cleaning mouth calls

[DirtNap647]

how do you guys clean your mouth calls I thought about a Listerine rinse but wondered if that would hurt the latex...? or what is your guys methods...? reason I ask is every year when I start using my mouth calls I develop a sore throat and wonder if they aren't linked

[SteelerFan]

I've done the mouthwash soak and then rinsed under water. Never noticed any negative effects on the material.

[Candyman]

I soak them in a solution of 50% water 50% alcohol free mouth wash for a minute or so. Rinse well, air dry then back in fridge. Never had issues using this method.

[Timmer]

soak them overnight in 50% water 50% scope mouthwash

[Go G.W.]

If you leave them in listerine very long it will ruin the reeds; rinsing doesn't hurt them. I have never tried cutting it with water so I don't know if that would ruin them or not.
I separate the reeds with a toothpick, soak in peroxide for a few minutes, rinse, and put in freezer. 

[mikejd]

I soak mine in alcohol free mouthwash for a little while. Then let them air dry. Then I store them in a clear plano tackle box in the refrigerator.

[BowBendr]

Soak mine in Crest Pro Health alcohol free mouthwash for a few minutes. Rinse under the tap with cold water for a few seconds. Shake the excess water off in the sink and put the calls in a little tuperware bowl, then stick them straight in the freezer. Ive had calls last 5-6 years using this method. Calls stay in the freezer year round. The XT calls I'm running this year are 5 yrs old. Sound like new.


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[paboxcall]

soak them overnight in 50% water 50% scope mouthwash

Can't be too cautious with keeping them bacteria free.  I had to cut a week long hunt short by 4 days to come home with a sore throat.  After that I use 50/50 mouth wash and water solution and quick rinse with cold water.  Haven't gotten sick in years.

I also throw the mouth calls away after a few days - $6 is cheap health insurance, lot cheaper than my office visit and drug co-pay.

[troutfisher13111]

Soak mine in Crest Pro Health alcohol free mouthwash for a few minutes. Rinse under the tap with cold water for a few seconds. Shake the excess water off in the sink and put the calls in a little tuperware bowl, then stick them straight in the freezer. Ive had calls last 5-6 years using this method. Calls stay in the freezer year round. The XT calls I'm running this year are 5 yrs old. Sound like new.


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Same here except I put in a reed separator before I store them in a fridge.

[stinkpickle]

I use the Crest Pro Health stuff, too.  I just pour it in the case with the call and shake it, so it cleans the case, too.

[Bill Cooksey]

I rinse last year's dip off with tap water when I pull the diaphragm wallet out of the closet a week or so before opening day. Honestly don't know why I've never gotten sick from them because they're bound to be little latex petri dishes, but I haven't. Usually get two seasons out of a call depending on how many days I hunt. Wore them out more quickly when I hunted 25+ days. Interesting to note, most are at their best right before they give out.

[SteelerFan]

I rinse last year's dip off with tap water when I pull the diaphragm wallet out of the closet a week or so before opening day. Honestly don't know why I've never gotten sick from them because they're bound to be little latex petri dishes, but I haven't. Usually get two seasons out of a call depending on how many days I hunt. Wore them out more quickly when I hunted 25+ days. Interesting to note, most are at their best right before they give out.

[Marc]

I use dish washing soap (i.e. Dawn).

I rub it on and rinse it off... 

I also break off a plastic fork and use the pieces between the latex...  I put some dish soap on the fork piece to slide it in easier and really clean the latex with running water from the sink...

Never had a soapy taste (although when calling really aggressively I have noticed bubbles floating around near me), and there is no doubt but that the latex lasts longer...  The tape on my calls go bad before the latex does now...

[trkehunr93]

Mouthwash is fine.  I always rinse mine before putting them in my vest, nice to have the wintergreen flavor though.


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[born2hunt]

I'll have to see what brand mouth wash it is but I leave mine in a jar soaking in the fridge all year. It doesn't hurt them a bit and keeps them clean and unstuck.  I also carry them in a snuff can with a mouth wash soaked paper towel so there fresh throughout the hunt and dont dry out. If I'm done for a couple days I through them back in the jar. No problems at all.