iso18 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2010 About 5 months ago i tied up about 5 dozen #30 tiemco 518 midges.About half dry and the other half bead head nymphs.I have never even fished them or gotten them wet.They were in my vest 2 times while fishing but i haven't used the beadheads yet.So i get the pill weekly container i keep them in to do a inventory on what i might need to tie.to my surprise some of the beadheaded ones had surface rust on them.None of the dries had any rust.what would cause this?Is there anything i can do to stop them from rusting further. As I stated i keep them in one of those weekly pill containers.Anything i can do to get the surface rust off? thanx in advance shane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishyboY 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2010 you could have been storing them with a few wet flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arkansas Mike 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2010 Drop a few silica packets in with your hooks. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iso18 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2010 Whats a silica packet and where couuld i get some??? shane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arkansas Mike 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2010 Silica packets are the desiccants you find packed in vitamins, electronics, etc. They maintain dryness within packages/containers. I just save any that I find, but you can purchase them (just run a Google search), or you might check your local pharmacy or Radio Shack...they may give you some. I toss them in with my hooks, tying tools, etc. to prevent rust. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TOM PRUETT 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2010 You can also get them from a scuba shop we use them on every dive we make with are cameras so they dont fog up on us Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
