{"product_id":"decoy-sv-67-bachi-head-jig-head-made-in-japan","title":"DECOY - SV-67 BACHI HEAD JIG HEAD MADE IN JAPAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoy SV-67 Bachi Head Jig Head — Made In Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBachi\u003c\/em\u003e is the Japanese word for the polychaete worms — ragworms and their relatives — that live in estuary mud, and \u003cem\u003ebachi-nuke\u003c\/em\u003e is what happens when they leave it to spawn. Over a handful of nights, usually on the spring tides around a new or full moon and on the run-out, the worms release from the bottom and drift in the current in huge numbers. Seabass gather on them and become almost impossible to catch on anything else: with thousands of thin, slow, barely-swimming worms going past, a fish locked onto that shape ignores anything fast or fat. Matching it means a slender profile drifting at current speed, close to horizontal — which is what the SV-67 is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe head shape is inherited from the Rocket Head, which gives two things at once: a horizontal swimming posture, so a slim worm bait tracks flat rather than nose-down, and the casting distance to cover a canal mouth or a bridge light line. The hook is a long shank with a narrow gape, so it does not sit in the way when a seabass inhales rather than attacks, and it is an up-point pattern, so even that soft suction takes the point into the roof of the mouth. A slim keeper holds a thin bait square and stops it sliding on the cast. Outside the bachi season it earns its place on the same marks during baitfish patterns when fish are finicky, and on flatfish and rockfish over sand and rubble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRocket Head-derived shape for horizontal swimming and extended casting distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong shank, narrow gape hook that does not obstruct a soft, inhaling take\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp-point hook geometry for solid hook-sets on weak bites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlim keeper that rigs slender worm baits straight and prevents slipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned for the bachi (worm) pattern; also effective on baitfish patterns, flatfish and rockfish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNS Black hook finish; three sizes stocked from 2.5 g to 7 g\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\u003eDead drift the worm pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e — Cast across and slightly up-current, keep light tension, and let the head swing round at the speed of the flow with the rod tip low. If the tail is kicking, you are going too fast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork the light lines\u003c\/strong\u003e — On bridge and jetty lights, drop into the dark side and let the current carry the bait through the seam into the lit water. Takes usually come at the edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow straight retrieve\u003c\/strong\u003e — In still water, wind just fast enough to hold the head horizontal. Weight up to 7 g when wind or tide takes the line out of contact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo not strike\u003c\/strong\u003e — A bachi-feeding seabass gives a soft, weight-only take. Keep winding, let the rod load, then sweep. Striking pulls the up-point hook out of a soft mouth.\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 — The regional parallel is the rainy-season worm and insect drift out of mangrove creeks and river mouths. Fish it slow on the run-out for barramundi (siakap), mangrove jack, estuary trevally and threadfin around drains, bridge lights and canal mouths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — The east coast worm hatch is the same event: striped bass on cinder worms in New England estuaries, plus speckled trout, flounder and redfish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — The home use: suzuki (seabass) on the bachi-nuke pattern in bay canals, river mouths and harbours, then hirame, mako-garei and kasago on the same head.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Estuary perch, bream and flathead in Australian systems; European seabass on Atlantic estuaries and harbour walls, where ragworm swarms cause the same behaviour.\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#1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.5 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3991613251\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39916133510\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#3\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39916137030\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel SV-67 Bachi Head. Made in Japan by Katsuichi (Decoy).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeabass spinning rod around 8–9 ft rated to roughly 5–20 g, with a 2500–3000 size reel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePE 0.6–1.0 braid to a 12–20 lb fluorocarbon leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlim worm and needle-profile soft baits; thick shad bodies defeat the point of the head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5 g for calm, shallow canals, 3.5 g as the general choice, 7 g for wind, depth and moving tide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Decoy","offers":[{"title":"#1 - 2.5g","offer_id":47491552182443,"sku":"3991613251","price":5.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#1\/0 - 3.5g","offer_id":47491552215211,"sku":"39916133510","price":5.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#3\/0 - 7g","offer_id":47491552247979,"sku":"39916137030","price":5.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/3991613_MAIN_DECOY_SV67.png?v=1784860817","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/products\/decoy-sv-67-bachi-head-jig-head-made-in-japan","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}