[water_baby]

just after some advice on how to stop my lures from rusting. it seems that all of my owner/VMC trebles and split rings are starting to rust up, while my cheapo lure's hooks (with a silvery finish) are not.

i wash them in fresh water and leave them to dry, but thats about it. can i spray them with cooking oil or similar, or do i just buy new trebles and rings?

does anyone else have this problem, and how do you fix it?

thanks in advance guys and gals 8)

 

[Peril]

Mine get a spray of inox after they've been rinsed and dried

 

[Davey G]

yep, a good squirt of inox into the tacklebox after every few outings has kept mine all OK also.

 

[hoit]

For the discerning fish here in Melbourne I use extra virgin olive oil

Regards
Grant

 

[Dodge]

Inox

 

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[blue_mako]

haha redphoenix

i have used baby powder before... it kept my lures rust free... though now i usually just rinse with freshwater then dry with towel and leave in sun for 2 or 3 mins.... then i put them into my plano waterproof tackle trays... maybe this is why they are still rust free??? as no moisture can get in maybe?

troy

 

[Dodge]

i have used baby powder before... it kept my...

Blue

For years I used baby powder on my tackle, but everything deteriorated anyway :lol:

Might just be an age thing though :roll:

 

[water_baby]

thanks gentlemen. will try my canola spray and see if it works.

about the baby powder, ill be sure to stop that now, so my tackle is in an optimal state for the next 50 or so years thanks for the tip :shock:

 

[Dan A]

Talcum powder works for me

Dan

 

[Russ]

I dont like to fiddle with my tackle to much I find that if you handle it to much it tends to become a hard habit to break out of. Potentially growing into a huge problem that needs a helping hand, or 2 from a professional.

:shock:



Some have a bigger tackle box than others

fishing Russ

 

[Chillihilli]

I recently ordered a bunch of owner trebles from campbells pro tackle ($5 a packet cheaper than the shops) to replace the rusting hooks on my beloved Yamaria Princess. First time I've ever done it and found out just how handy long nose pliers are.

 

[HBK]

wouldn't the stink of the inox on lures deter fish??? Mine get a warm wash and dry in the sun, but job than i do on myself sometimes!

 

[Jeffo]

I use baby oil

 

[camel]

Something I've found to work for me, is keeping a couple of those little silica satchels that are used in packaging to keep out moisture. You know the ones that say "do not eat" on them. They seem to work quite well. I just chuck them in my lure box .

 

[Daveyak]

I've taken to dropping lures into a jar of fresh water (Dodge jar?) when changing 'em on the water. Then dry 'em off before dropping back into my waterproof tackle boxes, which every now & then cop a spray with garlic infused olive oil - helps stop my fingers from smelling too fishy if nothing else.

 

[wigg]

I have heard that liquid parafin will also do the trick.

Cheers

Wigg

 

[andybear]

I use spray olive oil, with garlic. Best of both worlds, stops the rust and is considered by some to be a fish attractant!

cheers all Andybear :lol: :lol:

 

[Dan A]

I used to use Talc, but lately I have been coating the trebles in fish attractant oil..seems to be working.

 

[Guest]

Just a few days after using my Sx40's at the coast they were rusting

I dangled the hooks in vinegar to get the rust off, dried them and then used olive oil spray on em.

They look like new now and the oil makes the lure finish a little more shinier too

Cheers