{"product_id":"the-anglar-octopus-hook-pack-4199-bottom-fishing-bait-hook","title":"THE ANGLAR - OCTOPUS HOOK PACK 4199 BOTTOM FISHING BAIT HOOK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Anglar Octopus Hook Pack 4199 Bottom Fishing Bait Hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eoctopus hook\u003c\/em\u003e — the same family as a beak hook — is short in the shank, wide in the gape and turned in at the point. It is the standard bait hook on jetties and bottom boats through Southeast Asia: it disappears inside a live prawn or a cut strip, and the inward point catches the corner of the jaw as the fish turns away instead of sliding out of a soft mouth. The 4199 adds two details that matter on a slow bottom bite. The point is \u003cem\u003ekirbed\u003c\/em\u003e — offset sideways from the shank — so it meets the jaw at an angle rather than pulling back along its own line, which finds a hold when a fish takes the bait sideways. The ringed eye is turned up, setting the hook at a working angle when snelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe black nickel plating gives corrosion resistance and a dull, low-glare finish in clear water. Treat it as a coated hook: rinse and dry after a trip, because once the coating is scratched or the point filed, salt finds the steel underneath. Stainless patterns need less care but are generally a little softer, while a plated hook usually holds a harder point. Fourteen sizes from #12 to #6\/0 cover a whole family of rigs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctopus (beak) profile — compact, curved, built around natural bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirbed shape with an inward-angled point for better hold on the strike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEagle Cutting point with sharp angled edges for fast penetration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharp barb to keep the hook seated during the fight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurned-up solid ringed eye for snelling and secure leader connections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong rounded bend that spreads load through the hook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack nickel coating for corrosion resistance and reduced glare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFourteen sizes, #12 through #6\/0, ten per packet on the sizes listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Rig It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLive and dead prawn\u003c\/strong\u003e — Point once through the last tail segment for a lively bait, or thread a peeled prawn onto the shank for distance casting. #6–#1 for small prawn, #1\/0–#3\/0 for large.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut fish and squid strip\u003c\/strong\u003e — Hook through the skin side twice so the strip streams straight. Keep the bait narrower than the gape or it will block the point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSandworm and small baits\u003c\/strong\u003e — The #12–#8 sizes take a short worm section or a sliver of squid for gelama, whiting and bream on light bottom rigs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaternoster (apollo) or running sinker\u003c\/strong\u003e — Short droppers above the lead for reef and jetty pilings; or a sinker running to a swivel with a long leader on open sand for wary fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTarget Species By Region\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoutheast Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — Grouper (kerapu), snapper (ikan merah) and golden snapper (jenahak) on reef; barramundi (siakap) at jetty pilings; croaker (gelama), catfish (duri), whiting and bream on estuary mud with the small sizes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Mangrove and red snapper, grouper, sheepshead, striped bass and catfish; the small sizes suit porgy, croaker and perch on bridges and piers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eDozuki\u003c\/em\u003e (胴突き) dropper rigs for kasago, mebaru and ainame, and \u003cem\u003ebukkomi\u003c\/em\u003e (ブッコミ) bottom baits for kurodai and anago.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Snapper, bream, whiting and flathead in Australian estuaries; hamour and sheri in the Gulf; cod, pollack and coalfish on European rock marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePieces Per Pack\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSKU\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/419912\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/419910\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41998\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41996\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41994\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41993\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41992\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/419901\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/419902\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#3\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/419903\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/419904\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#5\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/419905\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/419906\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: black nickel. 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