Hard vs. Soft

[PERCH INC.]

Started out using hard boxes. Use only soft ones now.  I have one for rivers, one for panfish, one for ice fishing and one with crankbaits!!

[MikeThePike]

I prefer soft myself. Easily allows me to swap boxes for different species/ situations. I usually just carry boxes in my backpack if shore fishing or hiking to a spot where I'll put the cases in one of the 3 soft bags I have if taking the boat out.

[gillmaniac]

Soft for sure. I like using the soft better than the hard because the hard when you put your bait in it it usaually smells like plastic unless you spray it.

gill

[bassjunky]

I bought my first soft bag last season and I love it. I like being able to fill the smaller clear boxes and just mix and match for whatever Im fishing for that day. 

[mongo]

Started off with the big hard sided boxes and then moved to the soft sided. They sre much easier to exchange bins and take what you want.

[FingerLakesBen]

picked up a bass pro XPS 370 soft box this week.  i absolutely love it!  storage everywhere.  i'm gonna have to buy even more stuff to fill it up   

[bayonne]

my kid got me one for farthers day havent used it yet the only problem is now i need more stuf to fill all those empty spaces

[flipstick]

I've been a fan of the soft bag for years, especially for wading and ice fishing.  I recently bought a large hard box, however, and I think it'll be a bit better for me in the boat.  With the soft bag, I have a tendency to scatter my boxes all over the boat and then I find myself running from one end to another and making a mess.