{"product_id":"the-anglar-oshaughnessy-4140ss-stainless-steel-hook","title":"THE ANGLAR - O'SHAUGHNESSY 4140SS STAINLESS STEEL HOOK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Anglar O’Shaughnessy 4140SS Stainless Steel Hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe O’Shaughnessy is the standard heavy bait pattern — long shank, deep round bend, straight inline point — and the 4140SS is the strongest member of the range. The maker rates it \u003cstrong\u003e3X-strong\u003c\/strong\u003e: the wire is two gauges heavier than a standard hook of the same size, forged flat through the bend, on stainless steel. It is the hook you pick when the failure you are guarding against is the hook opening rather than the leader breaking — big grouper wrenching back into a wreck, a ray or shark on a bottom bait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it sits in the 41-series family.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 4143SS is the same stainless O’Shaughnessy in a 2X-strong wire and the same twelve sizes, #4 to #9\/0 — the everyday version. The 4140SS matches that span exactly but gives fewer hooks per pack (nine at #4 against eleven, four at #8\/0 against five) — the heavier wire showing up on the card. Below both sit the shorter runs: the 4004 in stainless across seven sizes, and the 4002 in black high-carbon steel in four large sizes only. Take the 4140SS where structure will not forgive a bent hook, and drop to a lighter wire when the hook must be fine enough to hide in a small bait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne stainless habit worth keeping: a stainless hook does not rust out of a fish. If you are releasing, take the hook out properly rather than cutting the trace short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3X-strong reinforced wire — the heaviest build in this O’Shaughnessy range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel throughout for saltwater and long-stored rigs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForged body to resist bending and opening under sustained load\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong shank for fish strips, squid and whole baits, and for keeping teeth off the knot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInline point — pull runs straight from the eye through the point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeedle-cutting chemically sharpened point with a strong retaining barb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid ringed eye for heavy mono, fluorocarbon, snells and crimps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve sizes, #4 through #9\/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 live or dead bait\u003c\/strong\u003e — Bridle or pin a whole fish for grouper, mulloway and shark work. The long shank carries the bait straight and keeps the leader clear of the jaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy paternoster over wreck and reef\u003c\/strong\u003e — Two short droppers above a heavy sinker. Wind down and lean into the fish; with 3X wire you can lock the drag and turn a fish before it reaches the hole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSnelled trolling and drift baits\u003c\/strong\u003e — Snell the ring eye with heavy mono so the pull comes off the shank in line, for slow-trolled squid, garfish and mullet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stainless is generally a little softer than hardened high-carbon steel; check the point after rock contact and file it back before the next drop.\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 — Big grouper (kerapu) and golden snapper (jenahak) over wreck and rubble, barramundi (siakap) on live bait at river mouths and jetty pilings, plus stingray, shark and large catfish (duri) on estuary and surf bottom baits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Gulf red snapper, gag and warsaw grouper, amberjack, tarpon on live bait, and big blue and flathead catfish in the river systems.\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 large hata and kue, and \u003cem\u003enomase\u003c\/em\u003e (ノマセ) live-bait fishing for hirasuzuki and kanpachi around structure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Mulloway, snapper and shark on Australian bottom and beach rigs; large hamour and sheri in the Gulf; conger, ling and skate over European wrecks and deep marks.\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#4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41404\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41402\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/41401\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#1\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/414001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#2\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/414002\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\u003e\/414003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#4\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/414004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#5\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/414005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/414006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#7\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/414007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#8\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/414008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#9\/0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\/414009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: stainless steel, 3X-strong forged wire. 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