FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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One of the joys of doing this blog is of course the fishing stuff.  Now you would think that getting free stuff, or big discounts, would be the best thing about it.  In my case that is actually secondary.  I have always loved “the stuff” from the time I was a little tadpole.  Loved the lures, fishing poles, catfish bait, Outdoor Life fishing stories, nets, it did not matter.  I just loved “the stuff”.  So when I got a chance to be one of the first to use and review Coastal Fishing Gear’s Wade Right Tackle Box I was all about it.  Gave me a perfect excuse to mess with the stuff.  But seriously, this thing is flat out cool.

The New Wade Right Tackle Box

I really like the new Wade Right Tackle Box by Coastal Fishing Gear.  It can best be described as cool, just the right size for my wade fishing needs.  And the way it integrates the small boxes is innovative and a great use of space.  It folds like a standard box and comes with a shoulder strap if needed.

Being well made this thing is virtually water proof.  I need to make a comment concerning any claim, by anybody, that anything is waterproof.  A plumber once told me there is only one place in the world water will not go, that is up a frog’s butt.  But with that caveat, the box lid has a rubber gasket and locks the lid down tight as a drum when closed.

                       Top view.                                                   Small boxes pulled out.

Looking at the first picture above you can see the carry handle and what looks like 2 black buckles.  That is exactly what they are.  In a really cool feature, especially for those of us that like wading with a small waterproof box.  In a cool slot there are 2 small boxes that slide in and lock below the bottom of the box.  It is not open into the box itself, reducing chances of water entering the big box, cool idea.  The 2 small boxes are also basically waterproof and snap into the buckle chest high on the Wade Right belt, which I like for keeping it dry.

                           Top open.                                                     Shelves rotated.

When you open the box it looks like above.  The 2 top trays rotate open and you have access to the bottom.  And I like there are no moving parts on the trays to break with use.  The dividers allow you to partitian the bottom and trays into whatever size you need.  In my case, it was 4 sections in 2 different sizes on the bottom and different sizes on the trays, all which fit the stuff I use just right.

If you need more than this there is no hope for you.

Once I had it all organized I had all the jig heads and hooks I could ever need separated by size and weight in the shelf on the right, and a bunch of topwaters on the left.  By dividing the bottom of the box I was able to make 4 compartments.  One bottom compartment has 6 topwaters in it, one has 8 spinnerbaits, one about 6 or 7 new lures still in the box, and the last compartment in the bottom has 9 different bags of plastics in the colors and styles I use.  It could easily hold another 4 or 5 bags if needed.  When combined with the stuff I load in the small boxes the day before a wade, this box holds a lot of stuff.  And while there may be some seasonal changes, it just boils down to what is working at the time, and this box will hold it all.  If I can, which is most of the time, my plastics are glued to the jig head in advance.   That makes it nice as it tends to get me prepared in advance and ready to hit the water without messing around with baits.

One of 2 small boxes and the New Gulp box.    A small box ready for a wade.

If you notice in the small box there are 3 spare hard baits, 2 topwater and 1 twitch bait, along with 8 pre-glued plastics ready to go.  Generally that should be enough to limit out without having to return to the boat.  And with 2 of the small boxes it is possible to make a plastics box and a hard bait box if that is the way you like to carry your stuff.

The smaller blue box is the new Gulp box.  It looks blue because inside is a soft rubber try that you can take out and clean.  In the case of this box it really is waterproof, both ways if you get my drift.  Somehow, some way, Gulp juice always seems to get all over everything.  Not sure how that happens, but it does.  This box has a side set screw that makes it air/water proof when tightened.  Tim has had some Gulp in his box hanging for 2 weeks and it has not leaked yet.

Funny this box should appear on my door step now.  A couple of years ago my buddy Aaron basically rigged up a drop shot rig and used 3″ Gulp New Penny shrimp and knocked the doo doo out of stuff.  Since then I have wanted to use that method in the drains for fall flounder.  It should be killer.  So it will be off to Academy to pick up some Gulp.  Guess I will have no excuse now.

 I was really impressed how much this compact box could hold.  I basically emptied a boat bag and my stuff is way more organized.  And if it can keep stuff fairly dry like advertised, it is perfect.  It integrates with the wading belt and the complete wading system Coastal Fishing Gear is developing.  I may be gushing a little over it, but grab your wading bag and this box and you are ready to go.   It should be available on their site soon along with even more cool new products in the works, I will fill you in as they become available.  And like I said above, if you need more room than this you might need to see somebody about your problem.

Good Luck and Tight Lines