Hi All.
Can anyone recommend a disinfectant for cleaning nets and slings. recently returned from a week in France and when i removed my net from my stink bag, it smelt awful so i hosed it down and left it hanging in the garden. is this the best way to clean it or should i also disinfect it. or am i just over thinking it.
Cheers.
Can anyone recommend a disinfectant for cleaning nets and slings. recently returned from a week in France and when i removed my net from my stink bag, it smelt awful so i hosed it down and left it hanging in the garden. is this the best way to clean it or should i also disinfect it. or am i just over thinking it.
Cheers.
In reply to Post #1
Yes mate, rinse it with the hose, then sunshine is all you need mate 👍.
Once bone dry might have a slight smell but not bad
Yes mate, rinse it with the hose, then sunshine is all you need mate 👍.
Once bone dry might have a slight smell but not bad
In reply to Post #1
I usually give mine a soak in boiling hot water with Dettol and then dry them in the sunshine if possible.
I usually give mine a soak in boiling hot water with Dettol and then dry them in the sunshine if possible.
I wouldn't go near any of my gear with Dettol or any pungent chemical for that matter your only replacing a natural stink with a chemical one, nets and slings will always stink when wet and should subside when thoroughly dried out. Unless you put it away wet and left it a few days then you might need to wash it but I'd go warm water vinegar and bicarb.
In reply to Post #4
Yep dettol harmful to aquatic life as are most household cleaning products, just soak in a bucket of hot water and leave out to dry fully.
Probably if you have a stink net bag do the same
Yep dettol harmful to aquatic life as are most household cleaning products, just soak in a bucket of hot water and leave out to dry fully.
Probably if you have a stink net bag do the same
In reply to Post #4
So what about the chemical dips some clubs insist you use before fishing?
So what about the chemical dips some clubs insist you use before fishing?
In reply to Post #6
A lot of fisheries use something called BioVX to clean equipment - ive no idea what is smells like though.
A lot of fisheries use something called BioVX to clean equipment - ive no idea what is smells like though.
I just like to throw nets and unhooking mats over the washing line, give them a quick hose down with water and leave them to dry and might just leave them out for a few days.
One thing not to do is leave them laid around stinking as you find mice etc then have a tendency to chew a hole in them looking for food and when I do use my net or unhooking mat when fishing is give them a quick dunking in pond to get slime off whilst its fresh and if there is a bush nearby, just hang the mat up to get it off ground and dry and if I can have the net overhanging pond or stood upright to dry off.
One thing not to do is leave them laid around stinking as you find mice etc then have a tendency to chew a hole in them looking for food and when I do use my net or unhooking mat when fishing is give them a quick dunking in pond to get slime off whilst its fresh and if there is a bush nearby, just hang the mat up to get it off ground and dry and if I can have the net overhanging pond or stood upright to dry off.
In reply to Post #6
Also a risk if not done correctly and that's why some fisheries provide their own landing nets, weigh slings etc
Also a risk if not done correctly and that's why some fisheries provide their own landing nets, weigh slings etc
I just simply wash mine in the lake (if I have fish slime on it 😂 
then hand it up outside to dry for a few days
Simples
then hand it up outside to dry for a few days Simples
In reply to Post #10
Soak mine in a bucket with abit of star drops a good rinse off and put them over the line to dry off especially after landing so many bream
Soak mine in a bucket with abit of star drops a good rinse off and put them over the line to dry off especially after landing so many bream
In reply to Post #1
Fully agitate your net(s) / weigh slings etc in the margin after every fish to remove any residual slime . . . douse your unhooking mat with lake water at the end of the session . . .UV light kills all known germs . . .if gear is still damp when you have to pack up simply hang up somewhere until dry
Fully agitate your net(s) / weigh slings etc in the margin after every fish to remove any residual slime . . . douse your unhooking mat with lake water at the end of the session . . .UV light kills all known germs . . .if gear is still damp when you have to pack up simply hang up somewhere until dry
I'd use Milton the stuff you strerlise babies bottles with. Bleach will rot nets and not good in the water.
In reply to Post #12
This is all you need to do - Sun is good , just make sure the net is completely dry.
This is all you need to do - Sun is good , just make sure the net is completely dry.
In reply to Post #13
I use diluted down disinfectant when I get home if and it's a big IF I've caught I also spray down my Bivvy mat if it's dirty and drape it over the washing line
I use diluted down disinfectant when I get home if and it's a big IF I've caught I also spray down my Bivvy mat if it's dirty and drape it over the washing line
Had to unhook a couple of large bream this weekend. Left my net in the water for a few hours but just couldnt get rid of the smell. Got home, hung the net up and blasted it with the hose. Still waiting for it to dry but the smell has gone now.
In reply to Post #15
A capful of dettol in very hot water in the wash bowl.
Also add a splash of biological soap liquid.
No other way to get rid of lingering bream slime pong
A capful of dettol in very hot water in the wash bowl.
Also add a splash of biological soap liquid.
No other way to get rid of lingering bream slime pong
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