Polishing spinnerbait blades

[airborne_angler]

Anyone ever polish their spinnerbait blades with a substance like chrome cleaner?

Ive been giving it some thought on whether or not to do this,as the blades would have "scent" of the cleaner on them afterwards,which may be unattractive to the fish.

But then I got to thinking,spinnerbaits are a reaction bait. So would the polished blades with a chemical smell potentially deter the fish from striking?

I know that once the fish does strike and senses the chemical it may want to spit it out,but if the fish struck hard enough,its likely gonna hook itself.

Any thoughts?

[Raul]

Anyone ever polish their spinnerbait blades with a substance like chrome cleaner?

No and they don 't need to be polished, all you need to do is to dry them with a paper shop towel. If the blade shows water stains then all you need to use is white vinegar and rub them, rinse and dry.

Got spinnerbaits that are more than 20 years ols and they are still as shiny as new, cleaning spinnerbait blades is one of the chores I do at home after every trip as soon as I get home.

[grimlin]

Toothpaste  ;D

[senile1]

I polish mine with Megastrike.   

[SirSnookalot]

Toothpaste ;D

Mepps recommends toothpaste.

[A-Jay]

A damp micro fiber cloth does a nice job - Man this has been a long winter.

A-Jay

[owl]

Vibratory brass cleaner does great.

[bass or bass ?]

Keep a few ketchup packets from fast food places in your tacklebox. Squeeze some onto spoons or spinner blades and polish with a napkin. They'll be nice and shiny.

[flippin and pitchin]

Tooth paste.  I use Sensadyne.  My blades can't stand cold water. ;D

[Jig Man]

Keep a few ketchup packets from fast food places in your tacklebox. Squeeze some onto spoons or spinner blades and polish with a napkin. They'll be nice and shiny.

Yep that's what I use.

[detroit1]

I use gel-gloss, which is a cleaner/wax for bathroom tile and chrome. Works great but you do have to wash and dry afterwards. It can remove the gold plating if you are too aggressive with it, though. Also works great on rods and reels......

[Scorcher214]

Toothpaste ;D

I use toothpaste also

[CWB]

Try Tarn-X if you can still find it. Used to do the trick for me. Now what I do prior to storing them is swing them around in the air a few times before cutting off the line, then letting them air dry. Helps keep the skirts from matting together also. (Usually not a problem with silicone)

[airborne_angler]

The ketchup trick works well. I just purchased a Strike King Spinnerbait off Ebay and when it came in the Willow blade was tarnished(even though the bait was new in the package). I used ketchup and a used dryer sheet(BOUNCE) and the old dull tarnished gold willow leaf blades is all "purty and sparkly"again.

Thanks for all the suggestions

[Crestliner2008]

The only time I'd ever consider doing anything with blades is when I've neglected them for long periods of time (in storage) and they become tarnished. Then the best, easiest and fastest way to sparkle them up is with NEVR-DULL. Pick up a can in your auto parts store. You'll find tons of other uses for it around the house as well. A great product.