Snare cable
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07/10/19 06:41 PM
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Is it necessary to boil snare cable in baking soda to remove oil or can it just soak for a day at room temperatures?
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Re: Snare cable
[Re: Don]
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07/10/19 07:21 PM
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You will get different reply on it. What ever will work for you and go from there.
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Re: Snare cable
[Re: Don]
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07/10/19 07:30 PM
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Is it necessary to boil snare cable in baking soda to remove oil or can it just soak for a day at room temperatures? I don't know if just soaking will remove the lubricant but suspect it will not. But, IMO it's not necessary to boil cable at all , unless you wish to remove the cable SHINE. IMO and experience a quick boil in baking soda to remove the exterior cable lubricant and shine does very little, if any, damage to the interior cable lubricant. If wish to just remove the cable shine only do a QUICK boil in a baking soda solution, 2 or 3 table spoons per gallon of water, to reduce excessive cable lube and remove the shine. By quick I mean 5 minutes or less. I have no doubt a lengthy hard boil of 20-30 minutes may cause serious removal of interior cable lubricants reducing the life of the cable.
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Re: Snare cable
[Re: Don]
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07/10/19 07:33 PM
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Is it necessary to boil snare cable in baking soda to remove oil or can it just soak for a day at room temperatures? no on both accounts.
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Re: Snare cable
[Re: Don]
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07/10/19 09:02 PM
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I just put put mine threw normal cycle in the dishwasher and hung on the back fence. I do some dakotaline dip, mainly the fence line snare. Only thing ive had break out is deer and moose which is fine with me.
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Re: Snare cable
[Re: Don]
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07/10/19 09:13 PM
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All the boil in baking soda does is make the galvanized coating oxidize faster, hanging out side for a month or so will also oxidize the galvanized coating. Soaking in white vinaigrette will also help speed up the oxidation.
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Re: Snare cable
[Re: Don]
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07/10/19 09:20 PM
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I X 19 takes a little more work to lose that shine.
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Re: Snare cable
[Re: Don]
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07/10/19 09:24 PM
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I like to let them oxidize outside for a half year to that dark color. I have never waxed a snare yet, but that's when I would do it.
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Re: Snare cable
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07/12/19 11:56 AM
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Re: Snare cable
[Re: Don]
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07/12/19 02:02 PM
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I like to dye and wax snares,since they may be out for a couple or more seasons before making a catch.I don't activate all my established jackpots the same year,I do so on a rotational basis.Somemay sit for a season or two before getting activated and wax protects them inside and out when done right. If you just use snares for one season,and pick them up then dipping in flat rustoleum cut half and half with naphtha is OK. If you are unsure if your snares have deteriorated on the inside over time you can check them by bending them a few times at the ferrel.If a couple strands break,your wire is brittle,and I would recycle the hardware on new cable.
Last edited by Boco; 07/12/19 02:03 PM.
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