How to stop lure hooks rusting

[arand18]

I will be buying a couple of lures soon and want to know how to stop the hooks rusting as they are very expensive.

thanks

[bootyinblue]

Cous cous.....

Yep that's right. A handful in each tackle tray absorbs the moisture and helps stop rust.

[arand18]

Cous cous.....

Yep that's right. A handful in each tackle tray absorbs the moisture and helps stop rust.

Thanks could you also use salt to absorb the moisture.

[Angus]

I don't find moisture the problem but the salt on trebles is a quick death. Also putting a salty lure back into a tray will corrupt other lures.

Henry has a good habit of keeping a little container of fresh water in his tackle bag. Whenever he changes a lure over the used one goes in this container to be dried later.

As far as I know this method has had excellent results.

Angus

[Zim man]

Cous cous.....

Yep that's right. A handful in each tackle tray absorbs the moisture and helps stop rust.

I was going tosay a few grains of rice, but cous cous will do the job

[Surfingant]

I agree with Angus, if rinsed in fresh and dried properly there should be no problem. Keep the ones you have used separate so salt doesn't get on other clean lures and just do it when you get home.

[Manni79]

Rinse in fresh water or keep them separated after use from the the others til you get home.

Plan B, buy some split ring pliers and spare trebbles so you can replace any rusted trebbles

[muzz]

I do the same, keep them in a separate container and rinse them when I get home. That also gives you a good opportunity to have a look at the hooks to see if the tips have rolled over or become blunt.

[Cheyne_jones]

All good advice here mate, you will have a good chance of reducing rust using the above.

Bit of advice though, change them out when you can afford it, most average priced lures dont come with the best hooks to start with, put some better quality hardware on and it can only help.

[Runty66]

When i finish with using my lures i always put them in a separate spot so at the end of the day ill wash them all with fresh water then sit them out in the boat to air out.

After a few days i put them back and ive never had a problem doing that.

[bulldogs195461]

I rinse mine off, then put inox on them, but I like the fresh water idea, simple but sounds effective

[Gregpen]

Same.... Different container after use and rinse once I get home.

[Terry H]

I rinse mine off, then put inox on them, but I like the fresh water idea, simple but sounds effective

Careful with the inox mate, it's quite harsh on rubbers. Lanox would be a better option.

[Do$tylz]

yep. just one of those small tuppaware containers with fresh water in there. Drop your lures in there and at the end of the day just hang them up to dry. They're already washed. Ever since doing that I haven't had a rust problem.

Re using salt - that would be 1 step below using acid.

[crazywalrus]

I use Lannox - much more kind

[ChrisC]

yep I think we have all had a problem with rust along the lines

if you put one used lure back into a tray full of new lures with brand new hooks on them chances are they will all start to rust an corrode- salt spreads like fire- put used lures into a different tray an wash with warm fresh water once home - take the time to dry them off with paper towel or whatever an they will be sticky sharp rust free forever

[Bri The Pom]

Much the same as everyone else.Hose off with fresh then dry.

I have in the bottom of my lure boxes, a strip of brown wax paper that are generally wrapped around new bearing and engineered items to stop them rusting. I think that helps, not sure where you can buy it.

[stinkyibis]

I rinse mine off, then put inox on them, but I like the fresh water idea, simple but sounds effective

Careful with the inox mate, it's quite harsh on rubbers. Lanox would be a better option.

Does this mean it will harm something like a jackall mask vibe? I have been using inox on all my cranks. I always thought inox was all good. Anyone experienced bad results with inox?

[TIM D]

I carry one of these filled with fresh water and spray all my treble hooks as soon as i'm finished using the lure. It's also good for misting some fresh water onto your reel if it's copping salt spray.

cheers tim

[FishoDave]

What I do is take a separate container in my bag and every time I swap jigheads, lures, trebles or anything I put it in the separate container. After I get home I take all the used gear out and rinse it under fresh water and dry before putting it back with the others. It won't stop it completely but it helps a heck of a lot.

Hope it helps

[bootyinblue]

I carry one of these filled with fresh water ...........also good for misting some fresh water onto your reel if it's copping salt spray.

cheers tim

Sheesh.... now that just sounds little to delicate for me! :side: :pinch: :silly: :whistle:

[TIM D]

I carry one of these filled with fresh water ...........also good for misting some fresh water onto your reel if it's copping salt spray.

cheers tim

Sheesh.... now that just sounds little to delicate for me! :side: :pinch: :silly: :whistle:

It's good practice when you have high end tackle

cheers tim

[Do$tylz]

personally I think that's over the top for high end tackle. A wash at the end of the day is sufficient to clean your gear even if it is copping an absolute bollocking in the salt.

Mid end gear - yeah sure. I'd consider it.

When you're talking stellas and exists - the seals will do more than a sufficient job to keep the salt out until you get home at the end of 1 day.

Same for rods. Higher end rods don't use parts that are as susceptible to rust and their epoxy finish is at such a quality that no water seeps in at the foot of the guides.

[bootyinblue]

I carry one of these filled with fresh water ...........also good for misting some fresh water onto your reel if it's copping salt spray.

cheers tim

Sheesh.... now that just sounds little to delicate for me! :side: :pinch: :silly: :whistle:

It's good practice when you have high end tackle

cheers tim

Guess that's why my boats only hit fresh water, and therefore constantly misted.

[pondo]

I have drilled some small holes in my tackle trays and I rinse the container with fresh water And leave to dry.

[Binder]

First off, use quality hooks, and I dont mean tournament grade ones, I mean ones that actually have galvanising on them.

Second, everyone elses hint about rinsing them off and drying off at the end of the day is a definite

Thirdly use "lure mates" or similar to store them for any length of time.

[TIM D]

Do$tylz - Over the top or not i'll continue to do what i do

cheers tim