{"product_id":"decoy-sv-30-chinu-head-jig-head-made-in-japan","title":"DECOY - SV-30 CHINU HEAD JIG HEAD MADE IN JAPAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoy SV-30 Chinu Head Jig Head — Made In Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SV-30 Chinu Head is built around one fact anglers underestimate: a chinu — black sea bream, kurodai — bites hard enough to flatten an ordinary jig head. These fish live on barnacles, mussels, pipe worms, crabs and shrimp scraped off harbour walls and rip-rap, and the jaws that do that work will crush a standard rockfish head at the moment of the take. Katsuichi's answer was a head built for bay chinu: strong enough not to be crushed, with a sharp, precisely formed hook that penetrates a hard jaw and a bend shaped to slide out to the lips, where the hold is most secure. The head is round and high-balance, tuned for the falling posture this style depends on, and it takes anything from small tubes and grubs to real mussel (igai). Katsuichi's guidance on size is simple: #2 for boat fishing, #4 from the shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSV-30 Or SV-30W\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSame head, same hook.\u003c\/strong\u003e The SV-30W is the white-painted version. Shape, balance and hook pattern are identical, so the choice is about what you thread onto it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChoose the SV-30\u003c\/strong\u003e as the general-purpose head for tubes, grubs, craws and natural bait, where the head is simply a sinker and a hook. It also carries the lighter shore sizes: in Katsuichi's range the #4 goes down to 0.9 g, which the white version does not offer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChoose the SV-30W\u003c\/strong\u003e for pale barnacle and pipe-worm imitations, where the rig should read as one object rather than a dark lump on the nose of a light bait — clear, shallow water, close range, fish that inspect before eating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStocked here\u003c\/strong\u003e — SV-30 in #2 and #4, both 1.8 g; SV-30W in #2 at 1.8 g, 2.5 g and 3.5 g.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrush-resistant construction specified for the jaw strength of chinu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong, sharp hook that penetrates a hard jaw cleanly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook shape designed to slide out to the lips for a secure hold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-balance design tuned for falling performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound head compatible with tubes, grubs and other soft baits, and with natural bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNS Black hook finish; five heads 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\u003eFalling with a small tube\u003c\/strong\u003e — Thread a short tube or crustacean bait square against the head, then let it fall on a controlled line beside the structure. Takes come on the drop, so watch the line, not the rod tip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVertical down the wall\u003c\/strong\u003e — Drop straight down the face of a harbour wall, pier leg or rip-rap. Chinu graze hard against structure and most fish are within a metre of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLift, drop and hold\u003c\/strong\u003e — Lift the head clear of the bottom, let it settle, then hold still for several seconds. The pause is what pulls a grazing fish across.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSweep, do not snap\u003c\/strong\u003e — A chinu bite is a series of taps before solid weight. Wait for the weight, then sweep steadily and let the hook find the lip.\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 — Small grouper (kerapu), rock cod and mangrove jack along breakwaters and pilings; estuary bream around oyster-crusted jetty legs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Sheepshead, black drum and porgy over barnacled pilings and bridge structure, plus Pacific rockfish and calico bass on the same crustacean baits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — The home fishery: chinu (kurodai) on harbour walls, breakwaters and rip-rap, #2 from the boat and #4 from the shore, plus kasago and mebaru on the same ground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Yellowfin bream around oyster racks and rock walls; gilthead bream in Mediterranean and Atlantic harbours; wrasse over European rock 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\u003eHook Size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHead Weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eQty Per Pack\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHook Finish\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\u003e1.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3991602182\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3991602184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel SV-30 Chinu Head. Katsuichi list the hook finish as NS Black and give no head colour for this version; the white-headed variant is sold separately as the SV-30W. Made in Japan by Katsuichi (Decoy).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight spinning or bait finesse rod around 7–8 ft rated to roughly 10 g, with a 2000–2500 size reel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePE 0.4–0.8 braid to an 8–16 lb fluorocarbon leader, or straight 6–10 lb fluorocarbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall tubes, grubs, craws and crustacean imitations; mussel or shrimp for natural bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair with an SV-32 Tank Head for crab patterns that must land upright on rip-rap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Decoy","offers":[{"title":"#2 - 1.8g","offer_id":47491543236779,"sku":"3991602182","price":4.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#4 - 1.8g","offer_id":47491543269547,"sku":"3991602184","price":4.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/3991602_MAIN_DECOY_SV30.png?v=1784860805","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/products\/decoy-sv-30-chinu-head-jig-head-made-in-japan","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}