Bob-
I have to agree with you on this point, with apologies
to Mel. While I've never had a catastrophic
infestation, the tales told by others on the list make
me shudder at the potential costs. I'd rather use
potent measures and maybe take a chance on not getting
as many hits. My feeling on mothbals in particular is
that the stuff is so volatile it would dissipate
fairly quickly in the open air anyway
With that said,there are some alternatives I know of.
My wife can't stand the smell of mothballs, so we
store our blankets and so on with some organic stuff
she gets at the local natural food store. It has
pennyroyal, mint and other herbs in it. Don't really
know how effective it is, but maybe the natural
smelling ingredients would not be such a potential
deterent to the fish. Just a thought.
-John
Oregon
--- Bob Haering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mel I hate to disagree with you; but I store most of
> material with
> mothballs. I have not notice any difference in my
> catch rate. I never used
> them until after I lost a great deal of material &
> money (in replacement
> cost) awhile back. When you look at the cost of
> some of the materials today
> the one or two fish you may not catch you have to
> wonder if it is worth it.
> If you cement your heads & use waxed thread &
> dubbing wax in or epoxy in
> your flys. It kind of makes the points you just
> made null.
>
> Bob H
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mel Hocken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 7:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [VFB] material storage
>
>
> > George
> > I use large zip lock freezer bags to store any
> material that can be
> > harmed by pests. I have several plastic storage
> boxes made by Rubbermaid
> > that I store the zip lock bags and other materials
> in. The plastic storage
> > boxes stack well and the lids close fairly tight
> to give extra protection
> > to the materials.
> > As for moth balls and other items such as
> cedar chips I don't believe
> > they should be used to protect your materials from
> moths and other
> > pests.Consider how sensitive a trout or salmons
> sense of smell is, thats
> > how they home in on there home stream to spawn.
> I'm sure that a nymph tied
> > from fur and feathers saturated in the scent of a
> mothball can be detected
> > by the nose of a trout. This could likely reduce
> your fish catching
> > success.
> > Regards
> > Mel Hocken
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all:
> > >
> > > I just joined this list a day or two and have
> been lurking.
> > > I live in Browning, MT and am the Network
> Administrator for the
> > > school district.
> > >
> > > Quick question - how do you store your materials
> - feathers, fur, etc.?
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > George Miller
> >
>
>
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