On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:25:49 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

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.

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.

The Bay was beautiful today. I heard about yesterday from some other folks
that were out. I guess it got pretty rough.

Today I took daughter and son-in-law out to learn something about boating.
Had a great time.
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