George Adams wrote:

I agree with Chuck that your looking for a problem to match a solution,
but if you're all that concerned, why not take a stone and/or some
sandpaper and remove the finish from whatever hooks you are using.

Hey, that's a great idea! But to really do it right, we need to
take it a couple of steps further: Remove all the finish from the hooks
and set them in a bucket of water. Remove them from the water, but
don't dry them out. Just set them out in the elements for a while.
Then put them in an air-tight flybox (can't have any moisture escaping)
until you're ready to fish with them. (For best results, I'd recommend
leaving them for a year or two in this condition.)

Then when you actually hook something, given their rusted condition,
they'll likely break, and not only will the fish get away, but what's
left of the hook should be well-on-the-way to total disintegration.

Of course we'd have to come up with a name for them. Hmmm ... Slo
Corrode ... Pre Corrode ... Tru Corrode?


Chuck Vance (naw, you don't have to thank me, I live for this stuff)