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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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In reply to Post #6
A lot of fisheries use something called BioVX to clean equipment - ive no idea what is smells like though.
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In reply to Post #4
So what about the chemical dips some clubs insist you use before fishing?
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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