Cox & Rawle Meat Hook

Overview

The Cox & Rawle Meat Hooks (SCR25) are heavy-wire sea-fishing hooks built for presenting large baits to powerful fish such as cod, conger, tope and shark.

Each SCR25 is forged from heavy wire and shaped with a modified O'Shaughnessy bend, giving it a distinct heavy-duty profile compared to lighter Cox & Rawle patterns like the SCR35 Scratching Match hook.

The hook features an offset pattern, straight eye and Black Nickel finish, and Cox & Rawle describes it as extremely strong with lasting sharpness.

Perfect For

The SCR25 suits shore anglers fishing rough ground with large baits, as well as boat anglers targeting big predatory species.

Cox & Rawle uses the SCR25 in its own dedicated rigs: 6/0 hooks feature in the Tope Rig and Huss/Eel Rig, 8/0 hooks appear in both the Tope Rig and Conger rigs, and 10/0 hooks are used in the heaviest Conger traces.

This makes the SCR25 a genuine choice for anglers deliberately targeting large cod, conger eels, tope, huss and shark rather than fishing for mixed species with lighter tackle.

Technical Insight

The forged wire construction gives the SCR25 the strength needed to handle substantial fish without opening out, while the modified O'Shaughnessy bend and offset point are designed to work together during the hook-up.

The straight eye allows straightforward attachment to trace materials such as the 200lb monofilament or 135lb steel wire used in Cox & Rawle's own conger traces, and the Black Nickel finish is the current production finish (older catalogues reference a black finish).

Available across five sizes from 2/0 to 10/0, pack quantities reduce from seven hooks down to three as hook size increases, reflecting the larger material used in bigger sizes.