restoring fish hooks

 Does anyone restore their own fish hooks that are showing signs of rust?  I have replaced these on one of my favorite lures, but if I could get the rust off them, perhaps they could be recycled rather than thrown out.  Is there any particular method for restoring and is it worth the trouble?

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 i read that vinegar removes

Fri, 2014-11-28 21:10

 i read that vinegar removes the rust but to restore the sharpness needs a little elbow greese, some wet and dry smooth would be my go. i am looking into sorting out my plastic jigs at the moment so these are just things ive read online. let me no if you find a better solution

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 I've never heard about

Fri, 2014-11-28 21:24

 I've never heard about vinegar removing rust.  would be much cheaper than using CLR!

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 as i said just read about it

Fri, 2014-11-28 21:33

 as i said just read about it

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 I have swapped a few more

Fri, 2014-11-28 22:03

 I have swapped a few more over.  I'll throw the old ones in vinegar and see how they come out!

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Fri, 2014-11-28 22:21

 Before....

 

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 Vineger is really good for

Sat, 2014-11-29 04:27

 Vineger is really good for removing rust off stainless steel

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Chuck em. Even with the rust

Sat, 2014-11-29 04:33

Chuck em. Even with the rust removed those hooks have been weakened now & will only get worse in time. They will work fine until you hook that fish of a lifetime, then they will snap. Not worth the risk IME.

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 Prevention is better than

Sat, 2014-11-29 07:50

 Prevention is better than the cure.

Have some fresh water handy in a bucket or a container with a lid and when you stop using a lure or are switching lures during the day, toss them in the fresh water. The fresh breaks down the salt. When you get home, rinse them off again, pat them dry and a quick spray with fish oil or WD40 and they are good to go back in the tackle box.

Never put salty lures into the tackle box, the rust will spread to everything.

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I agree with Shimka. Unless

Sat, 2014-11-29 08:33

I agree with Shimka. Unless they are a very heavy gauge, just replace them as its not worth the heartache if they snap.

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Sat, 2014-11-29 09:42

 Ha! was the only white background around at the time and I couldn't be bothered finding another one.   

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They work better rusty

Sat, 2014-11-29 09:17

 

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After....soaked overnight in

Sat, 2014-11-29 16:54

After....

soaked overnight in vinegar

it has certainly removed the superficial rust.  three on the right I have cleaned with a small file. still some pitting, but not bad.

 

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