{"product_id":"decoy-area-hook-type-v-kunai-ah-5-fishing-hook-made-in-japan","title":"DECOY - AREA HOOK TYPE V KUNAI AH-5 FISHING HOOK MADE IN JAPAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoy AH-5 Area Hook Type V \"Kunai\" — Made In Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AH-5 Kunai is the fifth pattern in Decoy's Area Hook series, the range of Japanese single hooks Katsuichi build for area trout — the managed still-water ponds where anglers work 1–3 g spoons for stocked rainbows, and where single hooks are usually the rule. Where the AH-1 Type I is a conventional round-bend area hook, the Kunai is deliberately angular — named after the narrow, straight-edged blade of the same name. Its geometry is borrowed from the \"Yajima type\" ayu hook and described by the maker as three corners and four straight lines: instead of a continuous curve, the bend is a series of flats meeting at angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other half of the design is the self-hooking concept. The wire is flat-forged to raise hardness to its limit and finished in NS Black, which lets the point bite on very little tension. A straight section cannot slide out of a hold the way a curve can, so once the point is in it resists working loose. That combination is aimed at one situation: blind spooning near the bottom for the larger trout that cruise where the water temperature is stable, on fine tackle and light line where a firm strike is not available. The fish loads the rod, the hook sets itself. Three sizes — #4, #6 and #8 — ten per pack. These run larger than the AH-1's #6 to #10, matching the bigger fish it targets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifth pattern in the Decoy Area Hook series, for area trout spooning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngular geometry from the \"Yajima type\" ayu hook — three corners, four straight lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat-forged wire for maximum hardness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNS Black (black nickel) finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-hooking concept for fine tackle and light line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree sizes — #4, #6, #8 — ten hooks per pack\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 with the point riding upward and wind at the slowest speed that keeps the blade wobbling. The take registers as the rod slowly loading, not as a knock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlind spooning the bottom layer\u003c\/strong\u003e — The use it was designed for. Count the spoon all the way down, then retrieve just above the bottom where the larger, temperature-seeking trout sit, adjusting the count until you find the level.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLet it hook itself\u003c\/strong\u003e — Do not strike. Keep the rod low, keep winding through the take, and let the point set on rod load alone. A strike on 2 lb line loses fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize to the lure\u003c\/strong\u003e — #8 for the lightest micro spoons where hook mass changes the wobble, #6 as the general choice, #4 for larger spoons and the biggest pond 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 — Managed trout ponds are rare here, so it serves mainly as a single-hook conversion on micro spoons for hampala barb (sebarau), tilapia and small stream fish, and at catch-and-release ponds where trebles are banned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stocked rainbow, brook and brown trout in put-and-take ponds and streams, 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, with this pattern aimed at the larger rainbows and donaldson cruising the bottom layer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stocked rainbow and brown trout in Tasmania and Victoria; commercial trout fisheries in the UK, Germany and Italy; perch on small spoons in European lakes.\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\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel (NS Black)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel (NS Black)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913186\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Nickel (NS Black)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913188\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel AH-5 Area Hook Type V \"Kunai\". 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 rated around 0.5–5 g with a soft, slow tip that loads on the take\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; keep the AH-1 Type I alongside for general surface-layer work and smaller lures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Decoy","offers":[{"title":"#4","offer_id":47491496181931,"sku":"49913184","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#6","offer_id":47491496214699,"sku":"49913186","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#8","offer_id":47491496247467,"sku":"49913188","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/941812_MAIN_DECOY_AH5.png?v=1784860747","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/products\/decoy-area-hook-type-v-kunai-ah-5-fishing-hook-made-in-japan","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}