The Best Tackle Boxes for Organizing Your Gear

Whether you’re on a boat or offshore fishing, this versatile tackle box is ideal for anglers of all skill levels. Outfitting fishermen since 1952, Plano offers this sturdily built, four-drawer tackle box with ample room for lures, lines, hooks, bobbers, sinkers, pliers, a knife, first aid kit, and more. It features a top tray with bulk storage underneath for larger tools, sunglasses, or bait containers; four removable bait racks; and a long slide-out tray. Side tool storage allows for easy access to pliers, clippers, or other tools.

The removable drawers and bait racks offer both space and peace of mind, as each latch snaps into place when shut. This tackle box’s one potential downside is it’s a bit on the heavy side, making it better suited for fishing trips where you plan to find a spot and stay there.

This lure box is watertight and has the ability to float if closed properly. It’s available in black, fluorescent yellow, green, grey, and orange and comes in three sizes, each with 12, 16, and 30 separate compartments. The medium and large sizes have removable dividers for adjustable compartments, and the smallest sizes may even fit into your pocket. This lure box is also lightweight, making it easy to take with you wherever you go.

If you’re not an angler but need a storage box, this lure box could easily double as a place to store your medications, odds and ends like rubber bands or beads, and more.

This backpack is highly convenient, especially for anglers who like to hike. As a bonus, this tackle carrier has an LED light system so you can see everything in your bag—even in the dark of night. It also has the capacity to hold up to six tackle boxes and boasts additional storage compartments for your nighttime fishing gear, sunglasses, insect repellent, sunscreen, water bottle, and more.

If you start to feel uncomfortable along the hike, take the backpack off and adjust the padded carrying straps to a better position. You’ll also find a helpful rain cover, zippers, and mesh pockets.

This basic tackle box from Wakeman Outdoors features one removable tray that’s prestocked with 55 pieces. You’ll get hooks, lures, bobber floats, sinkers, some fishing line, baits, fishing hook alarm bells, a hook removal tool, and much more, making it a great choice for kids or beginners.

Open the lid to check out the extra storage compartment inside, and secure all the latches to be sure everything is held safely inside for transport. The collapsible handle makes it easily portable and stackable.

This tackle box not only looks great, but the top is both waterproof to shield your gear from unintentional splashing and tea-colored to keep your lures from becoming sun damaged, which will result in discoloration over time. While tinted, the cover is also transparent, allowing you to quickly find the proper lures and other gear or tools when you need them.

You’ll get customizable DIY dividers to adjust according to your desired compartment sizes, and four latches seal each tray tightly in place. This tackle box is recommended for long-lasting gear.

Family-owned since 1947, Flambeau makes long-lasting fishing equipment. These three-tray, hard tackle storage boxes are available in a nice-looking frost blue and black, arriving with three removable trays with 32 tray compartments and 13 removable dividers. The flip-top lid holds several tools, and the base is deep enough for larger supplies, even after the three trays collapse into it.

This tackle box is made in the USA and features a handle for easy portability.

Weighing in at 1.32 pounds, this sling fishing backpack is super lightweight and ready to be filled with whatever your heart desires for a successful day at the fishing hole. Although it comes with only one medium-size utility box, you may be able to fit up to two medium tackle boxes in its main compartment. The SpiderWire also has padded straps that are adjustable and can be worn over either shoulder for optimal comfort.

Additional pockets can be found around the backpack, including a front organizer pocket, which has tool holders and a velcro enclosure; a fleece-lined sunglasses compartment to protect your shades; and two additional zippered pockets to hold even more.

Confidently store your gear and lure boxes inside this water-resistant nylon fishing tackle bag by KastKing. This tackle bag is covered in a hydrophobic exterior coating and includes an inner PVC layer for optimal protection from the elements. It has room for two sizes of KastKing tackle boxes (sold separately) to fit either horizontally or vertically. In all, there are 15 handy pockets, both interior and exterior, to hold fishing lures and other gear.

The bottom is waterproof and able to repel standing water, so you don’t need to worry about your gear getting wet. Rubber-coated mesh compartments allow you to see and grab whatever you need instantly. And, this soft bag makes it easy to fit in those little extras a hard tackle box won’t accomodate, such as a spare jacket or additional tools.