well, its that time of the year. not too much to do for those of us who dont hunt and dont own a snowmobile.
i dont get into ice fishing too much either.
for me, wintertime is a good time to catch up on many things i put off during the monthes that dont have snow and ice. i clean the whole house and get rid of any junk i dont need. i clean my closets and pack up all the clothes that no longer fit ( because they keep shrinking every year ) and take them to the salvation army. i also clean and lube all my reels, and pack them away.
this season i noticed many of my lures were very dirty and/or rusty. in the past i would have just tossed the old rusty lures into a bag and given them to my friends little brother. these days i dont have the money to replace all the lures so i decided to clean them up.
i bought some CLR Kitchen and bathroom cleaner. this stuff is working out great. i had a pack of gamakatsu 4/0 EWG hooks, the big pack of 25 for $9.99 that had badly rusted due to water getting into the packaging. i put the whole pack of hooks into a cup filled with the CLR and let sit for the night. the next day the hooks were rust free and back to brand new condition.
next i decided to try it out on my hard lure bodies. i did a test on one to make sure the CLR wouldnt eat the finish from the lure. after removing the hooks and split rings from the bait, i sprayed it with the cleaner and rubbed it with an old rag. with a little elbow grease, all the rust spots were removed and the lure looked like it just came out of the package. i checked it out the next day and the fisnish is fine.
i continued this process on all my lures, and when i say all i mean all. i have 12 big plano boxes full of different hard baits. i cleaned all of them and they all look like new.
this CLR stuff also works great on spinnerbait blades. i had several that had lime build up on the from sitting in water in old boxes in my boat. the lime is a bit harder to get off, but it will come off.
just thought i would share this with you guys. its work but its fun work. plus you really get to know your lures alot better. i discovered that some lure just arent made that well, while others are really built tough. and come spring you will have a collection of shiney new looking lures to offer.
anyone clean the lures? if so, what do you use?
madman himself
i dont get into ice fishing too much either.
for me, wintertime is a good time to catch up on many things i put off during the monthes that dont have snow and ice. i clean the whole house and get rid of any junk i dont need. i clean my closets and pack up all the clothes that no longer fit ( because they keep shrinking every year ) and take them to the salvation army. i also clean and lube all my reels, and pack them away.
this season i noticed many of my lures were very dirty and/or rusty. in the past i would have just tossed the old rusty lures into a bag and given them to my friends little brother. these days i dont have the money to replace all the lures so i decided to clean them up.
i bought some CLR Kitchen and bathroom cleaner. this stuff is working out great. i had a pack of gamakatsu 4/0 EWG hooks, the big pack of 25 for $9.99 that had badly rusted due to water getting into the packaging. i put the whole pack of hooks into a cup filled with the CLR and let sit for the night. the next day the hooks were rust free and back to brand new condition.
next i decided to try it out on my hard lure bodies. i did a test on one to make sure the CLR wouldnt eat the finish from the lure. after removing the hooks and split rings from the bait, i sprayed it with the cleaner and rubbed it with an old rag. with a little elbow grease, all the rust spots were removed and the lure looked like it just came out of the package. i checked it out the next day and the fisnish is fine.
i continued this process on all my lures, and when i say all i mean all. i have 12 big plano boxes full of different hard baits. i cleaned all of them and they all look like new.
this CLR stuff also works great on spinnerbait blades. i had several that had lime build up on the from sitting in water in old boxes in my boat. the lime is a bit harder to get off, but it will come off.
just thought i would share this with you guys. its work but its fun work. plus you really get to know your lures alot better. i discovered that some lure just arent made that well, while others are really built tough. and come spring you will have a collection of shiney new looking lures to offer.
anyone clean the lures? if so, what do you use?
madman himself
