Yeah, Borax is technically not a "soap" but its most common use is as a laundry booster. Borax is made up of various chemical compounds described in the link posted by Dan S. Thanks, Dan, that was interesting. I didn't know that Borax has a "sweetish metallic taste". Anybody care to verify that one*JK*? Borax can't be a soap because soap tastes like #$%&. I know because I used to cuss a lot as young boy (still do, just don't get punished).

Curing eggs in Boraxo would surely be a bad thing. Thanks, Os, I didn't want to lead anybody in the wrong direction. There are some people that have gone the wrong route though. My friend Parker cured some eggs years ago in Boraxo and I heard that Bryan at Ted's did the same thing years ago. The fish hit 'em ok but they were belching up bubbles from it.

I wash my Kwikfish in Lemon Joy or something similar, letting them soak in the "dishwater" to clean off all of the nasty sardine residue that's left on them. I think that mild dish soaps don't have any negative effects on fish. Doubt me? Take a look at my plugs sometime as most of them have so many funkin' teethmarks that it looks like somebody dragged 'em around behind the car.

Justin
CEO, Sauk River Steelhead Ranch

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