CHAPPY
27-07-2008, 06:17 AM
I took my grandson (10) down to Crab Creek at low tide a couple of weekend back. Not enough water to fish so we had lesson in natural bate gathering., you know, oysters, crabs under rocks etc.
Well, was I in for an eye opener. The spot is a well used fishing destination for anglers and the creek bottom is coffee rock boulders and shelves. Good small fish attractors. We recovered a vast amount of broken lines, swivels ,sinkers and hooks. All were in different stages of decompasition except the stainless hooks and sinkers. Where the brass swivel was deteriating, the ss hooks were as bright as a button. The lines were being covered by sediment as were the sinkers.
My question is, do ss hooks stay that way when attached or inside a fish? A family conferenve decided, no more ss hooks in our tackle boxes. We believe that a chemically sharpened hook would break down and give the fish a better chance of survival.
Has onyone encountered similar?
Regards Chappy
Well, was I in for an eye opener. The spot is a well used fishing destination for anglers and the creek bottom is coffee rock boulders and shelves. Good small fish attractors. We recovered a vast amount of broken lines, swivels ,sinkers and hooks. All were in different stages of decompasition except the stainless hooks and sinkers. Where the brass swivel was deteriating, the ss hooks were as bright as a button. The lines were being covered by sediment as were the sinkers.
My question is, do ss hooks stay that way when attached or inside a fish? A family conferenve decided, no more ss hooks in our tackle boxes. We believe that a chemically sharpened hook would break down and give the fish a better chance of survival.
Has onyone encountered similar?
Regards Chappy