"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"William Bruce" wrote in message
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My question is..........do you think an odor of rust on the lure body
will
keep fish from hitting these lures? If I soak them in the sink with
dishwashing soap will that leave a worse odor on the lures that the
fish will stay away from?
Jim:

Rusty hooks, sharpened with a hook whet rock, have never seemed to
produce any less for me than new ones in the Gulf trolling for Spanish
and King Mackerel..

TIA!

So I guess I am worried about nothing. Thanks.

BTW: I did read a suggestion from a site on the net that said soaking
them in a vinegar and water solution for several hours removes the rust
and that the odor from the vinegar is not a concern. I tried it and it
works great. I am also going to give the lures a spray of WD40. I have
heard that stuff is a great fish attractant and it also protects the
lures and hooks from rusting. ;-)

You know what they say...a vinegar soaking gets rid of that fishy smell.


As compared to that great rusty metal smell........;-)

And it actually worked. I lost a couple of lures and spinners where the
rust was so bad the eye hooks rusted away and the body was badly
discolored.

Where have you been? You have a lot of catching up to do.




Boating and fishing. I know, a rare activity in *this* group, but I do
engage in it.


We would have also............but small craft warnings and/or rain all
weekend. ;-)



My three survivors from yesterday were so glad to get back to shore after
a bout with some substantial rollers and whitecaps in the late afternoon
that two of them kissed the dock, pope-like.

I am now in the running for Toadfish Catching King. My guests caught
croakers, flounder, bluefish. No matter where we were, I
caught...toadfish.


Man, that is one nasty looking fish.
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/Info/toadfish.cfm