Anyone use one? What do you think? It is over hyped, or would you recommend it?

Anyone use one? What do you think? It is over hyped, or would you recommend it?

The Rooster said what I wanted to say in another thread, but he beat me to the punch (he wasn't talking about the box you're asking about, but I think it applies to any tackle storage system):

Nice box, and if it suites your needs then that's all that matters.

If these are what your talking about, then yes, I have a couple.  

I have the 3714 which I use for jigs and the 3734 which I use for cranks.  I personally like them.

I like them because they help me keep everything organized.  The downfall is that they don't hold as much they way they are designed.

I especially like them because you can easily see what you have instead of digging through the box hoping to find what you need.  

Nice box, and if it suites your needs then that's all that matters.

The downfall is that they don't hold as much they way they are designed.

I was wondering about that. You can't slide 2 baits into one slot then, right? It doesn't sound like it. Small cranks, maybe? I'm getting a little tired of the digging myself. I often get sidetracked while looking for a certain bait when I go "Oh yeah, this is in here, let me try that instead" and waste 30 minutes of fishing.

I was looking at the big orange tackle bag, but that's really big and expensive. Now I'm looking at the 3258 or "satchel". It's the birefcase looking tackle bag.

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What I do to maximize the storage room is I like to put a couple baits in each slot.  In both the jig box and the crank box.  

In the pic below I point to a small spot in the box that is wasted space. It is under the last fold up compartment in the box.  I put "extras" in the slot.  In the crank box I put jerkbaits and/or a couple topwaters.  Anything that is too long to fit into the slots.  

In the jig box I use the space for larger 1oz jigs and also extra skirts.  The spaces between the flip-up slots can also be used for smaller stuff like skirts and I even fit some smaller unskirted jigs that I can throw together as needed.  

As far as the crank box goes, I do fit 2 cranks in each slot.  However you can't fit larger cranks into the slots.  No series 5's, no DD-22's, etc....  The biggest crank I can fit into a slot in the 3734 is a Dt-16.  Even an Excaliber/Bomber fat free shad 14'-18' doesn't fit, which is almost exactly the same size as the SK series 5 cranks.  

But anything with a smaller bill will fit 2 per slot.

What I do to maximize the storage room is I like to put a couple baits in each slot. In both the jig box and the crank box.

In the pic below I point to a small spot in the box that is wasted space. It is under the last fold up compartment in the box. I put "extras" in the slot. In the crank box I put jerkbaits and/or a couple topwaters. Anything that is too long to fit into the slots.

In the jig box I use the space for larger 1oz jigs and also extra skirts. The spaces between the flip-up slots can also be used for smaller stuff like skirts and I even fit some smaller unskirted jigs that I can throw together as needed.

As far as the crank box goes, I do fit 2 cranks in each slot. However you can't fit larger cranks into the slots. No series 5's, no DD-22's, etc.... The biggest crank I can fit into a slot in the 3734 is a Dt-16. Even an Excaliber/Bomber fat free shad 14'-18' doesn't fit, which is almost exactly the same size as the SK series 5 cranks.

But anything with a smaller bill will fit 2 per slot.

I don't believe that is what he's talking about. What he's talking about cost about 45.00.

I definitely wanted to know about the size of the slots too. That's great info. Thank you.