a portion that would contact the fish could be coated in the embodiments of the present invention in which the hook 10 is coated with a time released antimicrobial substance the invention contemplates that anti inflammatory or pain relief substances could also be added to the time release coatings further as the substance dissolves it could sterilize the hook in these embodiments of the present invention the hook 10 may be coated with an antimicrobial substance that further contains a numbing agent such as procaine upon impalement of the fish the procaine acts to provide relief to the fish by numbing the area surrounding the puncture in yet another embodiment of the present invention silver copper or selenium is used in the composition of the hook 10 silver copper and selenium are naturally antimicrobial when these metals or substances are added the hook 10 itself becomes antimicrobial with no plating or coating required it will then provide sterilization of the hook antimicrobial support upon puncture as well as lasting effects should it be left in the fish upon release while silver copper and selenium are readily available metals any substance that provides antimicrobial properties can be used as long as its concentration results in providing the hook with antimicrobial properties in yet another embodiment of the present invention zinc is galvanized onto the fish hook 10 to form the material 30 this can be easily done by creating a mixture of 2 g zinc powder 10 ml 10 15 naoh solution and heating.