Straight-shank hooks: Circle hooks
The point is turned back toward the shank. When a fish swims off with the bait and the line comes tight, the hook slides to the corner of the mouth and rolls in. You do not set it; you reel.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Shape | Point turned 90° back toward the shank; inline or offset point |
| Wire | Standard, forged |
| Sizes | #2–2/0 for bass; 2/0 is common for wacky |
| Rigs | Live bait, cut bait, wacky and drop shot (fewer fish lost) |
| How to hook | Let the line come tight and sweep; a hard jerk pulls it out |
| Why | Far fewer deep-hooked fish; some events require it for live bait |
Not for moving baits (jerkbaits, crankbaits, swimbaits): the fish hits and turns too fast for the hook to roll into the corner.
Top 10 dans quatre marchés
États-Unis
- Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hooks — $4.49 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #1 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Nano Alpha Hook — $4.49 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #4 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Gamakatsu Octopus Inline Circle Hooks — $4.49 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #5 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Owner Mutu Hybrid Circle Hook — $5.99 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #7 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Lazer Trokar Offset Lancet Circle Hook — $10.49 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #10 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp Light Wire Offset Circle Hook — $15.99 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #13 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Lazer Trokar Bait Saver Circle Hook — $13.99 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #18 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Lazer Trokar All Purpose Circle Hook — $10.49 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #29 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp Offset Lancet Circle Hook — $6.99 (starting price; pack count per size on retailer page). FishUSA search 'circle' sorted by Best Sellers: #30 among circle-hook results (catfish-specific hooks, rigs and leaders skipped)
- Gamakatsu Superline EWG Weighted Hook 5pk — $7.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Weighted Swimbait Hooks' (63 items) sorted by Popularity: #12. Re-filed from weighted-texas: weighted EWG in Superline heavy wire for braid Gap: EWG; wire: heavy; weighted: yes; keeper: offset step only. Re-filed by the owner as a weighted circle hook.
Canada
- Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hook — C$5.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'circle hooks' collection, best-selling sort #1; #2 of all hooks on the site
- Berkley Fusion19 Offset Circle — C$8.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'circle hooks' collection, best-selling sort #2
- Owner Mutu Light Circle — C$7.49 / 4-10 pk depending on size. anglingsports.ca 'circle hooks' collection, best-selling sort #3
- Kamakazi Circle Carbon Hook (Red) — C$5.99 / 6 pk. anglingsports.ca 'circle hooks' collection, best-selling sort #4
- Owner Mosquito Circle — C$3.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'circle hooks' collection, best-selling sort #5
- Gamakatsu Inline Octopus Circle Straight Eye — C$5.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #210; rank within the bait-hooks collection (not tagged in circle-hook collection)
- Gamakatsu Inline Octopus Circle SE — C$5.99 / 8 pk. anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #230; rank within the bait-hooks collection (not tagged in circle-hook collection)
- Gamakatsu Octopus In-Line Circle — C$5.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #259; rank within the bait-hooks collection (not tagged in circle-hook collection)
- Gamakatsu Inline Octopus Circle 4X Strong — C$5.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #261; rank within the bait-hooks collection (not tagged in circle-hook collection)
- Gamakatsu Weighted Superline EWG — C$9.99. fishingworld.ca 'bass-hooks' collection, best-selling sort #11; kept only weighted-texas hooks from that list; lead on the shank of a Superline EWG Re-filed by the owner as a weighted circle hook.
Chine
- Mustad 慕斯达 39951NP Demon 鹰嘴小恶魔 (circle) — ¥15 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'inward-pointing hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 1; shop 西子进出口有限公司
- OWNER 欧纳 13129 鹰嘴/歪嘴回头钩 — ¥21.02 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'circle hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 11; shop 海韵渔聚坊
- mori 钓具 細地ムツ 鹰嘴回头钩 — ¥24 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'circle hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 12; shop mori钓具(中国)
- PRUNANM 高碳钢内朝钩 (鹰嘴) — ¥4.25 / 10item. Taobao list page 'circle hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 13; shop PRUNANM
Straight-shank hooks
The shank runs straight from the eye to the bend. One of the two big hook families: Aberdeen, straight worm, flipping and punching, drop-shot, octopus, circle, wacky and Neko hooks.