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When copper or brass was used on roofs they would often use urine (horse or human) to speed up the tarnishing process. The verdigris that formed was the desired look. If urine was not available or pissing on you roof was not an option, vinegar was often used. I would think a quick soak would dull a sinker up real nice and any residual scent wouldn't be that far from gulp ( After a day of sticking my fingers in the gulp jar they kinda smell like vinegar...at least to me it does).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8DYIXPXXGU

Imma try the salt thing since i do not ahve sand readily available

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I am not buying into this whole scent thing and being so fussy with your sinkers. When I was alot younger, I fished with a couple of old blackfish sharpies who would out catch everyone on the boat, 5 to 1 or better. They used old spark plugs for sinkers. You can't get much more stinky than that, with the unburned hydrocarbons, soot and oil. I also fished for cod up in Pt. Judith and the sharpies up there sprayed WD40 on their clam baits.

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i just do not like the shine

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I like old sinkers, the more beat up the better, each one is like a battle scared veteran but for some reason I can't explain loosing a brand new, perfectly smooth and shiny sinker is just damn upsetting.

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Thanks Joey, I've seen this one, thought Alex might have a tape of one that showed blackfish in the wild. My nephew Jeff said he is on a Monger trip with you in January, good luck.

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Enclosed is link to one of the videos. It is the 3rd video. When blackfish sees sinker move he moves off the bait. Will try to find other one for you.

http://neangling.com/recommended-tac...ter-blackfish/

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i go thru so many sinkers a year that if I had this mentality, I would have lost it a long time ago...

good thread though. Maybe time to unshine all of Sam's creations...