I baked a few jigs that i powder painted and they had red hooks, the red on the hooks discolored. Can red hooks be baked at all? At a lower temp maybe?
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I baked a few jigs that i powder painted and they had red hooks, the red on the hooks discolored. Can red hooks be baked at all? At a lower temp maybe?
Ive never seen the red discolor when I bakes them.
It depends on the Brand of hooks. Some brands will turn a dark dingy red when heated and others will stay bright shiny red.
Mine haven't changed color. Yet.
have a question guys what type of paint do they use on those hooks.
I cure low & slow and don't have any problems
Never had any problem with red sickle hooks. 20 minutes @ 350*
Never had a problem with the Matzuo's but I don't know about other brands. I also do 20 minutes at 350
I don't use red hooks and don't like them because very one I have used the red come off after just a few fish and your left with a gold hook. Also since red is one of the first colors to not be visible in water I don't especially have much faith in them. It is a personal thing though.
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My Matzuo hooks did not bleed using Pro-Tec Powder at 20 to 25 minutes at 400 degrees. I do air cure for 48 hours before I bake though because of the way I do eyes.
Take a shiny silver or gold hook and dip it in red lacquer paint after you bake and you have the same thing, and it's just as durable (aka not very). It does look good on some jigs though.