This offset circle design is the perfect deepwater bottom fishing hook with paternoster dropper-style rigs or normal boat fishing with cut baits. When using this hook anglers do not strike on the bite, rather the fish is allowed to run with the bait and as the line comes tight the hook will roll into the corner of the fishs mouth.
This offset circle design is the perfect deepwater bottom fishing hook with paternoster dropper-style rigs or normal boat fishing with cut baits. When using this hook anglers do not strike on the bite, rather the fish is allowed to run with the bait and as the line comes tight the hook will roll into the corner of the fishs mouth.
This offset circle design is the perfect deepwater bottom fishing hook with paternoster dropper-style rigs or normal boat fishing with cut baits. When using this hook anglers do not strike on the bite, rather the fish is allowed to run with the bait and as the line comes tight the hook will roll into the corner of the fishs mouth.
This offset circle design is the perfect deepwater bottom fishing hook with paternoster dropper-style rigs or normal boat fishing with cut baits. When using this hook anglers do not strike on the bite, rather the fish is allowed to run with the bait and as the line comes tight the hook will roll into the corner of the fishs mouth.
Last updated at 03/21/2026 13:28:59
Gamakatsu Octopus Black Circle Hook Mega Bulk Pack, 2
Delivery $11.99
Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Fishing Hook 50x Bulk Pack #2
Free delivery between 27 Mar – 1 Apr
originally posted on tackledirect.com
Sometimes hard to find, I use the gamakatsu-2084-octopus-circle-hooks-offset-point for salmon fishing on the Pulaski River in NY. Size 6 works the best. I highly recommend this brand hook for its durability. It was recommend to me by one of Pulaski’s top Salmon guides Denny B. Thank you again for your passion and insight on how to continuously catch large Salmon and Steelies on the Pulaski River. Denny B. has since left the area. He will be missed by all his friend and fellow fishermen! Good luck Denny on your next adventure!
originally posted on basspro.com
I used to use these hooked exclusively for wacky rigs as well as dropshot. However, after purchasing 3 packs of 25 I started breaking off a lot more fish even with new line. After looking thru all my equipment I noticed the hooks all had a defect in the eye that was causing the knot to break. I spoke with a couple other people who have recently had the same issue. I contacted the manufacturer and sent pictures like they asked and them never got another response. I changed to VMC
originally posted on cabelas.com
I wish these came a size smaller, but they work very well. Quite easy to remove from fish.Funny story: I was fishing on the bottom one day and got snagged. Had to break my line. Went to the same spot the next day. Hooked one. Was reeling in, when I felt oddly more resistance. I soon realized I had TWO trout on the end of my line - the one I’d just caught plus another one. After landing both and examining the second one, I instantly recognized MY octo hook, MY knot, and MY bait.That second trout had hooked itself on my BROKEN SNAG, which I then contacted & freed while reeling in the primary one.Certainly the most unusual event I’ve encountered fishing, and a testament to the the hook's ability to catch & hold with out a set.
Gamakatsu Octopus Black Circle Hook Mega Bulk Pack, 2
Delivery $11.99
Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Fishing Hook 50x Bulk Pack #2
Free delivery between 27 Mar – 1 Apr
Sometimes hard to find, I use the gamakatsu-2084-octopus-circle-hooks-offset-point for salmon fishing on the Pulaski River in NY. Size 6 works the best. I highly recommend this brand hook for its durability. It was recommend to me by one of Pulaski’s top Salmon guides Denny B. Thank you again for your passion and insight on how to continuously catch large Salmon and Steelies on the Pulaski River. Denny B. has since left the area. He will be missed by all his friend and fellow fishermen! Good luck Denny on your next adventure!
I used to use these hooked exclusively for wacky rigs as well as dropshot. However, after purchasing 3 packs of 25 I started breaking off a lot more fish even with new line. After looking thru all my equipment I noticed the hooks all had a defect in the eye that was causing the knot to break. I spoke with a couple other people who have recently had the same issue. I contacted the manufacturer and sent pictures like they asked and them never got another response. I changed to VMC
I wish these came a size smaller, but they work very well. Quite easy to remove from fish.Funny story: I was fishing on the bottom one day and got snagged. Had to break my line. Went to the same spot the next day. Hooked one. Was reeling in, when I felt oddly more resistance. I soon realized I had TWO trout on the end of my line - the one I’d just caught plus another one. After landing both and examining the second one, I instantly recognized MY octo hook, MY knot, and MY bait.That second trout had hooked itself on my BROKEN SNAG, which I then contacted & freed while reeling in the primary one.Certainly the most unusual event I’ve encountered fishing, and a testament to the the hook's ability to catch & hold with out a set.
The Gamakatsu saltwater hooks are, in my opinion, the best on the market for bottom fishing. They have super sharp points, and stay that way through many days of fishing on the hard bottom. They will Pierce them hard and honey mouths of large snapper and grouper resulting in my hook-ups and landings. Also, I have never had a 4X hook break under the strain of huge sharks and the occasional Goliath. THUMBS UP!
I use these size 8 circle hooks to fish for panfish on the bottom of impoundments. I tie these onto a 12 inch fluorocarbon leader. Above the leader swivel I attach a sliding sinker that is using high vis line. This method is the same way that one uses for tightlining for catfish. I do not set the hook because of the circle physics of when fish run with it, the hooks turns and then are side lip hooked. What is the ratio of being lip hooked verses down the gullet? Per 100 fish I caught, 81% are lip hooked verses 19% are gullet hooked.
These hooks were hand crafted in the foothills of the great Mt Fuji by Grand master samurai Iikatsufishu Gamakatsu.Each hook contains the piercing power of the Shinkansen bullet train that allows it to cut through the water like a katana. There is not a fish alive that can match the power of these hooks…
I spend about six months a year bill fishing in the Sea of Cortez and enter several tournaments annually. IGFA rules (and local tournament rules as well)) require the use of non-offset circle hooks on natural bait so I have been using Gamakatsu circle hooks because they have a turned up eye and that makes for a neat snell. This summer on three separate occasions I have had these hooks break cleanly at the bend. This occurred with a measured 10# drag setting at strike and while hooked up to medium sized sailfish (75# +/-) The hooks showed zero evidence of straightening (they shouldn't have under these conditions anyway), they just snapped off. Under recreational fishing conditions this might be said to be a minor problem; under tournament conditions it is totally ... MoreI spend about six months a year bill fishing in the Sea of Cortez and enter several tournaments annually. IGFA rules (and local tournament rules as well)) require the use of non-offset circle hooks on natural bait so I have been using Gamakatsu circle hooks because they have a turned up eye and that makes for a neat snell. This summer on three separate occasions I have had these hooks break cleanly at the bend. This occurred with a measured 10# drag setting at strike and while hooked up to medium sized sailfish (75# +/-) The hooks showed zero evidence of straightening (they shouldn't have under these conditions anyway), they just snapped off. Under recreational fishing conditions this might be said to be a minor problem; under tournament conditions it is totally unacceptable. A single lost fish can, and often is, the difference in winning and losing and with serious money hanging in the balance a 50 cent hook failure cannot be tolerated. I have never experienced this problem with numerous other brands. Stay away from these.
These hooks use narrower gauge wire than others, and they come sharp and stay sharper longer than any others I have used (i.e. eagle claw and Owner). I've use the same hooks on a bottom rig for 3 full days of surf fishing and they still caught fish. Only drawback is the eyes on the smaller sized hooks will only hold one strand 12lb. test (okay, I could use lighted line), so snelling them is a challenge.
These are not inline circle hooks. They are offset, although that is not stated online or on the package. They are thus not legal where I fish, and the offset foils the whole purpose of a circle hook in the first place.
