Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
anti-rust stickers for hooks
Lance Ng:
Hi Guys,
When I did more fishing with bait, there was a point when I struggled to choose between stainless steel hooks & non-ss hooks. Well, the reason for the dilemma is pretty obvious I guess.
If I were to use ss hooks, i could re-use the hooks over several trips, but I could scarcely do the same for the non-ss ones. However, if I were to hook-up to a fish & the line broke, then the ss hook might take a much longer time to corrode & fall off the fish - which is not a cool idea for folks with even just some conservation in mind.
I decided to choose non-ss hooks instead, as the hooks i used were not really that expensive - so not being able to re-use them but yet being able to do a minute part for conservation was the go for me.
But now! Quality GT trebles & jigging hooks, to me, are not really that cheap. The idea of being able to re-use them is surely tempting! However, the dilemma from my teen-days are manifested in another way now..
What if the line breaks & my popper & anode-taped hooks are firmly lodged in the fish's mouth? How long will it take before it falls off? - before the fish can feed effectively again?
Cheers!
Jon Li:
Hi Lance ,
Use barbless treble hook , a few headshakes by the fish will dislodge it and if you are lucky , the popper will float n you can retrieve the lure .
Jon .
Lance Ng:
Hey Jon,
I suspected the topic of barbless hooks would be brought up, & so I hope u know I understand your take (if not, I would not have expected it).
I agree with you that in many cases, barbless hooks do dislodge quite easily. However, there are cicumstances when the fish could be hooked in such ways that even barbless hooks would be hard to dislodge with just a few headshakes.
Alright, supposing that these situations are rare, then we'll also have to consider that some anglers do prefer to fish with barbed hooks for varied reasons - It could be because they want to minimize on hooks getting pulled halfway into the fight.
Salam..
David Clumpner:
--- Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on April 01, 2008, 09:05:43 PM ---You can buy the anode paint which is made by Fisherman. Being Fisherman, it should be readily available in Japan (PS David, please go recruit Suzuki San to this forum ;))
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Asking for 'anode fishing hook paint' in Japanese is going to be one of my more difficult translation tasks... :)
Luke, is Suzuki-san from Fisherman? Do you know if he speaks English? Fisherman is located on Ishigaki, another faraway island in Okinawa (hey, at least we're in the same prefecture!) that I could possibly visit someday in the off-season.
Luke Wyrsta:
--- Quote from: David Clumpner on April 02, 2008, 08:18:55 PM ---
--- Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on April 01, 2008, 09:05:43 PM ---You can buy the anode paint which is made by Fisherman. Being Fisherman, it should be readily available in Japan (PS David, please go recruit Suzuki San to this forum ;))
--- End quote ---
Asking for 'anode fishing hook paint' in Japanese is going to be one of my more difficult translation tasks... :)
Luke, is Suzuki-san from Fisherman? Do you know if he speaks English? Fisherman is located on Ishigaki, another faraway island in Okinawa (hey, at least we're in the same prefecture!) that I could possibly visit someday in the off-season.
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You might be better just ordering straight from this website if you can't visit Fisherman directly anytime soon: http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2345
Yes, Fumio Suzuki is from Fisherman - and yes, speaks select English. Maybe if you purchase a few thousand dollar of rods i'm sure he'll speak as much english as you want ;D (hmmmm, that only works out to 3 rods... :o :o)
Where abouts do you live there David?
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