Hey Steve. What a great post!

Rod posted lots of reasons why it's hard to make a hook that will corrode and perform.

How about tips and techniques for accelerating corrosion on your existing hooks?

First, if you use them, stop using stainless steel in freshwater as they corrode much more slowly than other steels.

Second use hooks that are japanned, bronzed or otherwise coated and apply a corrosion accelerant to the hook to remove the coating. Acid might work to me but acid seems too caustic. Maybe someone can think of a non-toxic liquid for you to apply that will accelerate corrosion..

Third and I know this will work on Kramer's Texas Bullfrog foam poppers that use Mustad 3366 hooks. Before or after you tie foam poppers, take a file and remove the black japanning from the hook bend, barb and point. Mustad has been making this hook for many decades and the steel rusts fairly quick so you can accelerrate rusting even more I think. If you use the rumored soon to be discontinued hump shank Mustad 33903 on your foam poppers, filing should work also. My guess is that filing may not accelerate the newer chemically sharpened foam popper hooks as much as filing the older steels but I could be wrong. I can't offer any advice on hooks used in plastic worms, but you came to the right place as many others here can.

Hope this helps. Good luck!
John

No left turn" wrote in message ...
Quick Corrode Hooks ?

What kind of alloy would make a good hook AND corrode in fresh water in about a week.
Think something like Sintered Cast Iron would work?
What metals corrode in a few days?

I love to have hooks like this for my plastic worms and my foam poppers. So what if the lure needs a bit more care...

Think about it.
Gut hook a fish or break off a trophy and rest assured it hasn't just received a death sentence.

Or How about hooks lost in those mixed use areas? Be nice to know that hooks lost near the boat dock wont be around to snag a kids foot the next week.

Any metallurgist geniuses out there?
Hey - What did Chrysler used to make those K cars out of ?

'Cause I don't believe most fish survive waiting for a standard hook to corrode, lets keep this thread on the topic of corrosion please.

Steve P
Dallas FlyFishers