{"product_id":"the-anglar-galah-hooks-w-counterbalance-sinker-1-6g-1-7g-1-8g-1-9g-stand-type-4227-lean-type-4226-prawn-fishing","title":"THE ANGLAR - PRAWN HOOKS W\/COUNTERBALANCE SINKER - 1.6g\/1.7g\/1.8g\/1.9g (STAND TYPE 4227\/LEAN TYPE 4226) PRAWN FISHING","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Anglar Prawn Hooks with Counterbalance Sinker — Stand Type 4227 \/ Lean Type 4226\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery other prawn hook in the Anglar range is a bare hook: how it lies on the bottom depends on the bait, the leader and luck. These two decide it for you. Each carries a small triangular \u003cstrong\u003ecounterbalance sinker\u003c\/strong\u003e moulded at the bend, and that weight does three jobs — it takes the bait down with no sinker on the line, it stops the rig drifting off the spot in light current, and, being placed off-centre, it makes the hook \u003cstrong\u003esettle in a known attitude\u003c\/strong\u003e instead of flopping flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat attitude is the whole reason the pair exists, and it is the only choice you have to make between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4227 Stand Type\u003c\/strong\u003e — the sinker forms a flat base, so the hook stands up off the bottom with the bait raised and the point clear. Prawns find it easily and there is nothing under the gap to block the hookset. Take it on clean sand, gravel and hard pond bottoms, and any time a flat-lying bait keeps disappearing into silt or leaf litter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4226 Lean Type\u003c\/strong\u003e — the sinker sets the hook at an angle, leaning rather than standing. The bait sits lower and moves more naturally with the water, which is the quieter presentation for prawns that have been fished over and are refusing an upright bait. It is also the steadier of the two in moving water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth are offset-point hooks, which matters here: a prawn takes the bait, feels the hook and turns away, and an offset point is already angled across that pull. Both carry a sharp barbed point and a ringed eye, and both come in four sizes, each paired with its own sinker weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrated triangular counterbalance sinker — no separate sinker on the line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo postures: 4227 stands the bait up; 4226 leans it at an angle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffset point for better contact when a prawn strikes and turns away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharp barbed point for fast penetration and secure retention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinged eye for a direct knot to line or leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalanced weight helps the rig reach the spot and hold position\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour sizes per model, #2 to #2\/0, each with a matched sinker weight from 1.6 g to 1.9 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Rig It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFish it as the whole terminal rig\u003c\/strong\u003e — Tie straight to the ringed eye with no sinker, swivel or bead. The built-in weight is the sinker; adding another cancels the posture the hook is built to hold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLet it land and leave it\u003c\/strong\u003e — Lower or lob it in, let it settle, then take up only the slack. It needs a few undisturbed seconds to find its attitude.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBait it small\u003c\/strong\u003e — A short piece of worm, prawn flesh, chicken breast or fish belly on the shank only. Bait wrapped over the bend blocks the gap and stops both models working.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading the take\u003c\/strong\u003e — Prawns tap and pull rather than run. Wait for steady weight, then lift smoothly — a hard strike pulls the bait out of the claws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwitch type, not size, when bites stop\u003c\/strong\u003e — If an upright bait is being ignored in a fished-out pond, change from the 4227 to the 4226 before changing hook size.\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 — Giant freshwater prawn (udang galah) in Malaysian, Thai and Indonesian rivers and paid prawn ponds; the larger sizes also take tilapia, catfish (keli) and patin on the same bait.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Freshwater and brackish shrimp fisheries, and a compact self-weighted bait rig for panfish, perch and small catfish from docks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eTenaga-ebi\u003c\/em\u003e freshwater prawn fishing in rivers and canals, and the prawn ponds of Taiwan and southern China, where self-weighted rigs are standard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Yabby, shrimp and prawn fishing in Australian rivers and estuaries; small crustacean and bait work on Gulf and European still waters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eType\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHook Size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSinker Weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSKU\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4226\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLean\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.6 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42262\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4226\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLean\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.7 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42261\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4226\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLean\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e422601\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4226\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLean\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.9 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e422602\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.6 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.7 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42271\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e422701\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.9 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e422702\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSinker weight is tied to hook size and rises with it: #2 is the smallest hook at 1.6 g, #2\/0 the largest at 1.9 g. Western numbering — #2, then #1, then #1\/0 and #2\/0.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere these sit in the Anglar prawn range.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ten listings, twelve models. Everything else is an unweighted hook whose posture you control with the rig; the 4226 and 4227 are the only two that carry their own weight and set their own posture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePoint\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConnection\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBend\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeighted\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSizes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4204\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbless, inline\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlattened spade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandard prawn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7–#2\/0 (9)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4205\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbed, offset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlattened spade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandard prawn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7–#2\/0 (9)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4206\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbed, offset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRing eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandard prawn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7–#2\/0 (9)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4207\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbless\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRing eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeep curve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7–#1 (7)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbed, offset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlattened spade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlim\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7–#1 (7)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4209\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbed, offset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRing eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCurved, compact\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7–#1 (7)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4211\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbed, offset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRing eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWide gap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7–#1 (7)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4212\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCircle-style, kirbed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRing eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExtra-wide gap, heavy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4–#2\/0 (6)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4213\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCircle-style, kirbed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRing eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExtra-wide gap, slim\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#5–#1 (5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4215\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCircle, inline\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTurned-up ring eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWide gap, J-type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#5–#1 (5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4226\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbed, offset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRing eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrawn bend, lean\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes, 1.6–1.9 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2–#2\/0 (4)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarbed, offset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRing eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrawn bend, stand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes, 1.6–1.9 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2–#2\/0 (4)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight prawn or ultralight rod with a soft tip so a tapping prawn does not feel resistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1000–2500 spinning reel, 4–10 lb mono or a light braid with a fluorocarbon leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTie direct to the ringed eye — no added sinker, swivel or bead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#2–#1 for average pond prawns; 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