DECOY - SV-61 SALT SPECIAL JIG HEAD MADE IN JAPAN

Decoy SV-61 Salt Special Jig Head — Made In Japan

The SV-61 Salt Special is the medium-weight head in Decoy's saltwater jig head range, built for the gap where light-game heads run out of authority but a full heavy head is more than the job needs. Katsuichi describe it as a head designed for situations where lightweight models are insufficient, best matched to 4–6 inch grubs and hog-type soft baits. It was developed around the large soi and ainame of the Tohoku rock coast, and doubles as a general head for seabass and other lure targets. The store carries three of the four factory sizes: #1 at 5 g, #1/0 at 7 g and #2/0 at 9 g, W Nickel finish, five per pack.

A saltwater head is not a freshwater head with a different label. The plating is corrosion-oriented W Nickel rather than a bright bass finish, the hook is heavier in the wire so it will not open under drag from a fish that dives into rock, and the shank keeper is built to lock a soft plastic through repeated casts into current.

Key Features

• Medium-weight saltwater head bridging light game and heavy bottom work
• Designed around 4–6 inch grubs and hog-type soft baits
• W Nickel finish specified for saltwater service
• Hook sizes #1, #1/0 and #2/0 paired to 5 g, 7 g and 9 g heads
• Five heads per pack
• Shank keeper to hold soft plastics in place
• Companion to the SV-62 Salt Special Heavy, which takes over from #3/0 up

How To Rig It

• SV-61 or SV-62 — Fish the SV-61 in the shallow-to-mid band: drains, jetty lights and rock edges to roughly 5 m in mild current, with 3–5 inch plastics. Switch to the SV-62 when depth, tide or fish size means 9 g will not hold bottom.
• Weight by depth and flow — 5 g for shallow flats and slack water and a long glide; 7 g as the everyday choice in moderate current; 9 g when wind or tide pushes the lure off the contact you want.
• Rigging the plastic — Enter the nose square, thread the body straight down the shank so it sits without a bend, then push it hard onto the keeper. A twisted bait spins and kills the tail action.
• Bottom hopping — Lift with the rod tip and let the head fall on a semi-slack line. Rockfish and grouper take on the drop, so watch where the line enters the water.
• Straight swim — Count it down, then wind slowly so the grub tail works just above structure; speed up through the tide line and let it fall again.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — Barramundi (siakap) at jetty lights and mangrove drains, mangrove jack, estuary grouper (kerapu) on rock walls, queenfish off breakwaters.
• North America — Redfish, speckled trout and flounder inshore; striped bass around bridge pilings; rockfish, lingcod and cabezon in Pacific kelp.
• Japan & East Asia — The home use: large soi and ainame on the Tohoku rock coast, plus kasago, suzuki and hirame on light salt tackle.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Flathead and bream in Australian estuaries; hamour and queenfish over Gulf structure; bass, pollack and wrasse on European rock marks.

Specifications

Model SV-61 Salt Special. Made in Japan by Katsuichi (Decoy).

Recommended Pairing

• Light to medium spinning tackle around 7–8 ft rated to about 21 g, 2500–3000 size reel
• PE 0.8–1.5 braid to a 16–25 lb fluorocarbon leader; step up around barnacled rock
• 4–6 inch grubs and hog-type baits as specified by the maker; 3–4 inch paddle tails for seabass
• Keep SV-62 heads alongside for when depth or fish size outgrows the 9 g top end