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Hi all

I had something in my tackle box that left a strong perfume/chemical smell throughout and I was wondering what would be the best thing to get rid of the smell on all of my lures/ accessories.

Thanks

Alex

buy new ones. no but you can go buy some of the hand soap that they sell at lebarons, it removes odors. well it's for hands, but it should work on lures.

We're all dying to know.....How did you get perfume in your tackle box?

Sounds pretty kinky

Actually, it wasn't perfume per say. It was due to a can of Off (with a fresh scent) that went off in my tackle box!

WannaFish wrote:buy new ones. no but you can go buy some of the hand soap that they sell at lebarons, it removes odors. well it's for hands, but it should work on lures.

Yeah, I tried Le Baron on Sunday...only to find out they're closed . Someone somewhere mentioned some type of anise spray. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?

Two things to try:

Soak everything in a bucket with Arm & Hammer baking soda. This will neutralize some of the odor. The unfortunate part of the deal is the aeresol contains DEET I believe so take a further step.

Go to the drugstore and pick up some Oil of Annis. Place in the tackle box once your reloaded and put a piece of cloth in the neck of the annis bottle to act as a wick and leave the box sit for a few days.

Toss all the soft plastic baits they are beyond recovery, hard baits and metal should come out OK.

Throw the Box out
I had this Happen to me with my First Big Tackle Box.
Later I found out NOT to KEEP INSECT REPELLANTS IN YOUR BOX
Everyone say it......
"DON'T KEEP REPELLENTS IN YOUR TACKLE BOX"
Your Lures become Fish Repellents
The Plastic Tackle Box will retain alot of the DEET and transfering back to your lures.
After talking to People about Not catching Fish and Telling what Happened
I ended up throwing the Box out(replaced w/ Newer,Bigger,Shinyer)
Some Lures (w/ No Scratchs and Remember to REMOVE the Hooks and slip rings and soak seperatly,rinse and let hooks dry on their own) I was able to save by Soaking them in Luke warm Water and Bio Degradable Dish Soap(the lures caught fish after this)once their scratched,DEET seems to adhere to materials lures are made of.

Best thing in all this for me..............
Wife asked me to Store it in my Box for when her and the kids come out fishing..
She felt Guilty and Pitched in to Replace.

hey guys.........

anyone have somthing to take the smell out off a truck........

man i forgot a box off shrimp in my truck for 2 days mabe 3. .jeeeeeee its awfull...... .......its like my 3d time i forget some bait in my truck.........last time worms and the time before some,,,,maquerel,,,,now that truck smell like...... ....good thing i dont date anymore,,,,,,,,, .......

now i need somthing to get that smeel out off there,,,,,,,,i already put 2 sponge for oder,,,,,mabe i would need like a dozen off the little pine tree that goes on the miror,,,,,,, ......

thanks,to any sudjestion...........anything........

will try freebreze tonight......


joco

put other kind off smell on the lure,,,,,,,fishing stuff...... power bait stuff......please no wd40......a lot use it but not to ecological,,,,

hey guys.........

anyone have somthing to take the smell out off a truck........

man i forgot a box off shrimp in my truck for 2 days mabe 3. .jeeeeeee its awfull...... .......its like my 3d time i forget some bait in my truck.........last time worms and the time before some,,,,maquerel,,,,now that truck smell like...... ....good thing i dont date anymore,,,,,,,,, .......

now i need somthing to get that smeel out off there,,,,,,,,i already put 2 sponge for oder,,,,,mabe i would need like a dozen off the little pine tree that goes on the miror,,,,,,, ......

thanks,to any sudjestion...........anything........

will try freebreze tonight......


joco

joco wrote: anyone have somthing to take the smell out off a truck........

man i forgot a box off shrimp in my truck for 2 days mabe 3.
joco

remind me to not ask you for a ride in your truck

joco, you may have to have it professionally cleaned, especially if some of the juices ran out onto the carpeting or seats ($$$)

As for the insect repellant on lures, that stull will eat away plastics. Look at the warnings on the bottle - I don't have one in front of me right now, but it usually says something like do not apply to plastics or painted surfaces, etc.

hi slushpuppy........

you sher you dont want a ride..........i have tons off those little pine trees,,,,,,,,, ..

luckely i think i did not had any juce on the carpet or anywhere helse,,,,but the smell,,,,,,, is like,,,incripte in my fabric or somthing,, ........

to bad i dont have a cabriolet,,,,i could take the top off and go tru a car wash,,,,,,,, ,,,,

thanks for any tips,,,,,,,

joco

Joco

Eat 4lbs of beans, 3 burritos,2 bowls of chili and drink 1 can of guiness.......then sleep in your truck.......it won't smell like shrimp anymore

LOL joco
just think you invented the best car&truck anti theft thing yet

you mite try some or alot of "Febreeze" to kill to kill the smell
better yet get a skunk to spray in the truck mite not be as bad.

hey matt that was hilarious, almost spit my drink out. LOL

muskymatt wrote:Joco

Eat 4lbs of beans, 3 burritos,2 bowls of chili and drink 1 can of guiness.......then sleep in your truck.......it won't smell like shrimp anymore