What I do with my 3-ways when not in use is wrap them separately around a Stim-u-dent, you know, those wooden toothpicky things for cleaning your gums.

Snap weights?  Well a picture is worth a thousand words (which, by the way, has never stopped me from talking):   (You need to Login or Register
As you can see from the pictures they can also be used as in-line weights, which might make more sense in the end than either 3-ways or snap weights.

Oh, and I love trout - grilled with the skin on.  Very meaty, more like salmon than walleye.