{"product_id":"decoy-as-03-pike-hook-made-in-japan","title":"DECOY - AS-03 PIKE HOOK MADE IN JAPAN JIGGING HOOKS SLOW JIGGING HOOKS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoy AS-03 Pike Hook — Made In Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pike\" is the name of a hook shape in Decoy's range, not a species. The AS-03 Pike is the hook itself — the bare single, supervised by Koichi Kubo, that the whole Pike family is built on. Buy the DJ-88 Twin Pike, the DJ-79 Long Pike or the DJ-89 Tachi Pike and you are buying AS-03 hooks already tied onto cord or wire. Buy the AS-03 and you are buying the same hooks loose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design brief was light jigging, shore or offshore, where fish take a jig without much conviction and a thick hook rides straight through the bite. A fine long taper and a carefully set point angle start penetration at low force; the shank is thin and the gape wide, which normally costs strength, so Katsuichi add CF coating and flatten two of the loaded curved sections to put it back. Enough anglers fish nothing else in light tackle jigging that Katsuichi quote them saying so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBare single hook of the Pike pattern, for building assist rigs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned under Koichi Kubo's supervision for light tackle jigging, shore and offshore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine long taper and set point angle for fast penetration at low force\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThin shank with a wide gape, with CF coating to hold strength and improve holding power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo loaded curved sections flattened to reinforce the shaft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge barb to reduce dropped fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTin plating with Aqua Block treatment against saltwater corrosion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLoose Hooks Or A Finished Rig\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuy them loose\u003c\/strong\u003e if you already tie assists. You control tether length, single or twin, and cord type independently, and per hook it costs far less than a made-up rig.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuy a finished rig\u003c\/strong\u003e if you want it ready to clip on. The \u003cstrong\u003eDJ-88 Twin Pike\u003c\/strong\u003e is the general light jigging twin on elastic braid; the \u003cstrong\u003eDJ-79 Long Pike\u003c\/strong\u003e the long-tether single for slow work; the \u003cstrong\u003eDJ-89 Tachi Pike\u003c\/strong\u003e puts AS-03 hooks on 49-strand stainless wire for toothy fish, which is not something to improvise at home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote the ceiling.\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003eDJ-100 Grand Pike\u003c\/strong\u003e is built not on the AS-03 but on the heavier Pike Type-R. Past the light jigging class, changing cord will not save a fine-wire hook — change the hook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn volume\u003c\/strong\u003e — the \u003cstrong\u003eAS-03P ProPack\u003c\/strong\u003e is the identical hook in a bulk carton, for building a season's rigs in one sitting.\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\u003eSingle assist\u003c\/strong\u003e — Pass cord through the eye, whip the tag down the shank, finish with shrink tube over the knot. Aim for one third to one half of the jig body, ring to hook bend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwin assist\u003c\/strong\u003e — Tie two hooks onto one cord at unequal lengths so the points cannot fold onto each other on the flutter. Equal-length twins are the usual cause of a rig locking up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront or rear\u003c\/strong\u003e — Front mount for vertical and speed jigging, where fish take on the rise. Add a rear assist when fish are nipping at the tail, and accept more bottom contact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware\u003c\/strong\u003e — Hang the finished assist on a solid ring, then join that to the jig with a split ring, so the cord never bears on a split ring seam.\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 — Light jigging over reef edges and shipping channels for queenfish (talang), small trevally, tenggiri (Spanish mackerel) and grouper (kerapu), plus shore jigging off breakwaters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Bonito, false albacore, Spanish mackerel and school stripers on light jigs; rockfish and small lingcod on the Pacific coast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — The home fishery: light shore and offshore jigging for wakashi and inada (young buri), soda-gatsuo, saba and kasago.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Australian salmon, tailor and small kingfish off the rocks; queenfish and barracuda in the Gulf; mackerel, bass and pollack on European shore marks.\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\u003eType\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#1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBare assist single\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTin (Aqua Block)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e941811993\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBare assist single\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTin (Aqua Block)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e941812006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBare assist single\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTin (Aqua Block)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e941812013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#3\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBare assist single\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTin (Aqua Block)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e941812020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel AS-03 Pike. Made in Japan by Katsuichi (Decoy).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal jigs of roughly 20–80 g on light jigging tackle, PE 0.8–2 braid to a 20–40 lb fluorocarbon leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssist cord in the 100–200 lb class, a solid ring, and shrink tube for the knot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA short wire trace, or the DJ-89 Tachi Pike, where tenggiri and barracuda are about\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep up to the Pike Type-R and the DJ-100 Grand Pike once jig weight passes the light jigging class\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Decoy","offers":[{"title":"#1","offer_id":47491505651883,"sku":"941811993","price":7.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#1\/0","offer_id":47491505684651,"sku":"941812006","price":7.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#2\/0","offer_id":47491505717419,"sku":"941812013","price":7.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#3\/0","offer_id":47491505750187,"sku":"941812020","price":7.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/9418_MAIN_DECOY_AS03.png?v=1784860750","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/products\/decoy-as-03-pike-hook-made-in-japan","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}