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I went to the Fish & Wildlife auction today here in Frankfort.
I bought a box of fishing tackle. Lots of good baits. There are some though that have some rust on the hooks but nothing real bad.
I was wondering what your thoughts were as to how I should approach this. Is there anything that I could soak the hooks in or should I replace all the ones that have rust on them.
Fish Hard!
If they have slight surface rust you could just buff it off, but if the rust has pitted the steel, I would replace the hooks with the same size.
replace them all. Never take a chance on losing the fish of a lifetime because of a $0.10 hook.
You can try soaking them in Coke cola. I had a little rust on my truck and took some coke and it came right off and hasnt come back. Its been a few years since this. But if there bad just replace them.
I might try the Coke on the ones that have limited and I do mean very limited on them but I've already begun to take take off the ones that were abvious.
Jigs will be on the ones I try to see if Coke brings it out. If not then I'll have to toss them.
I keep thinking of reeling in after fighting a monster just to see one the hooks broke off and him get away.
Thanks Guys!!
Fish Hard!
I wanted to go to the auction but couldn't make it this year. What else did you see worth noting?
there were about 100 guns, mainly rifles there were some G-Loomis rods but they were going for 150 to 170. I got two Bass Pro crankin sticks. probably 50 jigs, 20 crank baits, 20 jerk bait and 5 rattle traps for $120
there were some jon boats. I didn't see what they were going for though.
couple 150 hp motors. one johnson one evinrude. they went for under $1000
Fish Hard!
I would replace all of them also, but .10 cent hooks where do you find .10 cent hooks? At BPS the good ones cost more than a new bait. I took a file to some older spinnerbait hooks and that did a good job.