How I hook an Eel

[nightprowler]

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Alot of people think that the hook does not rust out but it does, If I leave my hook on the line when I get home without rinsing it, I am amazed how rusty it is the next morning.Those hooks are cheap, very strong, and promote release if hooked deep, its a great hook!

Here's my dilemma...i use gami circles, and although rare, i sometimes gut/deep hook fish. Is it true that the hooks rust out? if so i guess i should be leaving a lot more hooks in fish. in years past i cut the line and released the fish, then i thought it couldn't be good for the fish having a hook lodged in its perforated gut so i started keeping gut hooked fish, and either eating them or giving them away.
what do you guys do if you gut hook a fish?

[thefishingfreak]

jam your hand down it's throat and unhook it.if you can fit your hand in you can get it out easily.
scoolies cut the line.

i will bet it takes over a year for a hook to rust out of a fish. if not longer.