THE ANGLAR - MS4310 BEAK HOOK PACK FISHING HOOK

The Anglar MS4310 Beak Hook Pack

A beak hook and an octopus hook are the same idea under two names: a short shank, a deep rounded bend, a wide gape and a point that curves inward like a bird’s beak. That shape dominates bait fishing for a reason: the short shank hides inside a prawn, worm or cut strip so the bait looks natural, and the inward-turned point does not need a hard strike — as the fish turns away, the point rides up into the corner of the jaw and sets itself. The MS-4310 is that pattern with a forged body that resists opening, an eagle-cutting point for fast entry, a sharp barb and a deep bend that holds soft bait. The point sits slightly offset from the shank, which raises the chance of a hook-up on a side-on take.

The solid ringed eye takes thick mono and fluorocarbon with no pressed edge to shave a heavy leader, and it snells cleanly. The nickel finish gives moderate corrosion resistance, so rinse and dry after salt water rather than leaving a wet packet in the bag: unlike a stainless hook, a plated one starts to rust once the coating is scratched or the point filed. The trade is the usual one — plated steel holds a harder point, stainless survives neglect.

Key Features

• Beak (octopus-family) profile — short shank, deep rounded bend, inward-curved point
• Reverse/offset point that improves hook-up potential on side-on takes
• Sharp eagle-cutting point with angled cutting edges
• Sharp barb to stop the hook working loose while a fish struggles
• Forged construction for improved strength and resistance to opening
• Solid ringed eye for line, leader and snelled bait rigs
• Deep bend that holds bait securely and keeps contact after the hookset
• Nickel finish; eleven sizes, #10 through #5/0, ten hooks per packet

How To Rig It

• Live or dead prawn — Point once through the last tail segment for a bait that keeps kicking, or thread a peeled prawn up the shank for casting distance. #4–#1 for small prawn, #2/0–#3/0 for large.
• Sandworm and worm baits — Thread a section over the point and up the shank on the #10–#4 sizes, leaving a short tail to move. This is the estuary and jetty rig for croaker, whiting and bream.
• Cut fish and squid strip — Hook the skin side twice so the strip lies straight, and keep the bait no wider than the gape or it will mask the point.
• Paternoster (apollo) or running sinker — Short droppers above a sinker for jetty pilings and reef edges; or a sliding sinker to a swivel and a long leader on sand, so a wary fish moves off before feeling weight.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — Croaker (gelama), catfish (duri), whiting and bream on estuary mud; barramundi (siakap) around mangrove and jetty pilings; grouper (kerapu), snapper (ikan merah) and golden snapper (jenahak) on reef in the larger sizes.
• North America — Mangrove and red snapper, grouper and sheepshead on structure, catfish in rivers, and croaker, porgy and perch on piers in the small sizes.
• Japan & East Asia — Dozuki (胴突き) boat dropper rigs for kasago, mebaru and ainame, and bukkomi (ブッコミ) bottom baits from breakwaters for kurodai and anago.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Bream, whiting, flathead and snapper in Australian estuaries; hamour and sheri in the Gulf; cod, pollack, plaice and bass on European beaches and rock marks.

Specifications

Finish: nickel. Sizing runs #10 (smallest) up to #1, then #2/0 up to #5/0 (largest).

Recommended Pairing

• #10–#5: light estuary and jetty rods, 6–12 lb line, worm, prawn and small squid baits
• #4–#1: all-round bait sizes, 12–25 lb braid with a 20–40 lb leader
• #2/0–#5/0: whole prawn, live baitfish and cut baits on reef and structure, 40–80 lb leader
• Snell the ringed eye for bottom rigs; add a short wire trace where toothy species feed