Kamasan B940M Aberdeen Match Hooks

Overview

The Kamasan B940M Aberdeen Match is a medium/fine-wire sea hook built on Kamasan's classic Aberdeen pattern, designed specifically for sea match fishing where delicate bait presentation matters.

Constructed from high-carbon steel, it features a long-shank, round-bend Aberdeen shape finished in black, with a chemically sharpened/etched needle point for consistent hook-ups. The hook is barbed and produced across a full size range from 4 through to 4/0, giving anglers a genuine spread of options from one pattern.

Kamasan itself confirms the medium-wire construction and the sea-match purpose of this hook, distinguishing it clearly from the standard, heavier-wire B940. The packet is actually printed "ABERDEEN MATCH", reflecting its intended role rather than a generic Aberdeen hook.

Perfect For

The B940M is unequivocally a sea-fishing hook, with retailer guidance identifying dab, flounder, plaice, pout, whiting, dogfish, codling and bass as suitable targets.

Smaller sizes (4 to 2) suit scratching, flatfish rigs and delicate worm baits, while sizes 1 to 1/0 offer versatile general shore options for worm and smaller cocktail baits. The larger sizes, 2/0 to 4/0, are suited to bigger worm and fish bait presentations where a larger hook is appropriate.

Kamasan specifically recommends soft baits including ragworm and harbour rag, and the fine/medium wire allows these delicate worms to be threaded onto the long shank with less damage than a heavier hook would cause.

Technical Insight

The traditional long shank of the Aberdeen pattern gives plenty of room for threading worm baits along the hook, while also making smaller sizes easier to handle and unhook from small-mouthed species during fast-paced match or species fishing.

Combined with the round bend and relatively light, medium-gauge wire, this construction is particularly well suited to flatfish fishing and general scratching, where presentation and bait condition can make the difference between bites and missed opportunities. The chemically sharpened needle point further supports quick, effective hook-ups on delicate takes typical of match-style sea fishing.