{"product_id":"hayabusa-et2857-live-bait-hook-pack-made-in-japan","title":"HAYABUSA - ET2857 LIVE BAIT HOOK PACK MADE IN JAPAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHayabusa ET2857 Live Bait Hook Pack — Made In Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHayabusa list this one as \u003cem\u003eLive Bait Ringed Black Nickel\u003c\/em\u003e, product number ET28571, and it is the heavy end of their ET bait-hook range. A live-bait hook has a harder brief than a bottom hook: it must hang off a swimming fish without stopping it swimming, and survive whatever eats that fish. The answer here is a straight profile, a wide gap and an integrated ringed eye. The ring lets the hook pivot against the leader knot instead of being locked to it, so a nose-hooked baitfish or live prawn keeps working naturally, while the wide gap clears a thick bait and leaves the point standing proud. The wire is forged high-carbon steel, compressed through the bend so it resists opening under the load one hook takes from a big fish, and the black nickel plating adds corrosion resistance on top of a low-visibility finish. Eight sizes run #1 to #7\/0 — a small livie on light tackle at one end, a whole scad or tamban on heavy gear at the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive-bait pattern — straight profile, wide gap, built to carry a swimming bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrated ringed eye that lets hook and bait move freely for a natural presentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForged high-carbon steel for tensile strength against large, hard-fighting fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide hook gap giving clearance around thick baits and clean point exposure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharp penetrating point with a secure barb that holds bait and fish alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack nickel finish: low visibility in the water plus added corrosion resistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight sizes, #1 to #7\/0, at 2 to 6 hooks per pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to Hayabusa’s Japanese hook-production standards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Rig It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose-hooked live baitfish\u003c\/strong\u003e — Pass the point up through both nostrils or both lips so the bait tracks straight. Cast underarm, never overhead, and let it swim on a semi-slack line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBridled or back-hooked\u003c\/strong\u003e — Through the shoulder behind the head and above the lateral line for a bait that stays down and swims away from the boat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLive prawn on a float or free line\u003c\/strong\u003e — Pin the #1 to #2\/0 sizes through the last tail segment or the horn above the eyes. Fish it around jetty lights, drains and river mouths on the run-out tide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlider or dropper on reef\u003c\/strong\u003e — Running sinker to a swivel and a long fluorocarbon leader, or a livie on a short dropper above a snapper lead. Let the fish load the rod before lifting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTarget Species By Region\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoutheast Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — Live tamban, selar or prawn for barramundi (siakap), mangrove jack, golden snapper (jenahak), red snapper (merah), grouper (kerapu), emperor (lencam) and queenfish around jetties, wrecks and reef edges; the small sizes still cover croaker (gelama), catfish (duri) and javelin grunter (kaci).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Live pilchard, mullet and blue runner for tarpon, snook, king mackerel, cobia, amberjack and grouper; live shrimp for redfish and speckled trout in the small sizes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eSuzuki no esa-zuri\u003c\/em\u003e (スズキのエサ釣り), live-bait fishing for sea bass with iso-goby or small aji off river mouths and harbour walls, and \u003cem\u003enomase\u003c\/em\u003e live-bait rigs for hirame and yellowtail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Mulloway, snapper and Spanish mackerel on live yellowtail scad in Australia; hamour and sheri in the Gulf; bass, pollack and conger on live and whole baits in Europe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePieces 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#1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e341ET2857101\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e341ET2857110\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e341ET2857120\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#3\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e341ET2857130\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e341ET2857140\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#5\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e341ET2857150\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e341ET2857160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e341ET2857170\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizing is Western: #1 is the smallest, then #1\/0 upward to #7\/0, the largest. Pack counts fall as the hooks get bigger, from six at #1 to two at #7\/0. Material: high-carbon steel, forged, black nickel plated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing a size.\u003c\/strong\u003e Match the hook to the bait, not to the target — the gap should clear the bait’s body with the point standing proud. #1–#2\/0 for prawn and small baitfish to a hand span; #3\/0–#5\/0 for a typical live scad or mullet; #6\/0–#7\/0 for large baits on heavy tackle. Where the bait is dead and elongated rather than swimming, the ET28171 O’Shaughnessy long shank presents it better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#1–#2\/0: 3–6 kg estuary and jetty tackle, 15–30 lb braid, 30–50 lb fluorocarbon leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#3\/0–#5\/0: 8–15 kg inshore and reef tackle, 40–60 lb braid, 60–100 lb leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#6\/0–#7\/0: 15–24 kg boat and heavy shore tackle, 80 lb-plus braid with a heavy mono or wire trace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse a short single-strand wire bite trace where mackerel, cutlassfish or barracuda are around; a rod with some tip cushion protects a lightly pinned live bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HAYABUSA","offers":[{"title":"#1","offer_id":47509113569451,"sku":"341ET2857101","price":3.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#1\/0","offer_id":47509113602219,"sku":"341ET2857110","price":3.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#2\/0","offer_id":47509113634987,"sku":"341ET2857120","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#3\/0","offer_id":47509113667755,"sku":"341ET2857130","price":3.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#4\/0","offer_id":47509113700523,"sku":"341ET2857140","price":3.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#5\/0","offer_id":47509113733291,"sku":"341ET2857150","price":3.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#6\/0","offer_id":47509113766059,"sku":"341ET2857160","price":3.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#7\/0","offer_id":47509113798827,"sku":"341ET2857170","price":3.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/341ET2857_MAIN_HAYABUSA_LIVE_BAIT_HOOK.png?v=1785153604","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/en-my\/products\/hayabusa-et2857-live-bait-hook-pack-made-in-japan","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}