"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:09:26 -0400, " JimH" not telling you @
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"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. ;-)

I was going to suggest the vinegar solution or CLR which seems to work
pretty good too.

As to attractants, it's a long established tale that WD40, much like
Marvel Mystery Oil, will act as a fish attractant, cure cancer, the
common cold and rheumatism, but it's not true.

It doesn't act as a repellant either which is the basis of the myth.



What has led you to the conclusion that it is not an attractant? I know you
do a lot of fishing. Have you tried it?

And even if it is neither an attractant nor a repellant yet protects the
lures from rust it seems like a good thing. Would you agree?