When you want to fish bait for catfish with a traditional hookset, hook design matters. Trophy Cat Tackle Kraken Octopus Catfish Hooks pair a wide-gap octopus profile with a chemically sharpened point and high-carbon steel construction for bottom fishing, drifting, and other bait presentations targeting blue, flathead, and channel catfish.
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Hook Style | Wide-gap octopus |
| Material | High-carbon steel |
| Point | Chemically sharpened |
| Finish | Black nickel |
| Available Sizes | 6/0, 8/0, 10/0, 12/0 |
| Pack Quantity | 5 hooks |
| Target Species | Blue catfish, flathead catfish, channel catfish |
Rig the Kraken around the bait and presentation you plan to fish. Use it with cut bait or live bait on bottom-oriented setups, or put it to work while drifting to cover water and carry bait through areas holding catfish. The 6/0 through 12/0 size range gives you room to adjust hook selection as bait size and your target fish change.
Add the Kraken when your setup calls for a wide-gap octopus hook for presenting cut bait or live bait to blue, flathead, and channel catfish.
Trophy Cat Tackle recommends the Kraken for bottom fishing and drifting. The hooks are intended for bait fishing when targeting blue, flathead, and channel catfish.
Yes. Cut bait is one of the applications specifically identified for the Kraken, and the wide-gap octopus design provides room for bait on the hook.
Yes. Trophy Cat Tackle lists live bait and flathead catfish among the intended applications for the Kraken, making it an option when building a live-bait catfish setup.
The Kraken is offered in 6/0, 8/0, 10/0, and 12/0. This range lets you choose a hook based on the bait and catfishing setup you intend to fish.