{"product_id":"decoy-area-hook-type-ii-ah-2-mat-black-fine-red-made-in-japan","title":"DECOY - AREA HOOK TYPE II AH-2 (MAT BLACK \u0026 FINE RED) MADE IN JAPAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoy AH-2 Area Hook Type II (Matt Black \u0026amp; Fine Red) — Made In Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArea trout is the Japanese managed-pond game: small stocked still waters, 1–3 g spoons, 2–4 lb line, almost every fish released. Single hooks are a condition of fishing at those venues, and because the fish go back, fine wire and no barb matter as much as sharpness. The AH-2 is the barbless spooning specialist of Decoy's Area Hook series, and carries its widest size range, #4 down to #14, in two finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKatsuichi built it backwards from the hooking mechanism of a spoon. The eye is set roughly 15° higher than a conventional hook, the point sits in a specific position relative to it, the gape has its own shape, and there is no barb — so the force you apply travels into the point with nothing lost. A barb must be pushed through tissue before a hook seats; without one, fine wire buries on contact. That suits 2–4 lb line, where little force is available, and lets a fish go back undamaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe raised eye also keeps the hook point-up in the cup of the spoon rather than lying against the blade, so it works vertically as well as on the retrieve. That places the AH-2 between the two halves of the series: fine enough to behave like a \u003cem\u003enose\u003c\/em\u003e (ノセ) hook, which the fish loads onto as you keep winding, yet it also answers a \u003cem\u003ekake\u003c\/em\u003e (掛け) set, where you feel the bite and drive the point yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbless single hook designed only for area spooning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEye raised about 15° so hooking force reaches the point without loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGape shape worked out to stop fish holding and slipping off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine wire that sets on contact and does little damage to released fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoint sits upward inside the cup; suits wound and vertical spoons alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix sizes, #4 to #14, in Matt Black and Fine Red; made in Japan by Katsuichi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich Area Hook To Tie On\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-2 Type II\u003c\/strong\u003e — barbless, fine, widest size range. The release-first choice, and the one for the lightest line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-1 Type I\u003c\/strong\u003e — the original round bend, the default treble-to-single conversion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-4 \"Eric\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAH-6 \"Spic\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the kake and nose patterns for the retrieve: set it yourself, or let it roll-hook on the wind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-7 \"Front\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAH-9 \"Floria\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAH-5 \"Kunai\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the vertical front-set specialist, the hook that does front and rear equally, and the angular pattern for deep blind spooning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Rig It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRear conversion on a spoon\u003c\/strong\u003e — Fit it to the tail split ring, point riding upward, and wind at the slowest speed that keeps the blade wobbling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep tension\u003c\/strong\u003e — A barbless hook drops out the moment the line goes slack. Keep the rod loaded through the fight and the netting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront set for vertical work\u003c\/strong\u003e — Move it to the nose ring, lift and drop the spoon under the rod tip, and watch the line for the bite.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize to the lure\u003c\/strong\u003e — #14 and #12 for the lightest micro spoons, #10 and #8 as general choices, #6 and #4 for heavier blades and bigger fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTarget Species By Region\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoutheast Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — No managed trout ponds here, but barbless fine wire is what high-pressure commercial ponds and catch-and-release lakes ask for: tilapia, small carp species, jetty fish on micro spoons, small hampala barb (sebarau) in streams. Many venues ban trebles or require barbless hooks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stocked trout in put-and-take ponds and on barbless-only stretches of river.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — The home fishery: area trout on managed ponds, where barbless single hooks are usually mandatory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stocked trout in Tasmania and Victoria; commercial trout fisheries in the UK, Germany and Italy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSKU (Matt Black)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSKU (Fine Red)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913684\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913694\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913686\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913696\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913688\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913698\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499136810\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499136910\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499136812\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499136912\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499136814\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499136914\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel AH-2 Area Hook Type II, barbless. 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