{"product_id":"santec-254-oshaughnessy-bronze-w-big-eye-45709-fishing-hook","title":"SANTEC - 254 O'SHAUGHNESSY BRONZE w\/BIG EYE 45709 FISHING HOOK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSantec 254 O’Shaughnessy Bronze w\/Big Eye 45709 Fishing Hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the heavy-bait end of the O’Shaughnessy family. Same fundamentals as the rest of the pattern — long straight shank, deep forged bend, plenty of room for a substantial natural bait — but built in premium high-carbon steel, finished in bronze, and offered only in the sizes that matter for big baits: #1\/0 through #5\/0. The point is a chemically ground \u003cstrong\u003eEagle Cutting\u003c\/strong\u003e shape set \u003cstrong\u003ekirbed\u003c\/strong\u003e, offset to one side of the shank, so that a fish crushing a whole bait broadside and turning away meets the point rather than the shank. The bronze finish is the subdued option in the range: a brownish-gold that goes flat and dark in the water instead of flashing, which suits crab, squid and cut baits fished still on the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe big eye is the reason to buy this hook.\u003c\/strong\u003e An oversized ringed eye changes what you can connect to the hook, and it is the one thing that separates the 45709 from every other O’Shaughnessy in the range. A standard eye pinches a heavy knot — 100 lb mono or thick fluorocarbon crushes up against the ring and the knot ends up bearing on a bend instead of seating properly. A big eye lets that leader pass through with room to draw the knot down cleanly, and it takes a crimp sleeve just as easily. It also lets you clip straight in: a big eye will accept a split ring, a snap or a clip directly, so a rig can be swapped without cutting and retying, and it swallows two or three passes of lighter line, which is how you build a twin-hook stinger or a two-hook snelled rig on a single whole bait. If you have ever fought a knot through a tight eye with cold hands on a rolling deck, that gap is worth more than it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnlarged ringed eye — passes heavy mono, thick fluorocarbon, crimps, split rings and snaps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong-shank O’Shaughnessy profile with a strong curved bend for whole and cut baits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium high-carbon steel, forged, to resist opening and deformation under heavy load\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEagle Cutting point with angled cutting faces for efficient penetration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirbed (offset) point for contact when a big fish takes side-on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharp retaining barb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze finish — subdued, low-reflection appearance for still baits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive heavy sizes, #1\/0 through #5\/0\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Rig It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhole bait, crimped trace\u003c\/strong\u003e — Crimp a heavy mono or fluorocarbon leader straight to the enlarged eye and pin or bridle a whole fish, squid or crab. This is the rig the big eye exists for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-hook stinger on one bait\u003c\/strong\u003e — Thread a second length of leader through the eye alongside the first and run a trailing hook back to the tail of a long bait. Short-biting fish get the stinger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy paternoster on reef and wreck\u003c\/strong\u003e — Two short droppers above a heavy sinker, hooks clipped in on split rings so a chewed trace can be swapped without retying. Lean into the fish rather than striking up on slack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow-trolled or drifted dead bait\u003c\/strong\u003e — A whole gar or squid on a swivel and a light sinker along drop-offs and current lines. The kirbed point sets as the fish turns with the bait.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTarget Species By Region\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoutheast Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — Grouper (kerapu), red snapper (merah) and golden snapper (jenahak) over reef and wreck; barramundi (siakap) on live bait at river mouths; big catfish (duri), kaci (sweetlips), stingray and shark on surf and estuary bottom baits in the #4\/0 and #5\/0 sizes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Gulf red snapper, grouper, amberjack and cobia on bottom rigs; tarpon, shark and big blue and flathead catfish on whole and cut bait.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — Heavy \u003cem\u003edozuki\u003c\/em\u003e (胴突き) boat rigs for hata and kue, and \u003cem\u003enomase\u003c\/em\u003e (ノマセ) live-bait fishing for kanpachi and hirasuzuki around structure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Mulloway, snapper, cod and shark on Australian bottom and beach rigs; hamour and sheri in the Gulf; conger, ling, skate and tope over European wrecks and banks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePieces Per Pack\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\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4570901\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4570902\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#3\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4570903\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4570904\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#5\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4570905\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: premium high-carbon steel. Finish: bronze. Eye: enlarged ring. Sizing runs #1\/0 (smallest here) to #5\/0 (largest).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it sits against the 45704.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 45704 is the nickel, inline-point O’Shaughnessy in #10 to #1\/0 — the light and medium bait sizes. The 45709 picks up exactly where that stops and adds the three things heavy bait fishing needs: a kirbed point, a bronze low-glare finish, and the enlarged eye for thick leader and crimps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#1\/0–#2\/0: jetty, reef edge and estuary bottom rigs, 30–50 lb braid with a 50–80 lb leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#3\/0–#4\/0: whole squid, crab and large strip baits on a heavy bottom rod, 50–80 lb braid with an 80–150 lb leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#5\/0: whole fish baits for shark, mulloway and large grouper, 100–200 lb leader or a crimped heavy trace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrimp rather than knot above roughly 100 lb leader; add a wire bite trace where mackerel, barracuda or shark feed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SANTEC","offers":[{"title":"#1\/0","offer_id":47512387223723,"sku":"4570901","price":1.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#2\/0","offer_id":47512387256491,"sku":"4570902","price":1.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#3\/0","offer_id":47512387289259,"sku":"4570903","price":1.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#4\/0","offer_id":47512387322027,"sku":"4570904","price":1.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"#5\/0","offer_id":47512387354795,"sku":"4570905","price":1.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/45709_MAIN_SANTEC_254_OSHAUGHNESSY_BIG_EYE_HOOK.jpg?v=1785209888","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/products\/santec-254-oshaughnessy-bronze-w-big-eye-45709-fishing-hook","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}