From high carbon steel hooks to stainless steel hooks
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Initially, our company basically only manufactured high carbon steel fishing hooks.
In addition, the electrode was double-coated with tin plating on top of molten solder plating.
About 20 years ago, stainless steel fishing hooks became popular among coastal tuna longline boats.
The speed of its penetration was incredible, spreading rapidly in just one or two years.
It seems that after it had spread to coastal tuna longline boats, it gradually spread to large ocean-going vessels.
I believe the reason stainless steel fishing hooks became so popular was due to the distribution of overseas products.
The first cheap fishing hooks to be distributed were thick, clumsy, and rust-proof.
(To summarise it perfectly 😅) "Isn't there something better than this?"
There are many requests to
As a result of continuing to respond to this demand, 99% of the fishing hooks we manufacture are now stainless steel.
The plated item is removed from the rig, cleaned (re-plated), and then reattached to the rig.
Only lost fishing hooks were replaced with new ones.
Rather than repeating this endlessly with plated products that are less corrosion resistant than stainless steel,
Use stainless steel as much as possible, and when the rust and mechanisms exceed the acceptable limit, replace it with a new one.
This seems to be more efficient, so stainless steel has become the mainstream.
People who have a negative image of the strength of stainless steel.
Don't worry.
