Any interest in small, heavy duty zip lock bags?

I sort my hooks, etc in the small compartments of the little Plano boxes, but inevitably I usually get some water in them and if its salt water, I usually have to hassle with rinsing and drying the hooks out to make sure they don't all rust and get the points dulled.  I was thinking it might be good to keep them separated in small zip locks.

For awhile I've been trying to find a source for heavy duty, small zip locks.  Like some of the ones we buy tackle, like swivles in.  I used to try and keep and reuse them but they are usually covered with labels making it hard to see what's in them.  I wanted some 6 mil 2-3 inch ones.  These would be heavy enough to keep my hooks, etc. sizes separated.  I could then throw them in a larger zip lock to organize stuff, but then if it leaked, the small zips would still keep dry all the critical stuff that might otherwise rust.

TAP plastics and REI have some but they are 2 or 4 mil.  I wanted the 6 mil to make them less prone to puncture by hooks.

Problem is that the 6 mil suppliers only sell in lots of 1000 at around $50-$60.  So I was wondering if anyone else might find these useful and split some of the cost with me?

Count me in. I wouldn't know what to do with 500 but if you could get more interested, it would be worth going for the heavier duty plastic. On my long-range trips, I had been keeping my hooks in plastic med bottles, which unfortunately takes up TOO much space.

Am I correct in assuming the bags you have in mind will hold up to 4/0 size hooks? (Never mind: I just reread your part of the post about the size of the bags)

Doug try your local Head shop, I put a piece of cardboard almost the same size of the bag inside and keep two leaders in each bag.

Heavier weight baggies would be somewhat better, I suppose.
 But I put all my tackle in "snack" size (about half the size of sandwich) baggies, then sometimes put those (like halibut rigs) in a quart size baggie, but mostly just put the snack baggies into tupperware-like pencil boxes in my Flambeau (Plano) box. Even if the hooks poke through the baggie, it's hard for water to get inside unless the whole mess is submerged.   It keeps the hooks from snagging everything, especially the trebles.  I first wind the pre-tied leaders up and secure with half a twist tie.  It's easy to see if water has gotten inside.  If it has, I just rinse stuff off and dry it and use a new baggie.  Keeping it in baggies keeps stuff I don't use from getting wet from water dripping off my hands.  But I always open the pencil boxes and air out stuff when I get home.

Yeah, where do drug dealers get their "baggies" from?

Yeah, where do drug dealers get their "baggies" from?

As Mickfish said, try a head shop for small quantities of regular thickness baggies.
For endless sizes & types, get them from places like these:
http://www.stewartspackaging.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=159
http://www.uline.com/Grp_5/Poly-Bags-Reclosable
http://www.papermart.com/Index/index_bag_polyethylene.htm#ZIPPER
http://www.interplas.com/reclosable-bags

For heavy duty ones, Marmite probably has the right idea to share the cost. They're fairly expensive no matter where you get them, and hard to find in smaller quantities.

BTW, I learned about this not from trading in illicit product, but I once "discovered" a ULINE catalog where I used to work and was fascinated by all the crap available! I probably spent hours trying to figure out how I could make use of all the great stuff. I mean, who doesn't need 750 ft of bubble wrap..? 

Hummm,

Don't even know where my local head shop is.  Mike do you know if they usually carry the thicker, 6 mil type?  Is it needed to keep the smell contained?

6 mil is usually the thickest type of rolled, sheet plastic that you can buy at places like Home Depot.  I just haven't found a site that sells them in < 1000 quantities.

Doug- You might recosider using the thick bags.

Sure, they will last longer, but once they've gotten fish blood, squid snot, or event saltwater/sand on them, are they really that usable?

I use 3 or 4 inch sealable bags probably 2 ml, no problems with hooks going through.  I can re-use maybe 3-4 times, then Itoss them.

I get them under the table at my tackle shop, but would really like to just buy a whole case of them and always have good ones to use.

I tie a lot of leaders.

Allen

I don't really want to reuse them that much.  They are cheap, so disposable.  I mainly want a better way to easily and quickly organize and keep my stuff dry and do it in a compact manner.  I can also keep them in categories in the various pockets on my vest for easy access, e.g., one pocket with swivle packets, one with hooks, etc.  Rinse them off, refill if needed and eventually change bags if they get groaty.

Yeah, I got you.  I get away with the thinner bags.  keep the hooks flat.  And i always use them for halibut rigs with the trebles.

sometime the hooks get sticky in which case that bag is done, i just rip it out haha

Allen

With all that said if someone out there finds 4"X4" 4-6 mil I'm in for say 1-2 hundred, willing to pay costs plus a little for your trouble, like most of you I can only find the ones I want at 1000 plus.

If anyone ever gets a buy started just PM me.

Dale L

To help keep stuff dry I use those little silica gel packs that come in the packaging of a ton of stuff you buy (the sugar packet looking things labelled "do not eat")  I also use bigger ones in my reel case to help absorb any residual moisture.  Free and can be dried out in the oven for reuse once saturated