Thsi Winter has been really tough on gear for me, a combination of work load meaning I grab sessions when I can regardless of weather, the same time restrictions meaning I haven't had time to dry stuff off afterwards, and having moved in with my lady meaning I've lost an well-aired garage and now store everything in a wooden shed.

Hooks have suffered particularly, and at £3-4 a packet for some it ain't cheap. Would using a couple of drops of a stable organic oil (olive oil, groundnut oil etc.) in each compartment of the hook tidy prevent rust, or would it lock in moisture once they get wet and make them less likely to dry while being stored?

Anyone got any other tips for tackle care during this continuing wet and mild weather?

Pete

A drop of organic oil won't do any harm on your hooks mate. I spray or wipe my reels with WD40 and let it soak in. Be carefull with some bite alarms though. WD40 on Delks will invalidate the gaurantee. Maybe a sump heater from Halfords to keep the damp away in the shed. Sheds for storing tackle is a bit iffy though.

Fit a good burgular alarm to the shed, and possibly a booby trap such as a sledge hammer on a pulley system that swings down at face height.  I actually know somebody that does this. 

P.S.

Don't forget the booby trap when you open the shed door. (-; 

Between me, the hammer that I keep by the back door for "those little jobs", and my lurcher cross, I pity the scrote who makes the attempt.

Can't do the lump hammer trick, I might already look like I've forgotten about such a device a couple of times, but I don't want to explain to my partner what happened to the kids when they were getting their bikes out....

It is a good shed as well, double locked and with mullioned and meshed windows.

Thanks for the tips, going to go along to my local place and get some Shimano oil I think for the reels (to go with the Shimano reel my lady has got me for my birthday on Thurs!). The sump heater would be a good investment, I'll check them out. A greenhouse heater should serve the same purpose shouldn't it? 

I'd like to use hemp oil for the hooks but it oxidises quite quickly, I think a pipette of groundnut oil will do the job.