Gamakatsu

Gamakatsu Octopus Hook, Model 02011, Size 1/0 — a modern heavy-wire saltwater and general bait hook manufactured by Gamakatsu U.S.A. Inc. This is a round-kendal bend octopus-sty…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Bend

Round

Wire

Heavy

Finish

Nickel

Sizes

1/0

Era

c. 1980-present

The Gamakatsu Octopus (stock no. 02108) is a modern saltwater and bait hook manufactured in Japan. It features a short shank with a rounded, kendal-style bend and a superior poi…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Bend

Round

Wire

Standard

Shank

Short

Finish

Nickel

Sizes

4

Era

c. 1970-2020

The Gamakatsu Octopus (Model 02109, Size 2) is a contemporary Japanese bait hook manufactured by Gamakatsu Corporation, Tokyo. This is a short-shank, wide-gap design optimized f…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Bend

Sproat

Wire

Heavy

Shank

Short

Finish

Nickel

Sizes

2

Era

c. 1990-present

The Gamakatsu Octopus (02308) is a modern Japanese saltwater bait hook manufactured by Gamakatsu Co., Ltd. in Japan, distributed in the United States from the 1980s onward. Size…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Bend

Sproat

Wire

Standard

Sizes

4

Era

c. 1980s–present

The Gamakatsu 02309 Octopus is a Japanese-manufactured saltwater bait hook produced from the 1980s through approximately 2010. The model designation 02309 appears across multipl…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Bend

Sproat

Wire

Standard

Shank

Short

Sizes

2

Era

c. 1985-2010

The Gamakatsu 02310 Octopus Hook is a modern Japanese bait hook designed for saltwater and general bait fishing applications. Model 02310 represents Gamakatsu’s internatio…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Wire

Standard

Shank

Short

Sizes

1

Era

c. 2000-present

Gamakatsu Model 02311 — Octopus Hook, Size 1/0, Red Finish A modern general-purpose bait hook manufactured by Gamakatsu (Japan, made in Japan and packaged in Thailand). The size…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Bend

Sproat

Wire

Standard

Sizes

1/0

Era

c. 1990s-2000s

The Gamakatsu 02408 Octopus is a modern saltwater bait hook manufactured in Japan and distributed by Gamakatsu U.S.A., Inc. from Tacoma, Washington. It is characterized by a sho…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Wire

Standard

Shank

Short

Finish

Nickel

Sizes

4

Era

c. 1990-present

Gamakatsu 03008 Octopus Hook, Size 4. A modern Japanese production bait and saltwater hook featuring a turned-up tapered eye, round kendal bend, and superior point geometry. The…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Bend

Round

Wire

Heavy

Finish

Nickel

Sizes

4

Era

c. 1970s–present

Gamakatsu Octopus Hook, Model 03009, Size 2 — a modern heavy-wire saltwater and general bait hook manufactured by Gamakatsu U.S.A. Inc. This is a round-kendal bend octopus-style…

Eye

Turned-Up Tapered / Return Loop Eye

Bend

Round

Wire

Standard

Finish

Nickel

Sizes

2

Era

c. 1980-2000

The Gamakatsu 13107 O’Shaughnessy hook in size 6 is a prime example of the high-carbon steel, chemically sharpened hooks that revolutionized the American tackle market in …

Eye

Straight / Ringed Eye

Bend

O'Shaughnessy

Wire

Standard

Finish

Nickel

Sizes

6

Era

c. 1970s-1980s