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Shaddock Fishing · Octopus Hooks
Shaddock Octopus Baitholder Hooks, 2#, 50 Pack
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- Item weight
- 20 Grams
- Product dimensions
- 1.57 x 1.18 x 0.39 inches
Quick take
Sharp octopus baitholder hooks with barbed shank and black nickel finish, designed to keep worms and cut bait secure through the cast in freshwater and saltwater.
Best for
- Live bait presentations for catfish
- Salmon and pike on bottom rigs
- General freshwater and saltwater bottom fishing
Skip if
- You target fish requiring circle hooks for catch-and-release
- You fish soft plastics exclusively
Strengths
- Barbs on shank hold live bait secure through casting and retrieval
- Beaked hook point penetrates well in hard-mouth species
- Black nickel finish resists corrosion in saltwater
- Wide size range covers most bait and species
Trade-offs
- Barbed shank makes hook harder to remove from deep-hooked fish
- Black nickel rusts faster than stainless in extended saltwater storage
- Barbs require care when removing from live bait
Fishing fit
- Species
- Catfish
- Salmon & steelhead
- Bass
- Pike & musky
- Water
- Freshwater
- Saltwater
- Techniques
- Live bait
- Bottom fishing
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