have to stay there until I can get a garage built at my house, this maybe a year.

The tackle will be in the boat lockers.  My question is??  Is it bad for my fishing tackle to be exposed to this temps??  Also when winter rolls around it well be cold in there.

What about my rods & reels also should they be exposed to this temps??

Thanks, Buzz

Buzz,

If I were you I would store all rods and reels at home.

Not only for the safety and security issue but to keep them out of excessive heat and cold.

As for my baits, I have had plastic trailers melt so I now keep everything at my home office in large plastic storage containers you get at Wal-Mart or Target.

I also keep my line in my home office as I do not want it to get extremely hot or cold.

And my attractants, especially JJ's and Spike-It along with Carolina Lunker Sauce and the MegaStrike tubes.

So please consider keeping as much of your tackle with you in a safe and temperature controlled environment.

At least keep your rods and reels with you, if nothing else.

My dads tackle box was in the garage for a couple years and when we opened it everything had melted (the plastic). So I wouldnt keep it in extreme heat...

I have always stored all my tackle in my garage which has no A/C.  Being in West Texas, it does get hot 100+ but I have never had anything melt and have never noticed any problems with rods/reels.

The garage is still probably cooler than a rod locker since there is more air circulation and some insulation.

Depends on the garage.

I have kept my boat in the garage for 10 years and have yet to have a problem with rods, reels or tackle due to heat or cold.  But, my garage is attached and is fully finished with insulation, drywall and thermal windows.  My door also faces east, so it does not get the hot afternoon sun.

Brad

Depends on your garage.  I store my boat at a "boat storage" which is an uninsulated metal building. (but the roof is vented)  I live in central Tx., so it gets crazy hot in there.  No problems yet and I have been doing it this way since about '95.  I have only seen a few worms melt that have been sitting in the windshields (out of their packaging) and spinnerbait/buzzbait skirts seem to dry out faster.  I check trailer hubs and battery electrolyte levels more frequently during the hot weather but rarely do more than that.

Line (mono) is affected by heat so if you can, keep rods/reels and spare line at home if you can... if not you'll just need to reline more often.  

I think the trick to soft plastics is to keep them in original packaging and also in soft sided tackle bags.

My apartment now smells like your house!!

Brent sent a pic to me once of his garage, 10,000 baits is no joke.  I brought up the heat issue and Brent explained what they went through to find the melting point for the plastics.  It was close to 390 degrees!!  No worries!

I have had some plastics melt over the years while siting in my garage. Most of it though was older stuff. Who wants to take the chance? not me

well i keep my tackle in my bedroom   ;D ;D ;D down here in alabama we've been getting some 104 degree weather and im not wasting my bait