Does red hooks bleed?

[QuirkyCarp2000]

I had a white strike king bleeding bitsy jig with a red hook. I rigged a white soft plastic trailer. The plastic and skirt is turning orange, mainly where the contact with the hook is. Does anyone have the same problems and how to fix?

[Bankc]

You can't really do anything about color bleed once it starts.  Just don't leave your plastic trailers attached to your jigs when not in use.  That's also good advice to prevent rusting.  

 

But I wouldn't worry about it.  I doubt the fish will notice.  

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Never had this problem with Gama red hooks, but the coating flakes off pretty quickly and ultimately you're left with a gold colored hook.  

[Swamp Girl]

My red coatings also don't last long, but I agree with Bankc that the fish won't care. 

[FrnkNsteen]

3 hours ago, QuirkyCarp2000 said:

I had a white strike king bleeding bitsy jig with a red hook. I rigged a white soft plastic trailer. The plastic and skirt is turning orange, mainly where the contact with the hook is. Does anyone have the same problems and how to fix?

Is the hook rusting? I've left salted plastics 9n hooks befire and the hooks start to rust and turn the plastic orange.

[Mike L]

I’ve been using red hooks for certain things for years and never had one fade or bleed. 

Chip? Yes

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Dwight Hottle]

The salt content in most plastics accelerates the rusting process for hooks. So if your having issues you need to remove the plastic for storage.