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!