HINOTSU - NEO GLOW SQUID HOOK #2.5/#3.0 SQUID BAIT

Hinotsu Neo Glow Squid Hook — Size #2.5 / #3.0

The Neo Glow is an egi — the cast-and-jerk shrimp jig — rather than a sutte, the plain barrel bait that hangs off a vertical dropper rig. It is built the traditional way: a soft cloth-covered body over a reflective scale pattern, giving both the texture a squid expects when it pulls the lure in and the flash that pulls it in from a distance. A balanced lead sinker holds the jig in a stable posture through the drop at a consistent speed, which is the single thing that decides whether a squid commits on the fall. A UV-glow finish, a bright side stripe and feather fins add visibility and movement through lifts, jerks and pauses, and a double-tier crown hook holds tentacles once they close. Sizes #2.5 and #3.0 cover different squid sizes, depths and fall speeds.

Key Features

Soft cloth exterior for a natural texture squid will hold onto
UV-glow body finish with a reflective scale pattern and high-visibility side stripe
Balanced lead sinker for a stable posture and controlled, consistent drop speed
Feather fins that flutter on lifts and pauses
Sharp double-tier crown hook system
Two sizes, #2.5 and #3.0, in nine colour finishes

How To Fish It

Sink count to the layer — Cast and let the jig drop on a controlled slack line while counting seconds, adding five each cast. When a squid comes, repeat that exact count. Squid stack in layers and the count is how you go back to one.
Shakuri jerk and glide — Rod tip low, snap it upward two or three times in quick succession so the jig darts, then drop the tip and let it glide back for several seconds under a gentle bow. The jerks call squid in; the fall is what they take.
Never strike — Squid hug the jig with their arms rather than biting. When the line stops falling, goes light or slides sideways, sweep smoothly into the weight — a hard hookset pulls the tentacles apart.
Wind under constant tension — Keep the rod loaded and wind slow and even all the way up. Do not pump the rod; that slack is the usual reason squid drop off at the surface.
UV and glow at night — UV finishes reflect the ultraviolet light already in the water and work without charging, including in daylight at depth. Glow must be charged under a lamp or torch and then fades, so recharge between casts. Under lights, work the jig along the dark edge of the lit water where squid wait.

Target Species By Region

Southeast Asia — Bigfin reef squid (sotong torak) and cuttlefish (sotong katak) on candat sotong nights off Terengganu, Pahang and Johor, plus jetty and breakwater squid under harbour lights.
North America — Market squid off California piers and lit harbours from Monterey to San Diego.
Japan & East Asia — Aoriika on shore eging in the #2.5 and #3.0 sizes, kensaki-ika on boat drifts; the same jigs are used in Korea and Taiwan.
Australia, Middle East & Europe — Southern calamari and cuttlefish over seagrass in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania; European squid and cuttlefish on Mediterranean eging marks.