{"product_id":"the-anglar-kantuki-chinu-ringed-nsb-4504-fishing-hook","title":"THE ANGLAR - KANTUKI CHINU RINGED NSB 4504 FISHING HOOK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Anglar Kantuki Chinu Ringed NSB 4504 Fishing Hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat “kantuki” means.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKantuki\u003c\/em\u003e (カンヌキ, also written kannuki) is the Japanese angler’s word for the hard bony corner where a fish’s jaws hinge — named after the bar that bolts a gate shut. Every bait angler wants the hook there. It is bone and gristle rather than thin membrane, so it holds a point that would tear out of a soft lip; it sits at the outside corner of the mouth, keeping the leader clear of teeth and the throat; and a fish hooked there unhooks cleanly and goes back in good shape. A kantuki pattern is a hook shaped so that, as a fish takes the bait and turns away, the hook slides forward and finds that corner before the line comes tight — the same idea a circle hook works on, applied here to a conventional bait shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 4504 builds it on a \u003cem\u003echinu\u003c\/em\u003e (black sea bream) bend: a compact, wide-gaped shape made for a fish with a small hard mouth that mouths a bait before committing. Three details do the work: a \u003cstrong\u003eturned-up\u003c\/strong\u003e eye, so the pull tips the hook over and starts it rotating instead of dragging it flat; a \u003cstrong\u003ekirbed-in\u003c\/strong\u003e point, offset from the shank and angled inward, meeting jawbone at an angle rather than sliding along it; and what the maker calls an extended \u003cstrong\u003e2X offset\u003c\/strong\u003e pattern, giving more shank to bury a bait in than a plain chinu hook. Forged through the bend, chemically sharpened, black nickel finished for corrosion resistance and low glare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKantuki geometry — designed to slide to the hard jaw corner as the fish turns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChinu bend: compact, wide hooking gap, built around a bait-inspecting fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurned-up ringed eye that starts the hook rotating on the pull\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirbed-in point angled toward the shank for fast, deep contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtended 2X offset pattern for more bait coverage and specialised rigs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForged construction to resist opening under pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChemically sharpened needle point with a strong retaining barb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack nickel finish; thirteen sizes, #2 through #16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Rig It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo not strike\u003c\/strong\u003e — The rule that makes the hook work. When the tip nods, give a little, let the fish turn with the bait, then lift smoothly into the weight. Striking early pulls the point out before it reaches the jaw corner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSliding float down a wall\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stopper, sliding float, short trace, prawn or crab drifted along breakwater and jetty faces. Keep a slight bow in the line so the fish can turn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRunning sinker on the bottom\u003c\/strong\u003e — Egg sinker to a swivel, 60–100 cm leader. The sinker must run free; feel the lead and the fish drops the bait before the hook has moved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBaiting\u003c\/strong\u003e — Thread a peeled prawn from the tail up the shank so the point exits near the head, or hook a small crab through a leg socket. Keep the bait narrower than the gape.\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 — A jetty and estuary hook: barramundi (siakap) and mangrove jack on prawn; croaker (gelama), catfish (duri) and whiting in the small sizes; snapper (merah), grouper (kerapu) and golden snapper (jenahak) in the larger sizes over inshore reef.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Sheepshead, black drum, tautog and porgy around pilings and rock: hard-mouthed bait feeders where a jaw-corner hookup decides the fight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — Its home fishery: kurodai on \u003cem\u003efukase\u003c\/em\u003e float tackle and \u003cem\u003ekakase\u003c\/em\u003e wall fishing, plus madai and mejina from rock marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Bream, whiting and snapper in Australian estuaries; safi and sheri in the Gulf; gilthead bream and wrasse on European harbour walls.\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\u003eSKU\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/45042\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/45043\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/45044\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/45045\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/45046\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/45047\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/45048\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/45049\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/450410\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/450411\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/450412\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/450414\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/450416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: black nickel. 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