Crankbait Keeper - the lure organizer SYSTEM

Bass fishing lures, Salt water fishing lures, Stick baits, Crank baits, Top water baits, glide baits ...whew. There are a lot of baits. And all of those baits are have a lot of sharp pointy hooks.

If you are like most of us fisherpeople, those lures need ORGANIZING.

Here's my go-to for when I'm visiting someone's boat, or running down to the dock for a few casts after work. I like to grab a handful of my favorites from my heavy tackle mother-ship at home, toss them in my pockets, and go.

These are the third generation - improved over time. The shape, size and length of the tube fit those long baits. They fit the fat lures. They fit the skinny lures. You can even shorten the tube by stopping the print early. The lids fit snugly - a shake with a lure in the tube will not leave your pockets full of exposed hooks. Print in clear and they are attractive, and you can see what lure is in each tube.

UPDATE:  Added a tube connector shape that lets you snap tubes together like legos, well sort of.

This print should be done in VASE mode for the tube and the lid.

UPDATE: The connector should be printed in PETG, .3mm, no supports

 The lid only fits the vase printed tube if the lid is also printed in vase mode.

Print instructions

The STL file contains two shapes

1. The tube. Print the tube in vase mode, 0.2 layer height takes 1.5 hours. I have printed in both PETG and PLA - its an easy print.
2. The lid. You can print this as a solid in bulk if you like, or print it as a vase mode print. Both shown in the pictures. In vase mode, the lid takes 7 minutes to print.
3. UPDATE- New file added - Connector node that lets you snap multiple Crankbait Keeper tubes together into any form you like.

The lid is sized for a vase mode tube - it will not fit the tube if you print it without vase mode.