Octopus Hook Size
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What is the difference between circle hooks and octopus hooks? Pros and cons?
I want the one that you really don't need set the hook but it just gets itself set/hooked in the fishes mouth as you reel in the slack with little effort. Also, do they come in sizes such as 10-1?
circle hooks a full turn of the hook point back into the shank of the hook itself the octopus does not and also the eye turn out!
With circle hooks the hook does not set itself but with tension on the line the hook follows a natural line to the corner of the mouth then with line tension (reeling to the fish) the point penetrates the mouth and with the design(circle) it is less likely to ever throw the hook!Also with a true circle hook a fish can swallow the hook and with a straight pulling of the hook it can be pulled out of the fish with minimal damage!
Pros- circle hook less damage to fish ease of hooking when used properly!
Octopus can use a few more way in rigging with soft plastic!
Cons- circle not much good for soft plastic's for bass fishing but can be used!
Octopus are more versitale but still have the J hook design and do more damage if deep hooked!
Octopus sizes that I know of are from #4 to 5/0!
Circle hooks from size #1 to 16/0 maybe even bigger!
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