{"product_id":"decoy-area-hook-type-ix-floria-ah-9-fishing-hook-made-in-japan","title":"DECOY - AREA HOOK TYPE IX FLORIA AH-9 FISHING HOOK MADE IN JAPAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoy AH-9 Area Hook Type IX \"Floria\" — 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 or fine PE, almost every fish released. Single hooks are the rule there, and they need to be fine, sharp and barbless or micro-barbed. Decoy's Area Hook series is Katsuichi's range for it, and most patterns in the series commit to one job. The AH-9 Floria is the one that does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was developed around one idea: a hook that works the same set at the front of the spoon for vertical fishing or at the rear for the retrieve. Those settings normally want different hooks — vertical fishing brings bites from several angles as the spoon falls, a wound spoon brings following fish that take from behind. The Floria covers both, so you change style mid-session without changing hooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface treatment is the headline: \u003cstrong\u003eSilky F Coat\u003c\/strong\u003e, a fluorine-based plating with a low friction coefficient that penetrates on very little pressure. A slippery coating can back out as easily as it goes in, so the hook form answers for it — the point carries a slight curve that resists shaking loose. That curve also spans the \u003cem\u003enose\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ekake\u003c\/em\u003e divide the series is built around: with a nose hook (ノセ) you keep winding and the fish loads itself onto the point; with a kake hook (掛け) you feel the bite and set it. The Floria takes a firm PE hook-set without tearing out, and still holds when you simply wind through the take. An up-eye keeps it seated in the cup of the spoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned to work equally in the front (vertical) and rear (retrieve) setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilky F Coat — fluorine-based plating, low friction, high penetration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlightly curved hook point that resists shake-off after the set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp-eye specification so the hook seats correctly in the spoon's cup\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-9 \"Floria\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the versatile one. Front or rear, vertical or retrieve, one hook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-7 \"Front\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the front-set specialist, thicker wire, straight point, for vertical fishing only.\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-5 \"Kunai\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAH-1\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAH-2\u003c\/strong\u003e — deep blind spooning, the round-bend default, the barbless spooning specialist.\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 set\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\u003eFront set\u003c\/strong\u003e — Move it to the nose ring for vertical work, then lift and drop the spoon under the rod tip and read the bite on the line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep the point clean\u003c\/strong\u003e — The coating does the work, so a point dulled on gravel loses most of the advantage. Change hooks rather than sharpen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize to the lure\u003c\/strong\u003e — #12 for the lightest micro spoons where hook mass changes the wobble, #10 or #8 as the general choice, #6 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 a low-friction fine single suits high-pressure commercial ponds and light lure work: tilapia, small carp species, jetty fish on micro spoons and micro jigs. 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 switch between vertical and retrieve.\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#6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilky F Coat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913656\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilky F Coat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913658\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\u003eSilky F Coat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499136510\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilky F Coat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499136512\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel AH-9 Area Hook Type IX \"Floria\", 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePE 0.2–0.4 with a fine fluorocarbon leader, or 2–4 lb nylon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1–3 g spoons, on light-class split rings at either ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Decoy","offers":[{"title":"#10","offer_id":47491496050859,"sku":"499136510","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#12","offer_id":47491496083627,"sku":"499136512","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#6","offer_id":47491496116395,"sku":"49913656","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#8","offer_id":47491496149163,"sku":"49913658","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/941823_MAIN_DECOY_AH-9.png?v=1784860745","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/products\/decoy-area-hook-type-ix-floria-ah-9-fishing-hook-made-in-japan","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}