Gamakatsu Gamakatsu Hook LS-3423

Gamakatsu is a name synonymous with quality made in Japan. Alongside high-quality spinning rods, Gamakatsu is best known for an extensive hook range that covers every need for predator and coarse anglers alike. Their products are distributed across Europe through the Dutch company Spro.

Product Information: Gamakatsu LS-3423F

More and more anglers are looking for fish-friendly single hooks to replace the treble hooks on their lures. At most trout fisheries, this is not merely an option but a requirement if you want to use plugs and small spoons. Sea trout anglers, too, have come to appreciate the advantages of single hooks on spoons and lures.

With a single hook, undersized fish are far less likely to be deeply hooked, making unhooking quicker and far kinder to the fish. A single hook on a metal lure also tends to reduce snagging considerably - and in many cases, the hook-hold on a taking fish is actually more secure than with a treble hook.

The LS-3423F gives you the right hook for converting plugs in particular. Which hook you need depends on whether the plug's attachment eyes sit in line with or at a right angle to the direction of travel.

The Gamakatsu LS-3423 single hook has its eye orientated in line with the hook bend, making it especially well suited for fitting to plugs whose eyes run parallel to the swimming direction when connecting the hook with a single split ring. Use a second split ring and you can also mount this hook on cross-orientated eyes without it sitting out of line.

The LS-3423F features a particularly large eye, which virtually eliminates any canting so the hook always hangs freely and moves uninhibited on the lure.

The wire diameter is on the heavier side, which helps compensate for the greater weight of a treble hook and keeps the plug's action as close to the original as possible. The stout wire also means the hook will not open up under heavy load.

The hook gap is very wide to maximise hooking efficiency. At the same time, the shank is kept relatively short, which gives hooked predators less leverage to shake free.

The razor-sharp LS-3423F has a black nickel finish for long-lasting corrosion resistance. Available in the following sizes:

• Size 1/0 = 5 pcs.
• Size 2/0 = 4 pcs.
• Size 2 = 6 pcs.
• Size 4 = 7 pcs.
• Size 6 = 7 pcs.
• Size 8 = 8 pcs.
• Size 10 = 9 pcs.
• Size 12 = 10 pcs.