Hook Size/Brand

What size and style hooks do y'all use for general catfishing and what size and style when you are only interested in the big ones.

for small channels/bulls size 2 hooks with 1oz. wieght for tightlinen.
And for any 10+lb. cats justa 2/0 hook with 1/1/4oz.

For my channel fishin' with livers, a #1 baitholder with a split shot. When I use frogs, a long shank 3/0 or 4/0 if I can find them. For live bait, whatever size is needed to match the baitfish.

you know the only catfish I go for is big blue here and the smallest hook I use is 7/0 circle hooks, so far the only brand I have tried is eagle claw Lazer sharp cirle ! I take them and put a slight bend to the side to offset the point from the line of the hook to make a better hook up! Another way of saying it is I bend it to the side maybe 1\8 of an inch , I seem to get more hook ups doing this!

3/0, 4/0, 5/0 Gamakatsu circles for channel cats.
10/0 Gamakatsu octopus hooks for flatheads.

when im catching smaller cats i use a 4/0 gamakatsu circle hook !!

when im targeting big flatties ...............i use a 8/0 gamakatsu circle hook !!

6/0 Eagle Claw Octopus Circles For Lake Fishing On The Bottom 5/0 Kahles Or Octopus Hooks For River Fishing Or When Using Floats.
I have also had Good Luck With The 8/0 Red Circle Hooks.

The only hook that I use is the Gamakatsu Octopus Circles in 2/0,3/0, 4/0,5/0,6/0, 7/0, and 8/0, and I always use the snell knot...................