swallowed hooks...

[slippedcork]

is it true a hook will dissolve if caught in the throat of a fish after a few days?

this happens to me a lot when fishing a rubber worm but if i don't let'em run i normally can't hook up. i usually just cut the line but these hooks are getting expensive.

Put a hook in a glass of water and see how long it takes to dissolve. I have never done this but I would think it would take a year or even years.

[Embrey]

you dont need any more than 3 seconds to set the hook.

[MadMike740]

Put a hook in a glass of water and see how long it takes to dissolve. I have never done this but I would think it would take a year or even years.

some people say that the acids in the fish cause the metal to corrode and the hook will fall out. if in plain water i agree it would take forever especially with no oxygen.

you know whats funny.....5 minutes after i posted this i was watching bill dance outdoors and and he did a segment about gut hooked fish...he said that he takes needle nose and rounds down the barb to make it easier to remove. he also said that a barbless hook will not catch you less fish.