No More Tangled Lures: Evolution Fishing Ballistix HANGR 3.7D Tackle Tray Review

Whether it’s spoons, jerkbaits, bladebaits, or crankbaits, I love fishing treble-hooked lures. You can’t beat the feeling of a fish smoking a moving lure. I despise storing them, though.

Sticking them in most tackle boxes results in a giant, tangled mess. Instead of quickly swapping lures and making your next cast, you’re left vigorously shaking a wad of sharp objects, trying like mad to free the one you’re after without stabbing yourself.

Fortunately, we live in 2026, and fishing equipment is becoming increasingly specialized. Tackle boxes are no exception. There are boxes that specialize in storing just about any lure imaginable. The Evolution Ballistix HANGR 3.7D is one such tackle box. Its sole purpose is to store baits that tend to tangle.

In short: At a more than reasonable $35, this tackle box has become my go-to for storing treble-hooked baits. It’s more compact than other crankbait boxes I own, yet thanks to its unique angled divider design, it has just as much capacity. If you don’t have enough treble-hooked baits to fill it, I’ve also found it works quite well for storing spinner baits and bladed jigs. It is a touch larger than most tackle trays, and unfortunately, it can’t store super deep diving, large-billed crankbaits, or any jerkbaits, but for standard-sized lures, it’s tough to beat.

How Does It Work?

The Evolution Ballistix HANGR 3.7D box is a tackle tray. That means it’s a simple box with one opening, containing a tray with compartments that can be customized with dividers. You move the dividers within the built-in slots to achieve the layout that best suits your needs.

Tackle trays like that are a dime a dozen. This one, however, is different. It takes those vertical dividers and tilts them at an angle.

It’s a simple differentiation that should seem obvious, but it’s the first of its kind that I’ve seen. The angled design allows you to store baits in a near-vertical position. Rather than lying at the bottom of the box in a tangled mess, treble-hooked baits hang from the slots built into the dividers. The slotted dividers keep tangle-prone hooks from touching one another.

Since the baits don’t lie flat, the box’s storage is used extremely efficiently. There isn’t any wasted space, and you can cram the box full of baits.

It’s designed specifically for treble-hooked baits, although the grooves in the tops of the dividers allow you to store much more than your favorite crankbaits and spoons. 

I use mine for overflow storage of spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. The large single hook points of my bladed jigs rest perfectly inside the grooved tabs, and the wire of spinnerbaits sits in them equally as well. 

How Many Baits Can the Evolution Ballistix HANGR Hold?

It’s impossible to state precisely how many baits you can fit into a tackle box. Lure size clearly affects that number, and no one has the same tackle collection. I’ve fit over 40 baits into mine, and if I had only small lures, I could easily stuff more inside.

Each divider tab has a spot to hold two baits. If you’re putting spinners, ½-ounce Lipless crankbaits, or standard-sized cranks, like the DT6s inside, make it easy to fit two per divider. For those baits, you could increase the number of baits that fit well beyond 50.

However, your tackle storage, like mine, probably isn’t that simple. I’ve stuffed Whopper Ploppers, as well as very round, fat squarebill crankbaits, inside my Ballistix HANGR. While those baits still fit, they are too fat to squeeze another one in on the same slot.

Some of the slots in mine have one bait hanging, and others have two.  So the exact capacity depends on your particular lure collection. Regardless, the space is used efficiently, and the capacity is impressive. I have other treble-hooked bait boxes that are much larger in terms of dimensions, yet they don’t hold more lures than this one.

Where It Falls Short

Yes, this tackle box is small and compact when compared to other crankbait/treble-hooked lure boxes. But in terms of tackle trays, it’s pretty dang big. 

Due to the angled divider design, the box is taller than all of the other “tackle trays” in my collection. As such, it doesn’t fit as well in a backpack, the YETI go-box I use as a tackle box, or boat storage compartments, as other boxes do.

It’s small enough to be considered a “mobile-friendly” box, but it’s just on the cusp of that designation. You will notice the bulk if you aren’t a boat angler.

I’ve also found it can be challenging to align the removable divider tabs correctly in the slots within the box. The interior tabs are close together, and I often “crossthread” the dividers, leaving them misaligned.

While that’s a bit annoying in the moment, it does speak to the box’s customization capabilities. The tabs for the dividers are close together because there are a bunch of them. You can keep the dividers really close together, or far apart, depending on your storage needs. It makes the box more diverse, but it can take a bit longer to set up correctly.

Also, due to the shorter build, the box is entirely incapable of storing jerkbaits and large, deep-diving crankbaits. There simply isn’t enough clearance between the lid and dividers for longer baits. There’s literally no way to fit them in the Ballistix HANGR. You’ll have to find a completely different box to store them.

Final Thoughts on the Evolution Ballistix HANGR

I love this box. It lets me store more treble-hooked lures than a regular tackle tray, while keeping them all separated and organized. It solves my biggest complaint of lures getting tangled together.

The angled HANGR design is ingenious. While it’s not the smallest box I own, the relatively small size lets me pack it on all of my adventures, whether it’s on my kayak, raft, bass boat, or on foot. 

Quit leaving your crankbaits in a chaotic mess. Pick up one of these boxes. It’s well worth the minuscule $35 asking price.