{"product_id":"crab-pot-door-hooks","title":"FlatStack Crab Pot \u0026 Crab Trap Door Hooks 4-1\/4\" — Bulk Boxes","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBulk boxes, 25¢ to 59¢ a hook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eQuantity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrice\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePer hook\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$59.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$0.59\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e500 hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$169.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$0.34\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,000 hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$290.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$0.29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5,000 hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$1,350.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$0.27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10,000 hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$2,500.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$0.25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingles run $1.15 at the counter, so a box of 500 is the same hook at less than a third the price. Need more than 10,000? \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eAsk us for a quote.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEvery hook failure is a pot out of the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDoor hooks die two deaths. They snap at the points from being forced flat under a stack of pots all winter, and they crack at the cinch where a sharp inside corner concentrates every flex into one line. Either way, you're standing at the rail replacing hooks when you should be running the line. We designed this hook to take both failures off the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSized for a commercial pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e 4-1\/4\" overall, 3-1\/2\" cinch center to hook center. That second number is the one that matters, because center to center is where the wire actually sits and it is what decides whether a hook fits. We cut it for a working commercial pot, not a recreational trap. We also print it, which as far as we can find nobody else does. Everybody else lists an overall length between 3-1\/8\" and 3-3\/4\" and leaves you to work out the span.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy section, not a thin stamping.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a hefty hook in the same class as the thick orange hooks the fleet already trusts, molded in impact-resistant polypropylene with the material left where the load actually goes. It's plastic; it will eventually break. The point is making that later, not sooner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlat Stack Relief Points.\u003c\/strong\u003e Machined-in reliefs at the points let the hook lay flatter than anything else on the market, and do it without binding on the wire. Stack pots on top all season and the leverage that snaps ordinary hooks at the points has a lot less to work with. Fewer snapped hooks in March; that's the whole design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStress-relieved cinch.\u003c\/strong\u003e A radiused hole at the base of the cinch spreads the flex instead of piling it onto a straight edge. That corner is where the rest of the industry's hooks crack. Ours bends and comes back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo bind, no hesitation.\u003c\/strong\u003e The slim profile lets pots push straight over the hook without hanging up, easy on the hooks, easy on your rhythm when you're stacking in a hurry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull material at the bungee loop.\u003c\/strong\u003e We left the meat where the load lives, at the bottom of the loop, so it wears out last, not first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for rubber, runs bungee.\u003c\/strong\u003e The cinch is sized for rubber crab pot bands, which most commercial guys are moving to for longevity, and takes standard bungee cord just as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy blue? So we can find you.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every hook we mold runs the same signature blue. When we're on the water or at the dock, we can spot our hooks on a stack of pots from thirty feet, and that tells us who's running them and how they're holding up. It works the other way too. That blue on your pots says you're running gear designed and molded in Maryland by a shop trying to make this work easier, not another sack of imports off a container. Watermen notice each other's rigs. Let them ask about the blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4-1\/4\" overall, 3-1\/2\" center to center, signature blue.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bulk packed, no retail bagging to cut open.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUV-resistant, impact-resistant polypropylene.\u003c\/strong\u003e Injection molded in Baltimore, Maryland, holds up to a season on deck in full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips in 2 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e from our shop. Larger runs, call for a date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions builders ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many hooks do I need per pot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost commercial pots run two on the harvest door. A box of 500 rigs 250 pots; 10,000 rigs 5,000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it fit my pot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasure center of the band anchor wire to center of the door catch wire on your pot, door closed. If that's about 3-1\/2\", yes. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/how-to-measure-crab-pot-door-hook\"\u003eHow to measure it.\u003c\/a\u003e If you run a shorter span, tell us; we cut our own tooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRubber bands or bungee?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEither. The cinch is cut for flat rubber bands and takes standard bungee cord as-is. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/how-to-rig-crab-pot-door-hooks\"\u003eRigging guide.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it compare to the thick orange hook?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSame heavy section, longer overall, with relief at the points and a radiused cinch that the orange one doesn't have. Those two features address the two ways hooks break. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/why-crab-pot-door-hooks-break\"\u003eWhy they break.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a retail or a builder product?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilder. We sell bulk boxes direct so there's no distributor markup. Pot builders get pallet pricing and a free sample box on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/pot-builders\"\u003epot builders page\u003c\/a\u003e; shops, see the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/dealers\"\u003edealer page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere is it made?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInjection molded at our shop in Baltimore, Maryland, from domestic UV-resistant, impact-resistant polypropylene. Every run is measured before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the blue a special order?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Every hook we make is this blue. It's how we track our hooks in the field and how you tell a pot rigged with ours from one that isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRunning a smaller trap, or a pot that wants a shorter span? Tell us the center to center you need and we will look at cutting it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelp us make it outlast the pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a new design built to kill the common failures, and our goal is a hook that outlives the wire it's zip-tied to. When one finally breaks, whenever that is, send us a picture. Field data from working boats is how this hook gets better, and it's how we prove these features earn their keep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cull Works","offers":[{"title":"100 hooks — $0.59 ea","offer_id":53043443106112,"sku":"DH-425-100","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 hooks — $0.34 ea","offer_id":53146834895168,"sku":"DH-425-500","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1,000 hooks — $0.29 ea","offer_id":53146834927936,"sku":"DH-425-1000","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5,000 hooks — $0.27 ea","offer_id":53146834960704,"sku":"DH-425-5000","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10,000 hooks — $0.25 ea","offer_id":53146834993472,"sku":"DH-425-10000","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/1653\/0496\/files\/HookPrimeStage2.png?v=1786998214","url":"https:\/\/cullworks.com\/products\/crab-pot-door-hooks","provider":"Cull Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}