I recently upgraded from a 2003 Stratos 200 Pro XL to a 2012 Z9. The Stratos had molded tackle storage bins for easy organization. Would anyone share pictures of your bow storage setups? My fishing buddy said he wouldn't allow milk crates in the front bin, but I don't always listen well. His idea was to just fill the large front bin with boxes but I know someone out there has better ideas.
Thanks for any replies and for you that post regularly. This forum has been an invaluable resource.
I have a 901 which is the same layout and soon to be a Z9. What I did with the 901 was soft plastics which I mostly stored in planos in the front left box hard baits in planos in the front right box. Extra planos don't use to often in the big box along with all the misc other things like rulers, livewell treatment, scents, scales etc etc in big tupperwares.
I've been trying to figure out an efficient system forever. No matter how organized my gear is when I launch, by the time I put the boat back on the trailer it looks like a tornado touched down in my storage compartments! I use Flambeau Zerust 14" boxes in the large(top) compartment and keep my plastics in shoebox size Rubbermaid containers in the right smaller compartment, and all my other gear(scales, cull tags, cull beam, markers, etc) and life jackets in the left smaller compartment. Both rod boxes jammed full of rods. I'd post a pic for you but all my gear is on my work table at the moment and nothing is in the boat.
2015 Nitro Z9
Mercury Optimax 250
Lowrance Ghost
Dual Lowrance HDS9 Live bow
Dual Lowrance HDS9 Live console
Lowrance Active Target
Dual 8' Power Pole Blade
If you pm me your phone number I will send you pictures. I can't get them to load on here.
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