This is what happens when I don’t go fishing after work.….

[Elmerfudd]

Fortunately I have never had to find out what happens if you do flip it but I'm not going to do it on purpose just to find out.

I flipped my umco one time in rough water. Took a half day to sort it out And untangle lures. Found a sardine sandwich Id lost the previous spring, a dead cormorant, and a skilsaw I’d misplaced.

 

[Twister]

Flipped mine over tuesday. Yep its a mess. ,

 

[Centerspin]

I think the foam on the top is supposed to trap the hooks in case the box gets flipped but it doesn’t look thick enough to me. I have some closed cell foam I might experiment with once I see how it works as is.

The smaller box from the States (spooncrank box) has more foam and I had it knocked on the side with no damage. It has a nice storage in the lid but not deep enough for long bodybaits like deep rapalas

 

[Derkd9]

The smaller box from the States (spooncrank box) has more foam and I had it knocked on the side with no damage. It has a nice storage in the lid but not deep enough for long bodybaits like deep rapalas

I was looking at the shallower one for $10 less but figured big spoons wouldn’t fit

 

[Wave Runner]

The Special Mate come in these 3 sizes. I use the medium 8 inch body #8128 model which holds plenty of spoons and body baits including the deep divers such as Tail Dancers no problem.

Small 5”​

Body #5128 | Spoon #5225

Medium 8”​

Body #8128 | Spoon #8225

Tall 13”​

Model #1345

 

[Derkd9]

The Special Mate come in these 3 sizes. I use the medium 8 inch body #8128 model which holds plenty of spoons and body baits including the deep divers such as Tail Dancers no problem.

Small 5”​

Body #5128 | Spoon #5225

Medium 8”​

Body #8128 | Spoon #8225

Tall 13”​

Model #1345

Was going to get the 5”
But ended up with the 8” definitely better buy than the 5”

The 13” is for some serious baits lol

 

[Elmerfudd]

I bought the medium one as well in the body bait version. My thinking was the dividers in between can’t hurt keeping spoons separated. Might just put a couple dozen spoons in different spots and dump it to see what happens, change foam to something a little more dense if needed

 

[Wave Runner]

Was going to get the 5”
But ended up with the 8” definitely better buy than the 5”

The 13” is for some serious baits lol

Yeah 13 inch is for musky baits for sure.

 

[Red Hering]

Was going to get the 5”
But ended up with the 8” definitely better buy than the 5”

The 13” is for some serious baits lol

Maybe @Derkd9 the 13”
is used for some musky or pike lure’s such as spoons & bucktail spinners & perhaps some body bait’s as well,I am just guessing & tight lines!!

 

[Red Hering]

The Special Mate come in these 3 sizes. I use the medium 8 inch body #8128 model which holds plenty of spoons and body baits including the deep divers such as Tail Dancers no problem.

Small 5”​

Body #5128 | Spoon #5225

Medium 8”​

Body #8128 | Spoon #8225

Tall 13”​

Model #1345

I think that I have the medium 8”size special mate box, @Wave Runner ,(only one-lol ),but I don’t want to look right now on which one I have,because I will be playing with my,silver streaks,@Wackm Tackle,Great Lakes spoons,etc. lol

 

[Wave Runner]

I think that I have the medium 8”size special mate box, @Wave Runner ,(only one-lol ),but I don’t want to look right now on which one I have,because I will be playing with my,silver streaks,@Wackm Tackle,Great Lakes spoons,etc. lol

Yeah the 5 inch is only good for spoons unless your body baits are "river runts."

One box is all you need anyway unless you're @Ticker... he needs a dozen of them to house the lures he has.

 

[Dunnster]

Used those boxes before always mess after a bumpy ride. Switched to these boxes works awesome no mess. Plus it will float if knocked overboard.

 

[hvyhaul]

I have two of those and a homemade one. They all work beautifully.

 

[Ticker]

Used those boxes before always mess after a bumpy ride. Switched to these boxes works awesome no mess. Plus it will float if knocked overboard.

Got 5 of them boxes
The only negative in my opinion is if it's bumpy on the lake and you don't pay close attention to pick out the spoon you will have the surrounding spoons hooks in back of your hand
For the smaller Erie spoons I make extra cuts in the foam so it can hold more

 

[rcfire77]

Wait til you flip the box by accident and it takes you an hour to get all the lures untangled! Last time i did it on the hardwood floor in the livingroom much to the displeasure of my wife!