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youmyboyblue · #1 06-08-2010, 09:24 PM

Walked in the house from work, my wife says my boat stinks I need to clean it. I told her I cleaned it this weekend after fishing. I went outside, took the cover off and the smell hit me. I climbed in opened the fish box and saw a trout at the very back of the fish box I accidentally left. Maggats everywhere, I started gagging and thought of selling it as is. 2 Gallons of bleach and 1 hour scrubbing later I think the smell is gone.

FF_T_Warren · #2 06-08-2010, 09:25 PM

eek, we forgot bait in ours one time and it was nasty smelling, but no maggots so not quite as bad

Zachary Boy · #3 06-09-2010, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by FF_T_Warren

eek, we forgot bait in ours one time and it was nasty smelling, but no maggots so not quite as bad

We had a power outage at our little campground in Leeville.We returned after not being there for a couple of weeks and OMG. I will never keep bait shrimp in the freezer again. One guy in the campground duct taped his fridge closed and put it out to the road. Being that I didn't have that kinda money, I had to clean mine out.

LPfishnTIM · #4 06-08-2010, 09:27 PM

I cleaned some fish this weekend and put the head and guts in my ice chest, which I was going to dump, but forgot til yesterday when my ice chest fell over in the back of my truck I was gagging after I hopped out and smelled what had been brewing in the heat!

specktator · #5 06-08-2010, 09:50 PM

had a trash bag full of trout heads this past monday. trash is supposed to pass on tuesday so i threw them in the trash can and put it at the street. usually, i will go dump them but since i knew the trash men were passing the next morning i threw them in there. well they didnt show up till wed afternoon. My garbage can was full of maggots. it was horrible. I cleaned the can out gagging the whole time and it still smells turrible!

Asterisk-Rich · #6 06-09-2010, 08:55 AM

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had a trash bag full of trout heads this past monday. trash is supposed to pass on tuesday so i threw them in the trash can and put it at the street. usually, i will go dump them but since i knew the trash men were passing the next morning i threw them in there. well they didnt show up till wed afternoon. My garbage can was full of maggots. it was horrible. I cleaned the can out gagging the whole time and it still smells turrible!

in the neighbors dumpster

youmyboyblue · #7 06-08-2010, 09:56 PM

I just went outside and can still smell it. I dumped more bleach and leaving the top open for the night. I have been considering using the fish box for storage and just using an ice chest well this just made up my mind. Will buy an ice chest before this weekend and strap in under my seat. Screw this. If the smell is there in the morning the boat is for sale!

Bluechip · #8 06-08-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by youmyboyblue

I just went outside and can still smell it. I dumped more bleach and leaving the top open for the night. I have been considering using the fish box for storage and just using an ice chest well this just made up my mind. Will buy an ice chest before this weekend and strap in under my seat. Screw this. If the smell is there in the morning the boat is for sale!

Just spend some money on cleaning supplies and have your wife clean it for you while your at work tomorrow...cheaper than getting rid of it....

fishinpox · #9 06-08-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluechip

Just spend some money on cleaning supplies and have your wife clean it for you while your at work tomorrow...cheaper than getting rid of it....

it maybe......not her though trust me!

youmyboyblue · #10 06-08-2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluechip

Just spend some money on cleaning supplies and have your wife clean it for you while your at work tomorrow...cheaper than getting rid of it....

I just hit with everything we had under the sink. I concotion of comit, bleach, dawn, carpet cleaner and a few other things I didn;t know what they were. I am telling you it smelled terrible. There is also an indention of the fish colored into the box.

Salty · #11 06-08-2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluechip

Just spend some money on cleaning supplies and have your wife clean it for you while your at work tomorrow...cheaper than getting rid of it....

Blue, let us know how that works out for ya.

speck25 · #12 06-08-2010, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by youmyboyblue

I just went outside and can still smell it. I dumped more bleach and leaving the top open for the night. I have been considering using the fish box for storage and just using an ice chest well this just made up my mind. Will buy an ice chest before this weekend and strap in under my seat. Screw this. If the smell is there in the morning the boat is for sale!

cut the top of a 5 lb bag of charcoal and put in the box and close the lid.

Micah · #13 06-08-2010, 10:55 PM

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cut the top of a 5 lb bag of charcoal and put in the box and close the lid.

that sounds like a pretty good idea.....the charcoal should absorb the smell

Red Devil · #14 06-09-2010, 06:58 AM

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cut the top of a 5 lb bag of charcoal and put in the box and close the lid.

X100

Suthrngntlmn · #15 06-09-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by youmyboyblue

I just went outside and can still smell it. I dumped more bleach and leaving the top open for the night. I have been considering using the fish box for storage and just using an ice chest well this just made up my mind. Will buy an ice chest before this weekend and strap in under my seat. Screw this. If the smell is there in the morning the boat is for sale!

Try dumping a bag of fresh coffee grounds in it and leave it a day or so. Truckers use that method to get the smell of chicken blood out of their reefers after a haul.