Mustad Fishing

Octopus Wide Gap Inline Circle Hook - 1X Strong

$2.25

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Description

The Mustad Octopus Circle Hook is a true circle hook featuring a wide gap, offering the best hookup ratios. No wonder it is so popular among tournament fishermen. It features 1X strong wire and making it perfect to target bigger fish. The distinct curved shape of the circle hook will, when the fish takes the baited hook and swallows it, ensure that the hook travels to the corner of the mouth or lip, resulting in fewer deep-hooked fish. The circle hook can be used for a whole range of applications from drifting with live bait for Tarpon or trolling for Sailfish. Setting the hook is more of a firm tightening of the line, than an actual strike. Use it to target Sailfish, Amberjack, Permit, Striped Bass, Skipjack, Bonito, Catfish, or Alligator Gar. 4.3 UltraPoint® Technology Opti-Angle Needle Point Wide Gap 1X Strong Forged Ringed eye Black Nickel finish

Specifications

Category

Terminal Tackle

Target Species

inshore, offshore, catfish

Techniques

casting, trolling

Field Notes

This is a 1X strong circle hook for bait fishing, drifting, or trolling with live bait. Circle hooks are designed to set in the corner of the mouth with a steady line-tightening hookset, making them a good choice when you want fewer deep-hooked fish.

Pros

  • Wide gap improves hookup potential
  • 1X strong wire for bigger fish
  • Circle design helps reduce deep hooking
  • Ringed eye is easy to rig

Cons

  • Not a lure, so it does not create action on its own
  • Requires a different hookset than a standard J-hook

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