Stinking bait boxes

I went through my tackle yesterday doing the usual pre-season cleaning,
checking, re-spooling, re-tying (etc)...

I noticed that my bait boxes have quite strong aroma to them and so left
them soaking overnight, which seems to have done bugger all to alleviate
things...

Any suggestions??

(I'd rather not buy new ones, I like these, and they fit my bait waiter)...
__
Matt

Matt (IS Team) wrote:
:: I went through my tackle yesterday doing the usual pre-season
:: cleaning, checking, re-spooling, re-tying (etc)...
::
:: I noticed that my bait boxes have quite strong aroma to them and so
:: left them soaking overnight, which seems to have done bugger all to
:: alleviate things...
::
:: Any suggestions??
::
:: (I'd rather not buy new ones, I like these, and they fit my bait
:: waiter)... __

make a strong solution of sal****er and leave to soak overnight.......I have
used caustic soda in the past but be warned - *this stuff will take your
skin off like acid* !
If you do decide to use caustic, add cold water to the crystals and stand
well back - it boils the water....mix it up in a deep bucket and add your
baitboxes and lids and weigh them down with a brick so that everything is
below the surface.
You can use the remaining solution to clear your drains!

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:58:29 +0100, "Matt \(IS Team\)"
wrote:

I went through my tackle yesterday doing the usual pre-season cleaning,
checking, re-spooling, re-tying (etc)...
Pre season? Yesterday?
We are mid season here. Carp are all surface feeding.

I noticed that my bait boxes have quite strong aroma to them and so left
them soaking overnight, which seems to have done bugger all to alleviate
things...
Do you not use bicarb of soda?
Do you not use Tumeric to cover the maggots?

Any suggestions??
Wash using bicarb of soda & use a small amount of tumeric in your
maggots.

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:35:03 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:
Snip/Snip

make a strong solution of sal****er and leave to soak overnight.......I have
used caustic soda in the past but be warned - *this stuff will take your
skin off like acid* !
Caustic soda is an Alkali.

If you do decide to use caustic, add cold water to the crystals and stand
well back - it boils the water....mix it up in a deep bucket and add your
baitboxes and lids and weigh them down with a brick so that everything is
below the surface.
Any chemist will say this ... add the crystals to the water not the
other way around. Likewise if using Acid A to W.

You can use the remaining solution to clear your drains!
And to dispose of dead bodies.

Titus A Ducksass AKA Lou Simon (Just for Gran) Lucy Lastic for me wrote:
:: On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:35:03 GMT, "Phil L"
:: wrote:
:: Snip/Snip
:::
::: make a strong solution of sal****er and leave to soak
::: overnight.......I have used caustic soda in the past but be warned
::: - *this stuff will take your skin off like acid* !
:: Caustic soda is an Alkali.

I know it is - a very strong one which does the same as acid to skin tissue.
::
::: If you do decide to use caustic, add cold water to the crystals and
::: stand well back - it boils the water....mix it up in a deep bucket
::: and add your baitboxes and lids and weigh them down with a brick so
::: that everything is below the surface.
:: Any chemist will say this ... add the crystals to the water not the
:: other way around. Likewise if using Acid A to W.
::
::: You can use the remaining solution to clear your drains!
:: And to dispose of dead bodies.

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:32:05 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:

Titus A Ducksass AKA Lou Simon (Just for Gran) Lucy Lastic for me wrote:
:: On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:35:03 GMT, "Phil L"
:: wrote:
:: Snip/Snip
:::
::: make a strong solution of sal****er and leave to soak
::: overnight.......I have used caustic soda in the past but be warned
::: - *this stuff will take your skin off like acid* !
:: Caustic soda is an Alkali.

I know it is - a very strong one which does the same as acid to skin tissue.
It is actually better at disposing of skin, bone, blood etc.... than
acid. The only human things it wont destroy is Hair (including nails)
and Teeth.