Most of my cat fishing is for blues and I use circle hooks for those. Most channels here are the small ones is why I fish for blues.
Bait holder
Circle
Double Action (Team Catfish)
J Hook
Khale
Octopus
Sickle
Treble with or without dip bait holders
I prefer a double action style hook so I have the choice of a reel down or a hook set. size depends on the size bait im usung and the size cats I am after.
Most of my cat fishing is for blues and I use circle hooks for those. Most channels here are the small ones is why I fish for blues.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
I like a 3/0 or 4/0 L197 circle; even when pier fishing I have my rods in holders so I can just reel down and there he is.
octopus 3/0 gamakatsu....When using channels for bait gamakatsu 10/0 big river Sorta like a sickle with a octopus sweep back on the head
Octopus
mustad liver hooks are great on liver
Marc
5/0 C hook i like the 5/0 helps keep the dinks away
Circle hooks
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i have 8/0size circle hooks tied onto my catfishing line right now.
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gamakatsu circle hooks. the only way to go.