Gamakatsu was founded in 1955 by the late Shigekatsu Fujii, a visionary man that took great pride in manufacturing the highest quality fish hooks in Japan. He stood at the cradle of innovative techniques, machines, materials and production methods that have forever changed the fish hook business world-wide.
These days, Gamakatsu is still a privately owned company and a renowned tackle brand the world over. It is hard to imagine it all started back in 1955 as what was probably the smallest hook plant in Japan by one man that knew he could make hooks better…