rusted hooks

[cobiacatcher82]

well, i just pulled out some of my tackle to get ready for a trip this weekend, and to my surprise i find my stock pile of roughly 30 Owner 8/0 9/0 hooks are ALL rusted:mad:

i was wondering if anyone has a technique they use to restore hooks with some rust on them, not extreme amounts, but a good amount...

I'm not really trying to toss all of those hooks and spend more money to buy new ones

[sprtsracer]

Darn...that sucks! Not sure if this would work or not, but there is a product called "Naval Jelly" available in most hardware stores that removes rust. You may be able to give them a good coating of that, let them sit, and then rinse off. Not sure what it will do to the strength of the hooks though. Also, aren't they chemically sharpened? It's worth a shot anyway.

[chriscustom]

As long as they are not to rusty.Sharpen them and swirl them around on the stone to get some or most of the rust off.Then go fishing,fish won't know the difference.

[ffemtreed]

i don't know how to fix them, but I can give you a hint how to help prevent it.

Keep a couple of those big silca gel packs that preach not to eat on them and keep them in the tackle box.

[Magged Out]

Even attract's fish:fishing:

[Grilled Sardine]

I use a hook sharpener to scrape of rusted areas.

[OtterPop]

let them soak in vinegar for a bit

[RuddeDogg]

wd40 and some light steel wool.

[Drumdum]

wd40 and some light steel wool.

That's the ticket,if it's just surface rust.. If that doesn't shine em up,you need to can em,usless ya wanna loose a biggun.. jmo

[Fireline20]

That's the ticket,if it's just surface rust.. If that doesn't shine em up,you need to can em,usless ya wanna loose a biggun.. jmo

Ditto on the wd40.

I had left my Tackle Box out one night and it rained and some of my hooks rusted. I pulled them all out, put them in a plastic tub and sprayed the crap out of them with wd 40 and let em soak overnight. Next day they looked new again.:)

[jlentz]

Honestly, I would replace the hooks. Once the Owner hooks rust the first thing to go is the shapness of the point. You will never get it as sharp as when new and once sharpened, it will not keep the point very long. I replace my hooks once the point can no longer scratch my fingernail easily. Usually after a couple days of fishing.

John

[ffemtreed]

Owner hooks aren't sharp to begin with!

[Bassbandit]

wd-40 or tomato ketchup. The acid from the ketchup will remove the rust and make them shine like new.

[Cerberus]

There is a commercial metal prep product called OSPHO that is used in auto body and other metal work. I would post a link but I don't know the rules, so here is a blurb from their website:

HOW SKYCO OSPHO WORKS

When applied to rusted surfaces, it resists/retards rust in chemical change on drying to a tough, hard surface ready for priming. A paint job will last longer after an application of OSPHO because subsequent paint coating securely attaches itself so that moisture and oxygen normally do not attack the metal. OSPHO is water-thin, can cover a larger area than paint, and goes on easily. It is equally effective for exterior and interior work alike. SKYCO OSPHO: a balanced formula of Phosphoric, Dichromate, Wetting Agents and Extenders . . . compounded exclusively by the Skybryte Company since 1947 ... recommended by paint manufacturers.

You can get it in hardware stores and I buy a similar product in the auto parts store. I 1 quart bottle will go a long, long, long way.

Best part is that it kills rust permanently and doesn't wash off or weaken metal betond the rust damage.

[dmaaero]

Put a couple penneys in your tackle box an you won"t have that problem any more. That"s what i use in my persion tool box (old millwright trick)

[mud]

Buy Gamakatsu in the future and you wont have that problem. I find owner hooks will rust right before my eyes when fishing with them.

[surf rat]

The best method to remove the rust is to fish with them. It you cast out with a rusty hook a couple of bait's later it will look brand new. Rusty hooks are a sign of a real fisherman.

[Grilled Sardine]

Buy Gamakatsu in the future and you wont have that problem. I find owner hooks will rust right before my eyes when fishing with them.

true dat. I switched all my hooks to Gamakatsu. Solved my problem.

[Mark G]

I'd think it would be better to have hooks that will rust quickly- better for a fish that broke off any how ;)

[Lipyourown]

Surfcat nailed it.

A little rust doesn't hurt...hurts less than making your hook smell like a chemical anyway.

[Fraykuss]

I have found that very wet sand in the bottom of a cup or small bucket and a good bit of swirling em around will get rid of most of the rust. It doesn't take but a minute or two which is faster than using a sharpner on 30 hooks.
Course if your trying to remove it while at home I have used a fine grade sanding sponge in a sink of soapy water.
I wonder if one o these days I can find one of those old rock tumblers at a yard sale for a buck. That might work well with a bit o wet sand.

[sprtsracer]

I have found that very wet sand in the bottom of a cup or small bucket and a good bit of swirling em around will get rid of most of the rust. It doesn't take but a minute or two which is faster than using a sharpner on 30 hooks.
Course if your trying to remove it while at home I have used a fine grade sanding sponge in a sink of soapy water.
I wonder if one o these days I can find one of those old rock tumblers at a yard sale for a buck. That might work well with a bit o wet sand.

If there is a "Harbor Freight Tools" store near you, they have some "cheapy" tumblers!!!

[cobiacatcher82]

I figured i could take some steel wool to it and try to touch em up, or use WD-40 but my concern would be the strength of the hook diminishing, probably wouldn't be alot i would imagine, but who knows

thanks for the advice everyone:fishing: