Plano EDGE Hard Minnow Box 3700 Review

If you throw a lot of jerkbaits, cranks, or any kind of hard minnow-style bait, you’ve probably fought the tangled treble hook war before. You open a box, and half your baits are hooked together in a colorful, expensive bird’s nest. Plano’s new EDGE Hard Minnow Box 3700 finally puts an end to that chaos. After a few weeks of using it, we can say it’s one of the smartest storage systems Plano has ever made.

No More Hook Tangles

This box is designed with individual slots that hold each bait separately, so your jerkbaits and cranks aren’t knocking around and scratching each other. Depending on lure size, you can fit 30 to 50 baits, and everything stays perfectly in place. We loaded ours with a mix of Booyah Flash Point jerkbaits, Yo-Zuri Pin’s Minnows, and Rapalas, as well as other assorted baits, and not one hook got tangled when we shook the box around in the boat. That alone makes this thing worth it.

Built to Keep Water Out and Rust Away

Like the rest of the EDGE line, the Hard Minnow Box is built like a tank. It’s got a Dri-Loc watertight seal that snaps shut tight — you can actually feel the seal engage when you close it. The Rustrictor base keeps rust from creeping in by slowly releasing an odorless vapor, keeping hooks from getting rusty and dull. The WaterWick insert is a small but smart touch, pulling out any leftover moisture before it causes trouble. In the EDGE 3700 Hard Minnow Box, our baits stayed bone dry and sharp.

Simple, Smart Design Details

The crystal-clear DuraView lid is great for identifying the box’s contents quickly; no more opening five boxes to find your favorite jerkbait color. Plano’s EZ Label system lets you tag what’s inside so you know what’s in them when the boxes are stacked, and the steel pin hinges and one-hand latch feel sturdy and easy to use with cold fingers. It’s a 3700-size footprint (14 x 9 x 1.88 inches), so it drops right into standard tackle storage spots and stacks neatly with other EDGE boxes.

Real-World Verdict

We’ve been Plano EDGE fans since the line launched, but the Hard Minnow Box fills a very specific gap: serious jerkbait and crankbait anglers finally have a box built just for them. It’s not cheap, but when you consider how much you’ve probably spent on high-end hard baits, protecting them in a box like this just makes sense. By keeping your premium jerkbaits and crankbaits separated and dry, it helps protect your investment and makes on-the-water bait changes faster.

If you’re tired of chipped paint, tangled hooks, or rusty trebles, the Plano EDGE 3700 Hard Minnow Box is a solid investment. For anglers who live and die by precision lure presentation, this box is a must-have piece of tackle organization tech.