tooth picks and rust

bcklash · 03-29-09, 10:06 AM

I was watching Bass Edge last night and seen this tip -- a tooth pick or a q-tip in the your hook box will keep them from rusting. Said they will draw the moisture to them instead of the hooks. Any thoughts on this?

Jim80 · 03-29-09, 10:11 AM

It should work I usually go to a footlocker and ask them if they got any of those little packets that come in the shoes laying around and drop them in with my stuff but the tooth pick should do about the same thing .

Jim

Joel · 03-29-09, 10:15 AM

I've had one compartment in my terminal tackle box 1/2 filled with toothpicks that I used for pegging, not for moisture control. And I haven't had any rust problems for years now. This year I went with those sinker stoppers that Kevin did a instructional video on, and took those toothpicks out of the box. Now I think I'm going to put them back in for moisture control.

abu4600 · 03-29-09, 10:26 AM

Thanks for the tip. I am going to put some q-tips in my box and see how they work.

aikenyounggun · 03-29-09, 01:03 PM

makes sense..... i think it will stop humidity but not if you drop the whole box in the water.......

Bubba_Bruiser · 03-30-09, 01:33 AM

I think I will give that a try. And to get a laugh every now and then I will clean my ears and when my buddy turns around, he will give that what the funk are you doing man?! I just tend to get a laugh out of doing stuff like that, call me crazy, just not insane.

bamabassman · 03-30-09, 05:15 PM

hahaha bubba...........YOU'RE FROM MISSISSIPPI, you're both crazy AND insane pal. hahahahahahaha.

sorry pal, too easy and i had to say it. kidding of course.

Bassboss · 03-30-09, 05:21 PM

seem plausible! Don't see a reason why it wouldn't work! I'll give it a try!

MallenManson · 03-30-09, 06:37 PM

I'm sure cotton balls would do the trick as well.

recon3295 · 03-31-09, 12:03 PM

Go to a local pharmacy and ask for some dessicants. Almost every bottle of meds in stock has at least 1 or 2 in it. They will be happy to give them to you and they work a lot better than cotton or toothpicks for stopping rust in your tackle box/bag.

lowrider · 03-31-09, 06:27 PM

why didn't i think of that...calling my pharmacist brother right now and starting the collection process. thanks recon.

MississippiBoy · 03-31-09, 06:33 PM

That is a pretty good idea. A lot of stuff you buy will have the little packets of Styrofoam-type beads in it that says "Do not eat."

Jackl · 03-31-09, 07:16 PM

RECON,
That stuff works great for drawing moisture. The problem is that it draws moisture out of everything, including the air. You need to pull those packets out from time to time and put them in the oven, or throw them away and put in new ones. You need to put the spares in a screw top jar to keep them from loading up with moisture before you put them in your tackle box.
I use larger sized packets in my gun cabinet and the instructions advise to dry them out in a warm oven from time to time to remove the moisture they have collected.

JackL

bassackwards · 03-31-09, 07:24 PM

iv allways used the little bag that came in my beef jurky

MallenManson · 03-31-09, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

That is a pretty good idea. A lot of stuff you buy will have the little packets of Styrofoam-type beads in it that says "Do not eat."

Really shows just how dumb people have gotten, when they need a warning like that.

03-29-09, 10:06 AM	#1
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	tooth picks and rust I was watching Bass Edge last night and seen this tip -- a tooth pick or a q-tip in the your hook box will keep them from rusting. Said they will draw the moisture to them instead of the hooks. Any thoughts on this? __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

03-29-09, 10:11 AM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	It should work I usually go to a footlocker and ask them if they got any of those little packets that come in the shoes laying around and drop them in with my stuff but the tooth pick should do about the same thing . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

03-29-09, 10:15 AM	#3
Joel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Suffolk County, NY Posts: 542	I've had one compartment in my terminal tackle box 1/2 filled with toothpicks that I used for pegging, not for moisture control. And I haven't had any rust problems for years now. This year I went with those sinker stoppers that Kevin did a instructional video on, and took those toothpicks out of the box. Now I think I'm going to put them back in for moisture control. __________________ Joel 1st you have to find 'em

03-29-09, 01:03 PM	#5
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	makes sense..... i think it will stop humidity but not if you drop the whole box in the water....... __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-30-09, 01:33 AM	#6
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I think I will give that a try. And to get a laugh every now and then I will clean my ears and when my buddy turns around, he will give that what the funk are you doing man?! I just tend to get a laugh out of doing stuff like that, call me crazy, just not insane. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

03-29-09, 10:26 AM	#4
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Thanks for the tip. I am going to put some q-tips in my box and see how they work.

03-30-09, 05:15 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahaha bubba...........YOU'RE FROM MISSISSIPPI, you're both crazy AND insane pal. hahahahahahaha. sorry pal, too easy and i had to say it. kidding of course. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-30-09, 05:21 PM	#8
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	seem plausible! Don't see a reason why it wouldn't work! I'll give it a try! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-30-09, 06:37 PM	#9
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	I'm sure cotton balls would do the trick as well. __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

03-31-09, 12:03 PM	#10
recon3295 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10	Go to a local pharmacy and ask for some dessicants. Almost every bottle of meds in stock has at least 1 or 2 in it. They will be happy to give them to you and they work a lot better than cotton or toothpicks for stopping rust in your tackle box/bag. __________________ SCOUTS OUT!!! TWO BAGS FULL!!!

03-31-09, 06:27 PM	#11
lowrider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 937	why didn't i think of that...calling my pharmacist brother right now and starting the collection process. thanks recon.

03-31-09, 06:33 PM	#12
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	That is a pretty good idea. A lot of stuff you buy will have the little packets of Styrofoam-type beads in it that says "Do not eat." __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

03-31-09, 07:16 PM	#13
Jackl BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Great Bend, KS Posts: 2,960	RECON, That stuff works great for drawing moisture. The problem is that it draws moisture out of everything, including the air. You need to pull those packets out from time to time and put them in the oven, or throw them away and put in new ones. You need to put the spares in a screw top jar to keep them from loading up with moisture before you put them in your tackle box. I use larger sized packets in my gun cabinet and the instructions advise to dry them out in a warm oven from time to time to remove the moisture they have collected. JackL __________________ There are two theories about argueing with women...........Neither one works!

03-31-09, 07:24 PM	#14
bassackwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: hampton va Posts: 408	iv allways used the little bag that came in my beef jurky

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