{"product_id":"decoy-area-hook-type-iv-eric-ah-4-fishing-hook-made-in-japan","title":"DECOY - AREA HOOK TYPE IV ERIC AH-4 FISHING HOOK MADE IN JAPAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoy AH-4 Area Hook Type IV \"Eric\" — 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. Those fisheries allow single hooks only, and want them fine, sharp and barbless or micro-barbed so a trout goes back undamaged. Decoy's Area Hook series is Katsuichi's range for exactly that, each pattern answering a different moment in a session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series divides along a distinction Japanese anglers make constantly: \u003cem\u003enose\u003c\/em\u003e (ノセ) and \u003cem\u003ekake\u003c\/em\u003e (掛け). A nose hook lets the fish hook itself — you keep winding, the rod loads, the point turns in. A kake hook is set by the angler — you lift or sweep and drive the point home. The AH-4 Eric is the kake pattern, called by Katsuichi the new standard hook with the emphasis on hooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEye, shank, gape, throat and point are balanced around the ideal of easy to hook and hard to shake, with rigidity added on top, and the shape carries a vibration characteristic meant to make rainbow trout bite the hook itself rather than the blade. It is a fine hook, but the section carrying the load is strengthened, so it does not open under a stiff rod. Flat-forged to maximum wire hardness, NS Black finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hook-set (kake) pattern of the Decoy Area Hook series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEye, shank, gape, throat and point balanced for easy hooking and low shake-off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine wire, but reinforced where the load falls after hook-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat-forged wire, hardness raised to its limit, NS Black finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve hooks per pack, 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-4 \"Eric\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — kake. Strike it. For a firmer rod and an angler who converts bites himself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-6 \"Spic\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — nose. EX Fine, narrow gape, long shank; sets on the wind, for fresh fish after a release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-5 \"Kunai\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — angular, three corners and four straight lines, for deep blind spooning over larger trout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-1\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAH-2\u003c\/strong\u003e — the round-bend default and the barbless spooning specialist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-7 \"Front\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAH-9 \"Floria\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — for vertical fishing, hook set at the front of the spoon.\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 hook on a spoon\u003c\/strong\u003e — Fit it to the tail split ring, point riding upward. Count the spoon down, then wind at the slowest speed that keeps the blade wobbling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet the hook yourself\u003c\/strong\u003e — Unlike a nose pattern this one is built to be struck. Lift firmly but smoothly as the rod loads; the reinforced bend takes it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong casts with 3–5 g spoons\u003c\/strong\u003e — Katsuichi recommend #4 for heavier spoons worked at range over unpressured fish away from the bank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize to the lure\u003c\/strong\u003e — #10 for the lightest micro spoons where hook mass changes the wobble, #6 as the general choice, #4 for larger blades.\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 the same hook suits high-pressure commercial ponds and light lure work: tilapia, small carp species, jetty fish on micro spoons, small hampala barb (sebarau) in streams. Many local catch-and-release ponds ban trebles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stocked rainbow, brook and brown trout in put-and-take ponds, plus crappie and panfish on micro spoons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — The home fishery: area trout on managed ponds, this pattern for anglers who set the hook rather than wait.\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; perch on small spoons.\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\u003eQty Per Pack\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSKU\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\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913174\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499131710\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel AH-4 Area Hook Type IV \"Eric\", made in Japan by Katsuichi (Decoy).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltralight area rod around 0.5–5 g; a slightly firmer tip suits this pattern better than a very soft one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2–4 lb nylon or fluorocarbon, or PE 0.2–0.4 with a fine leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1–3 g spoons for #10 and #6; 3–5 g spoons for #4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight-class split rings sized so the hook swings freely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Decoy","offers":[{"title":"#10","offer_id":47491495952555,"sku":"499131710","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#4","offer_id":47491495985323,"sku":"49913174","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#6","offer_id":47491496018091,"sku":"49913176","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/941812_MAIN_DECOY_AH4.png?v=1784860744","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/en-my\/products\/decoy-area-hook-type-iv-eric-ah-4-fishing-hook-made-in-japan","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}