Fish hooks

Stephen Bartlin

I would like to know if it is possible to make a hook that would be transparent. I think this would be attractive to fishermen.

turbo

Well, can you find a workable (mechanically) material that has the tensile strength of steel? I have caught thrashing, flailing salmon several pounds in weight on size 20 and smaller hooks that are so tiny they are hard to attach to a leader. That's pretty impressive strength for such a tiny object.

Danger

I'm sure that something marginally workable could be developed, but I really don't see a reason for it. Fish don't have incredibly keen eyesight to start with. It's far simpler to just continue imbedding the hooks in bait or lures. It's worked pretty well for a few thousand years.

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Stephen Bartlin	Fish hooks Tweet I would like to know if it is possible to make a hook that would be transparent. I think this would be attractive to fishermen.

turbo Recognitions: Gold Member	Well, can you find a workable (mechanically) material that has the tensile strength of steel? I have caught thrashing, flailing salmon several pounds in weight on size 20 and smaller hooks that are so tiny they are hard to attach to a leader. That's pretty impressive strength for such a tiny object.

Danger Recognitions: Gold Member	I'm sure that something marginally workable could be developed, but I really don't see a reason for it. Fish don't have incredibly keen eyesight to start with. It's far simpler to just continue imbedding the hooks in bait or lures. It's worked pretty well for a few thousand years.