HINOTSU - OCTOPUS BEAK HOOK w/RINGED NSB 4793 MADE IN JAPAN

Hinotsu Octopus Beak Hook w/Ringed NSB 4793 — Made In Japan

The 4793 is Hinotsu's everyday octopus (beak) bait hook, built on 2X-strong wire. The octopus profile is a short compact shank with a wide, deeply curved bend and an inturned beak point — a shape that hides inside a live or cut bait, presents a small silhouette a fish takes in one bite, and holds hard once it is in. Two details set this model apart. The point is kirbed, offset to one side of the shank, so it meets the jaw at an angle as a fish turns away. The eye is a 135° turned-up ring, which changes the line-pull angle so the hook tips over and starts rotating on the strike instead of dragging flat. Forged body, chemically sharpened Eagle Cutting point, black nickel. Twelve sizes.

4793 or the SE4X 4794? Same family, two different jobs. The SE4X is the same octopus shape drawn in 4X wire and offered only in #1/0 to #7/0 — a hook for locked drag over reef and wreck, where the risk is a hook opening rather than a hook missing. It takes real force to bury and heavy tackle to drive. The 4793 runs 2X wire and spans #8 to #7/0, covering the light and medium end the SE4X never reaches: small baits, lighter leaders, fresh and brackish work where a thinner point penetrates more readily. The turned-up eye is the other difference — the SE4X sits in line, the 4793 is built to rotate.

Key Features

• 2X-strong wire — heavier than a standard hook of the same size, without going to a full 4X gauge
• Forged body, reinforced against bending and opening under pressure
• Octopus/beak profile: short shank, wide bend, generous gap for natural baits
• 135° turned-up ringed eye that alters the pull angle to help the hook rotate and engage
• Kirbed (offset) point for faster contact when a fish takes side-on
• Chemically sharpened Eagle Cutting point with angled cutting edges
• Barbed, with a ringed eye that lets bait and rig move freely
• Black-nickel coating for corrosion resistance; twelve sizes, #8 to #7/0

How To Rig It

• Live bait — Pin through the nose or the top of the back so the bait swims naturally, or behind the anal fin when you want it to run down. Keep the point and gap clear of flesh.
• Cut bait, squid and prawn — Thread once through the tough end of a strip, or through a prawn from the tail so the point exits near the head, keeping the bait compact.
• Let it turn, then set — This is not a circle hook. Give the fish a moment to take and move off, then set firmly and keep winding — the turned-up eye needs pull to rotate the point in.
• Snell or knot to the ring — A snell puts the pull in line with the shank and suits big baits; a plain knot lets the bait swing more freely. The ring also hangs cleanly from a solid ring on a stinger.
• Sizing — Western numbering here, so #8 is the smallest and #7/0 the largest. #8–#2 for small baits and panfish work, #1–#3/0 for inshore and estuary, #4/0–#7/0 for live baits and reef bottom.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — Small sizes for croaker (gelama), whiting and catfish (duri) off jetties; #1/0 and up for snapper (merah), jenahak, grouper (kerapu), mangrove jack and barramundi (siakap) on live and cut bait over inshore reef.
• North America — The classic bait hook for salmon and steelhead on roe, walleye on leeches and crawlers, catfish and carp inland, and rockfish, lingcod, striped bass and redfish on the coasts.
• Japan & East Asia — Boat and rock bait fishing for madai, kurodai, kasago and small hata, plus general esa bottom rigs.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Snapper, mulloway, flathead and bream on Australian bait rigs; hamour and sheri in the Gulf; bass, wrasse and cod on European inshore marks.

Specifications

Model 4793, Octopus 2X. Black-nickel finish and 135° turned-up ringed eye throughout.

Recommended Pairing

• #8–#1: light bait and float rigs, 4–15 lb line, worm, prawn and roe baits
• #1/0–#3/0: inshore and estuary bait work, 20–40 lb tackle with a fluorocarbon leader
• #4/0–#7/0: whole live bait, squid and cut bait on 50–80 lb tackle over reef and wreck
• Step up to the SE4X 4794 in 4X wire when the drag is locked and the ground is hard