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05-10-2008, 09:37 PM
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must find the fish
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: North Shore Ma
Posts: 712
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plug cleaning, please help..
i know i've seen solutions before.. but ran a search and nothing came up. they are buried in threads some where..
i need to remove the rust stains/smell and tobaccy smells from our plugs.. one solution i have heard is flavorless toothpaste.. but i've been searching all spring and have yet to find any. i think toms of maine makes it.. but i cant find any instock.
soooo.. question is.. what else can i use? would a mild scentless soap work? or is that to chemically? damn the fish and their overly sensitive fishy noses..  |
There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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05-10-2008, 09:42 PM
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Fish Hound
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, MA & Mashpee, MA
Posts: 1,159
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i think the mild soap and some warm water would work. that is what i always use. in the middle of the season, i sometimes will mix some salt-x with warm water in a bucket and rinse them that way and then re-rinse in just warm water... have never had any problems and fish still take them after this. if all else fails, clean them as you please and then rinse with bunker oil  |
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart.....pursue those."
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05-10-2008, 10:08 PM
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must find the fish
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: North Shore Ma
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i'll give it a shot.. can't hurt. only problem is i'm so bad at catching fish i wont't be able to tell if it worked or not. 
but i'll have something new to blame all the skunkings on. |
There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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05-11-2008, 05:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Bridgewater, MA
Posts: 2,031
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Magic eraser
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--Mike Malone
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05-11-2008, 08:28 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Let the fish clean them! Just fish them fer cryin' out loud Chris!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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05-11-2008, 08:48 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Hull, MA
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what Larry said Bubba, you spend more time worrying about strategy etc.... just go fish, works for me, and you know I catch fish....hehe
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05-11-2008, 09:44 AM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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People Clean there plugs, I have never heard of such a thing  |
Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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05-11-2008, 10:15 AM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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leave them in turpentine overnight.
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Ski Quicks Hole
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05-11-2008, 10:20 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N.K.
Posts: 1,330
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Buy a Plugbag with a self clean option.
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05-11-2008, 10:23 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: portsmouth RI
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i rinse mine off in salt water!!!!!!!rusty hardware just replace  |
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05-11-2008, 10:24 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: portsmouth RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam_777
Buy a Plugbag with a self clean option.
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kinda like the oven in the kitchen????? |
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05-11-2008, 10:33 AM
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must find the fish
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: North Shore Ma
Posts: 712
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rusty hardware isnt the issue.. it's mostly the tobacco scent that needs to go. (and some rust stains, which i would assume leave a chemical trail of some sorts) it's not like they are dirty... fishing gets rid of dirt.. but i really need to get the tobacco off.. trust me, most of them must have a nice film from smoke on them from sitting in my room exposed to the deadly air all winter.. not happy about some of the new ones being exposed to it. what i thought was a sealed container, had a hole in it.. uggg.
of course i could just do myself a favor and quit.. but then i wouldnt have anything to be fumbling around with when the only strikes of the night occur..  |
There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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05-11-2008, 11:58 PM
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Fish Hound
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, MA & Mashpee, MA
Posts: 1,159
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Quote:
Originally Posted by likwid
leave them in turpentine overnight.
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what he said  |
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart.....pursue those."
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05-12-2008, 05:56 AM
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Count on it, I'm going!
Join Date: Sep 2005
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WD40  |
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05-12-2008, 03:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Burlington
Posts: 2,290
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Like Larry says - clean em?? Hell no that just takes away the MOJO. Recoat with smelly jelly and your good to go just sharpen the hooks  |
low & slow 37
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