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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Button Nubbs on April 08, 2011, 06:34:43 PM

Title: gear hoarders!
Post by: Button Nubbs on April 08, 2011, 06:34:43 PM: I honestly think a&e should do a fishing gear episode on me. :chuckle: I just moved and in cleaning my storage unit out and moving all my stuff I realize I have a problem! I literally have garbage bag after duffle bag after back pack after plasitc tote filled with the stuff. I was thinking about getting a whole bunch of smaller plastic totes but wanted to know how all you other gear hoarders organized your stuff.

P.S and no I'm not giving it to you! :chuckle:
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 08, 2011, 06:45:47 PM: Not giving it to me :bash:
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Post by: runningboard on April 08, 2011, 06:47:03 PM: not quite the same type of "stuff" but I arranged my wife's hoard into neat little piles of yard sale stuff! :chuckle: 2nd hand store donations! :dunno: & dumpster stuff! :yike:
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: denali on April 08, 2011, 08:13:15 PM: Sounds like it is time for a Hunt Wa intervention. :chuckle: :chuckle: then of course we can take some items so this does not happen again.
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 08, 2011, 08:22:50 PM: I bought a fancy tackel bag and that has really helped cut down on my clutter. It has 4 locking hard cases in it and tons of extra pockets. Its pretty sweet. Has everything I could need, then I just have a case for my gator gear :IBCOOL: Big rubber tubs stack on top of eachother help to :chuckle:
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: Button Nubbs on April 09, 2011, 09:46:16 AM: I have 2 of those carp :yike: one full of bass gear and one of salmon steelhead gear. :chuckle:

I guess ill just get some more totes.
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: Mr56Jeep on April 09, 2011, 09:58:30 AM: Boats, Boat gear, Fishing Gear and Bird Hunting gears, Deeks, Blinds.... I have a problem... And there ain't a 12 step program for it. :dunno:
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 09, 2011, 10:32:55 AM: Quote from: Button Nubbs on April 09, 2011, 09:46:16 AM
I have 2 of those carp :y

ike: one full of bass gear and one of salmon steelhead gear. :chuckle:

I guess ill just get some more totes.

If I fished. For bass I would probably have another one to lol I am just a salmon and steelhead guy now. With a few other fish when chance happens along.
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: chongo469 on April 09, 2011, 11:12:11 AM: I have 43 different rod and reel setups and probably enough tackle and gear to fill 20-30 tackle boxes plus my 2 fishing vests.....most all of it salmon/steelhead stuff
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 09, 2011, 12:18:10 PM: I thought I was bad with like a dz lol.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on April 09, 2011, 12:54:31 PM: Falcon boxes you can't go wrong with them ;)
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Post by: swanny on April 10, 2011, 07:35:43 PM: Like I tell my wife...collecting various gear whether it be fishing, hunting, camping, whatever is a lot better addiction than drugs :)
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 10, 2011, 07:57:15 PM: Like uncle ted would say "I get high on the outdoors" :chuckle: The more stuff you seem to have the higher you can get LOL!
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: Mr56Jeep on April 10, 2011, 08:31:29 PM: Quote from: swanny on April 10, 2011, 07:35:43 PM
Like I tell my wife...collecting various gear whether it be fishing, hunting, camping, whatever is a lot better addiction than drugs :)

But not always any cheaper :chuckle:
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: ribka on April 10, 2011, 09:05:46 PM: Last week went through all of my fishing gear and tackle. First thought was- "Where did all of this crap come from?. I do not remember buying it"

Oh I and I just received the Cabelas and Bass Pro Spring fishing catalogs too. Some nice stuff in there :chuckle:
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on April 10, 2011, 10:16:12 PM: I use Action Packer storage boxes and store them in the loft of my shop.

-Steve
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: Dustin07 on April 11, 2011, 09:08:39 AM: Quote from: Mr56Jeep on April 09, 2011, 09:58:30 AM
Boats, Boat gear, Fishing Gear and Bird Hunting gears, Deeks, Blinds.... I have a problem... And there ain't a 12 step program for it. :dunno:

yeah exactly, my 12x16 shed is half full of duck stuff. and if you fish, there is salmon salt, salmon river, bottom salt, bass, trout, walleye, panfish, etc etc. so many different forms of each types of outdoors in this state. easy to create a pile of gear of time! :drool:
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: YoterHunter on April 11, 2011, 03:24:23 PM: isn't the old saying .the man with the most stuff when he dies. WINS dose all of my antich hunting and fishing stuff count as hording.
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: h2ofowlr on April 11, 2011, 09:37:15 PM: Quote from: chongo469 on April 09, 2011, 11:12:11 AM
I have 43 different rod and reel setups and probably enough tackle and gear to fill 20-30 tackle boxes plus my 2 fishing vests.....most all of it salmon/steelhead stuff
I am right there with you. Geeze. Cleaned out the garage and have a wall of fishing gear. Half of it is still in the package. I had 15 tackle boxes and about 10 rubbermaid container filled to the top with lures. Didn't know I had such a hording problem with them. I think I was at about 55 rods. 10 fishing nets. A few kickers in the garage. I have about 60 lead molds for everything you need fishing wise. I have an entire rubbermaid container full of reels and I know I sold about 30 of them over the summer. Time for a garage sale.
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: h2ofowlr on April 11, 2011, 09:38:30 PM: Quote from: Dustin07 on April 11, 2011, 09:08:39 AM
Quote from: Mr56Jeep on April 09, 2011, 09:58:30 AM
Boats, Boat gear, Fishing Gear and Bird Hunting gears, Deeks, Blinds.... I have a problem... And there ain't a 12 step program for it. :dunno:

yeah exactly, my 12x16 shed is half full of duck stuff. and if you fish, there is salmon salt, salmon river, bottom salt, bass, trout, walleye, panfish, etc etc. so many different forms of each types of outdoors in this state. easy to create a pile of gear of time! :drool:
I haven't mentioned all the duck gear. But that's all I do, waterfowl hunt and fish.
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: Dustin07 on April 12, 2011, 10:18:18 AM: ha funny thing is when I posted that I started thinking about your story of the container you had full... LOL so despite my collection, I know it's dwarfed when compared to some. lol
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: jeepster on April 13, 2011, 01:44:15 AM: my grandpa solved grannys hoarding problem with laying down the law and restricting her to a single bedroom on the lower level with an out facing window...... when my aunt would come to visit.... hed park a wheelbarrow under said bedroom window and just do as many loads as he could before my aunt would call before comming home with granny.

me on the other hand...... i rent a 50x30 shop and it holds nothing but my 20' fishing boat, all the tools to maintain the boat, deeks, 3 rod racks, a garbage can full of misc. rods, 9 FULL tackle boxes (ranging everyting from vintage gear to striped bass to downrigger tools...) cant forget the huge box of dead reels that you might fix one day..... or might need a part from....
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: 7mag. on April 13, 2011, 11:35:36 AM: Quote from: h2ofowlr on April 11, 2011, 09:37:15 PM
Quote from: chongo469 on April 09, 2011, 11:12:11 AM
I have 43 different rod and reel setups and probably enough tackle and gear to fill 20-30 tackle boxes plus my 2 fishing vests.....most all of it salmon/steelhead stuff
I am right there with you. Geeze. Cleaned out the garage and have a wall of fishing gear. Half of it is still in the package. I had 15 tackle boxes and about 10 rubbermaid container filled to the top with lures. Didn't know I had such a hording problem with them. I think I was at about 55 rods. 10 fishing nets. A few kickers in the garage. I have about 60 lead molds for everything you need fishing wise. I have an entire rubbermaid container full of reels and I know I sold about 30 of them over the summer. Time for a garage sale.

Make sure and let us know when that garage sale is gonna be!
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: raevan on April 25, 2011, 08:05:05 PM: When I find out I have to much gear I try and find a place to fish that has a lot of snags and big fish. I don't mind losing gear if the fish are hitting. Once I even broke 2 rods on the same day. One because the fish that hit the line was to big for the rod ( it was wham and crack) . The other rod I broke shutting the trunk on the tip (ouch). I have found that the best way to get rid of gear is to feel generous and give away as much as possible before I start looking to hard at what I have.
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: CallMeBigPapa on April 26, 2011, 06:58:55 AM: The wife asked me the other day...what are you doing with all this stuff? :rolleyes: So I says, that's my fishing stuff. Her response...we better get some more totes. So you better get more totes T. :chuckle:
Title: Re: gear hoarders!
Post by: Button Nubbs on April 26, 2011, 02:44:08 PM: At least it wasn't the "I knew you liked fishing, but not this much!" Again. :chuckle: