Threading bait onto a hair rig sounds simple until you’ve actually done it with cold fingers and a boilie that keeps splitting in half. That’s the whole reason baiting needles exist: a thin steel needle with an eye at one end,

built to punch a clean channel through bait without tearing it apart. Jiangxi Kona Industrial Co., Ltd. (KONA), the Nanchang-based hook manufacturer, has added a line of sea fishing baiting needles to its rig tackle range, built in five sizes from XS to XL.

What a baiting needle actually does

A baiting needle isn’t a hook you cast and forget. It’s the tool that gets bait onto the hair material cleanly, so the bait sits where it should and the actual hook point stays exposed and sharp. Push the needle through a boilie, pellet, or pop-up, catch the hair loop in the needle’s eye, then pull the bait down onto the rig. Done right, the bait barely shows a mark. Done with the wrong needle, or one that’s too thick for the bait, you end up with a split boilie and a rig that falls apart on the first cast.

Built from B2A high carbon steel

Kona’s needles are made from B2A high carbon steel, which the company lists as roughly four times stronger than standard needle wire. The eye is closed rather than open, so it won’t snag or bend out of shape under repeated use. Partway down the shank sit two small notched barbs, cut directly into the metal, that grip the bait or hair material as it’s threaded on instead of letting it slide back off. The tip itself is a needle point with its own barb, sharp enough to pass through firm bait without splitting it.

Five sizes, matched to the bait

Size matters more than most anglers expect with a baiting needle. One that’s too thick splits soft boilies and pop-ups; one that’s too thin won’t push through a hard pellet or a dog biscuit hookbait without bending. Kona’s range covers five sizes: XS at 5.5mm, SS at 7.5mm, M at 10.8mm, L at 16.3mm, and XL at 20mm, so buyers can match the needle to whatever bait they’re rigging instead of forcing one size to do every job.

Where it fits in a rig

The needle isn’t meant to replace the hook. It works alongside one: the bait goes on the hair via the needle, the hook sits nearby doing the actual hooking, and the two work together on the cast. That’s a standard setup for bottom and rig fishing, including the hair-rig style presentations sea anglers use for bream, bass, and other bottom species, as well as freshwater coarse fishing. Kona built this needle for that supporting role specifically, not as a stand-in hook.

OEM sizing and custom orders

Kona already produces hooks across a 0.2mm to 4mm wire range and takes custom orders built to a buyer’s own samples or drawings. The same flexibility carries over to the baiting needle line, so distributors or tackle brands needing a specific length, eye style, or packaging can order accordingly instead of settling for a fixed catalog spec. For sizing, minimum order quantities, or custom packaging, buyers can reach Kona’s sales team at sales05@konacn.com or +86-791-86660998, or browse the full product range at www.konacn.com.

About Jiangxi Kona Industrial Co., Ltd.

Jiangxi Kona Industrial Co., Ltd. (KONA) is located at No. 205 Guangchang South Road, Xihu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. The company designs, manufactures, and exports fishing hooks and rig tackle across saltwater, lure, freshwater, and fly fishing lines, and supports OEM/ODM orders for buyers worldwide. Contact: sales05@konacn.com | +86-791-86660998 | www.konacn.com