Myth Busters - rusting hooks.

[yellow door 1]

Has anyone ever tested how long it takes for a hook to rust in your local waters.

I've heard they rust out in a couple of days/weeks.

My plan is to take 9 different water samples. Starting at the fresh and ending at the bay. Then drop an owner st/11 treble in each sample and watch for rust.

If anyone has ever tried this test - let me know and save me a Pack of owners.

[Rog78]

You should consider taking a wife and making some babies you seem to have way to much spare time .

[boris]

Originally Posted by Rog78

You should consider taking a wife and making some babies you seem to have way to much spare time .

LMFAO!

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by Rog78

You should consider taking a wife and making some babies you seem to have way to much spare time .

There's already too many young smart-arses out there - why add to the problem

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by boris

LMFAO!

Just what the world needs - another one

[BloodWorm]

Great idea, very interested in the findings. If you have a spare hook drop it in in a glass of coke.

Why, just because!

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

Has anyone ever tested how long it takes for a hook to rust in your local waters.

I've heard they rust out in a couple of days/weeks.

My plan is to take 9 different water samples. Starting at the fresh and ending at the bay. Then drop an owner st/11 treble in each sample and watch for rust.

If anyone has ever tried this test - let me know and save me a Pack of owners.

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by BloodWorm

Great idea, very interested in the findings. If you have a spare hook drop it in in a glass of coke.

Why, just because!

Will do

[Tonka-T]

Originally Posted by Rog78

You should consider taking a wife and making some babies you seem to have way to much spare time .

And if nothing else, just practice !! After all, practice makes perfect

[DECIM8]

Make sure you test gang hooks, ive caught fish with barnicles growing on them. Id imagine that would take... at least 2-3 weeks?

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by DECIM8

Make sure you test gang hooks, ive caught fish with barnicles growing on them. Id imagine that would take... at least 2-3 weeks?

Ive caught tailor before with gangs hanging out of it, Caught a bream once with a hook that it had taken down deep. Who ever cut it off left 30cm of trace out its mouth. I snipped it as close as i could and it swam off happier then ever

[cowancreekdave]

Problem is people who use heavy duty hooks some of which are not designed to corrode. I'm guilty there with kings sometimes and it's a problem I need to rectify

[John Osborne]

puting a hook in a cup of saltwater is hardly a test, like putting sugar in a cup of cold water, dosn't dissolve, think wave action, tidal movement, swimming, or in the case of the sugar, stirring.

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by john & shayne

puting a hook in a cup of saltwater is hardly a test, like putting sugar in a cup of cold water, dosn't dissolve, think wave action, tidal movement, swimming, or in the case of the sugar, stirring.

I'm aware the test isnt ideal - but its as close as I can get with limited resources

I had considered leaving the hooks at 9 different locations but checking them was more effort than I was willing to put in

[scope]

Nice one mate, let us know how you get on?

[Piscateur]

Great idea Larry, would be curious as well. Your biggest issue would probably be volume if water. I'm not sure butfrom very basic (read high school) understanding of chemistry. A cup may not have enough corrosive reactants (word?) to dissolve the hook. Nonetheless would be very interested in your findings.