Mustard hook problem

I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.

"Victor" wrote in message
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I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were
fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is
going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.


You probably tied them back to front, which is why they went rushty.

Presuming that you're fishing with them and not adding to a ham sandwich
(Mustad) the only ones which won't rust are the stainless steel ones.

The Big Man

"Victor" wrote in message
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I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were
fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is
going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.

In article , Victor
wrote:
I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.

There's little point in trying to keep hooks smaller than about 4/0 after
a trip. Any time you touch rock, shell or even sand you take a little off
the sharpness and resharpening small hooks is difficult. They are cheap
enough that you may as well throw the used hooks away when you get home
after each trip.

I do not use stainless steel hooks for general fishing. I reckon it is
better that any hooks I lose rust away quickly rather than wash ashore in
a bundle of seaweed where some animal or child might encounter them.

I have no idea who makes all the hooks I use (I don't store them in
manufacturers packs.) Some of them are probably Mustads but these days
in the UK it is hard to find bad hooks.

Cheerio,

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"Victor" wrote in message
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I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were
fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is
going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.

Surely it is better if they rust as deep hooked fish (and fish lost on
traces) might live when the hook rusts out ?

"Victor" wrote in message
...
I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were
fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is
going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.

Surely it is better if they rust as deep hooked fish (and fish lost on
traces) might live when the hook rusts out ?

Simply give your rigs a quick spray of WD40 when you finish fishing,
then put them away for next time. I keep a can in my tackle box

Luis
"Marty" wrote in message
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"Victor" wrote in message
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I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were
fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is
going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.

Surely it is better if they rust as deep hooked fish (and fish lost on
traces) might live when the hook rusts out ?

Simply give your rigs a quick spray of WD40 when you finish fishing,
then put them away for next time. I keep a can in my tackle box

Luis
"Marty" wrote in message
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"Victor" wrote in message
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I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were
fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is
going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.

Surely it is better if they rust as deep hooked fish (and fish lost on
traces) might live when the hook rusts out ?

They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they don't
rust.

Unless they are stainless they will rust in salt water, all steel will. Either
throw them away when you get home or rinse them in fresh water and spray with
wd 40 or soak in pilchard oil. The choice is yours. I personally love Mustads
hooks, along with Kamasans but they all rust unless they are stainless, it's a
fact of life, cheers, Norman.

"The Big Man" ha scritto nel messaggio
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Presuming that you're fishing with them and not adding to a ham sandwich
(Mustad) the only ones which won't rust are the stainless steel ones.

Even the Stainless Steel ones get rusty because they are not stainless steel
as is written in the box.
I have carbon hooks that never gets rusty.


The Big Man

"Victor" wrote in message
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I did lots of see fishing this summer. I used Mustard 3406 power hooks.
They have a salt water tag on the pack. I presumed this means they
don't
rust. I was wrong. They are crap. The mustard aberdeens I used were
fine
but the 3406 were covered with rust after first use. What the hell is
going
on? I thought mustard was a leading brand.