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anti-rust stickers for hooks

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Brandon Khoo:
does anyone here use those anti-rust stickers on their hooks? I'm curious as to whether they work or not.

Greg Burt:
I have been using the 'Sacrificial Anodes' for years on all modern chemically sharpened hooks used for trolling, popping and jigging.
 The only time frame I can use in how the Anodes extend the life of hooks like the Gamakatsu SL12S, Jobu, O'Shaughnessy and Livebait is, when trolling the hooks would need checking a couple of times a day for bluntness, but with a bit of Anode the hooks get washed and put away for another day and last months, even years, just check on the deterioration of the anode tape.
 Each strip can be cut into three or four strips [depending on hook size] and wound around the hook shaft, big time and money saver ;D.

Mark Stotesbury:
Yep they work great use them on trolling and all bait hooks for yellowfin tuna - use the owner ruststop tape 

Brandon Khoo:
I understand you have to scrape off the finish before attaching it - like the black finish on a Jobu or the gold finish on a SJ-41?

Peter Lowe:
Correct Brandon,

The black finish should be cleared off first to ensure good contact. Duncan at Fish head kindly offered me some of these a while back and I experimented with them. These particular ones were little squares about 1cm square - I placed 1 on each ST 66 treble of 2 poppers and a small dab of super glue to ensure they stayed on after a million casts as Duncan recommends, I left the other 2 poppers as is. I noticed after 3 days use that around the point were I remove the barb that surface rust had formed on the ones that didn?t have the anodes; even after rinsing them with fresh water after each use. The poppers with the anodes were fine ? after a months use the hooks without the anodes needed the surface rust sanded away especially around the shank and still the ones with the anodes were fine. I particularly like them on the smaller poppers, as these finer wire hooks obviously will rust out quicker and thus they do last longer, meaning less maintenance and more fishing time ? that has to be a good thing??.


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