When should a buyer order for a spring shelf date?
Short answer
Terminal tackle has no mould cycle to wait on in most cases, so the constraint is plating, packaging and capacity rather than tooling. Apply the site's usual published lead times: about 7 to 9 weeks for an existing tooling order and 10 to 14 weeks for a new mould programme, with sea transit inside those figures.
In detail
For a northern spring shelf date that means confirming in the fourth quarter, when factories are busiest.
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Nail weights and weighted hooks for Neko and urchin rigs (Terminal tackle). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Other questions in this record
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- Which hook should be supplied with a Neko or urchin rig?
- Which plating should a saltwater terminal tackle SKU use?
- How many pieces go in a retail pack?
- Why do urchin baits need their own terminal tackle listing?
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Sources
- The Neko rig in detail, Bassmaster
- Rigging Options For The Crazy Urchin Style Baits, Southern Fishing News
- Neko Rig - Complete Rigging and Fishing Guide, Wired2Fish
- Retail listing example: tungsten nail weights at 1/16 oz in 25-piece packs
- Fishhook price band and MOQ range quoted from our own sampled listings at /products/
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-18 · build 2026-09-18-sz27n