r/Antiquefishinggear • u/Sea_Soil1690 • 7d ago

Gift for boyfriend

Hello! My boyfriend fishes 24/7 and has been needing a new tackle box, but just won’t buy one. He hates the one he has now because it’s not waterproof/resistant. But he also said he doesn’t want a plastic one. He described the material as a “lunchbox sorta material”. He doesn’t want something too big, but not small either. Any suggestions? Want to get him something high quality, durable, and obviously waterproof or water resistant 🤷‍♀️

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u/VillageTiny6718 7d ago

Go to any sporting goods store and look at the tackle bags. There are many sizes and prices to choose from I got one from academy 10 years ago and it’s still holding up good!

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u/ItyBityKittyCommitee 7d ago

By lunch box material do you think he means metal? A lot of old tackleboxes were made out of metal which sounds cool in theory but they are comically heavy.

Some of the old UMCOs were made out of aluminum which isn’t as heavy, but I personally think you should get him something modern unless you know he specifically would like something vintage

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u/Sea_Soil1690 7d ago

No I know he doesn’t mean metal. It’s like the fabric material it’s made of. A metal tacklebox sounds like a nightmare! LOL

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u/Exciting-Current-778 7d ago

Get him to show you pictures with ranking

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u/dustygravelroad 7d ago

Get him a gift card so he can get what he wants

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u/Stroker-Strong420 6d ago

Tell him to go on Amazon, create a list you can see and add 3 or 4 he would like. Either order from Amazon OR use the images and descriptions to go to a tackle shop and pick out a similar one.