gold hook; gold-colored hook
Refers to a hook that is gold or gold-colored, commonly used in fishing. The term can also apply to other contexts where a gold hook is used.
I bought a gold hook at the fishing tackle shop.
This gold hook is especially used for sea bream fishing.
Compound of 金 (kin, 'gold') and 針 (hari, 'hook, needle'), with rendaku voicing of 針 to ばり (bari). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes a gold or gold-colored hook.