Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hook Black

Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hook Black — Self-Setting Circle Hook for Big-Fish Angling

The Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hook is a robust, sharp single hook built for serious big-fish pursuit in both fresh and salt water. Its wide hook gap and deeply inward-turned point deliver reliable, near-automatic hook-sets on every bite.

Reliable Hook-Up Without a Hard Strike

The defining feature of a circle hook is its strongly inward-curved point. As a fish moves off with the bait, the point rotates and finds the corner of the mouth almost by itself, reducing missed runs and deep foul-hooking. For wels catfish fishing with live- or dead-bait, or for deep-water cod on a pirk rig, this self-setting geometry means fewer lost fish and less intervention needed from the angler.

Sharp, Sturdy Construction for Hard-Fighting Species

Gamakatsu's forged wire and black coating give this hook the backbone to handle powerful runs from large cod, wels catfish, and similarly hard-fighting species. The black finish blends well in darker water conditions. The point holds its edge through repeated use, so each session starts with the same bite you expect from Gamakatsu.

Choose the Right Variant

This range covers multiple size options and two distinct hook-type configurations. Select the version that best matches your target species, bait presentation, and fishing environment.

• Circle Hook (this product, e.g. ids 199244 / 720024 / 720026 / 802666 / 802668): Standard circle-hook geometry — wide gap, inward-turned point. Ideal for wels catfish with pellets or bait-fish in freshwater, and for cod or large saltwater species on pirk/bait rigs. Black coating.

• Circle Hook — Inward-Turned Point variant (720025): Circle hook with an explicitly specified inward-turned point style; suits the same big-fish applications where maximum point-rotation on the take is desired.

• Octopus Circle Hook (720030 / 720028 / 720029 / 802667): Combines the octopus-style offset shank with circle-hook geometry. Well suited as a by-catch hook on pirk systems targeting cod and other large saltwater fish; also used when rigging octopus as bait. Black coating.

Facts

• Hook shape: Circle

• Hook type: Circle Hook

• Coating: Black

• Gap style: Wide hook gap

• Point: Strongly inward-curved for self-setting hook-up

• Application: Big-game freshwater (wels catfish, bait-fish & pellet rigs) and saltwater (cod, large marine species, by-catch on pirk systems)

• Suitable environments: Fresh water and salt water

• Pack contents: Circle hooks; quantity varies by size selected