SANTEC - SABIKI SIEGE-4422-UV-LUMINOUS-APOLLO-SW

Santec Sabiki Siege 4422 UV Luminous Apollo SW (3 Hooks Per Set)

The Sabiki Apollo lure set is crafted with special luminous thread, making it attractive to a wide range of fish species, combined with a UV effect that increases visibility in low light and night fishing. A sabiki (サビキ) is a Japanese bait rig: one trace, a row of short droppers with a small dressed hook on each, and a bait cage or sinker below.

Two things set the Siege apart inside the Apollo range. It is a three-hook string rather than six, and it runs down to a #24 hook. The short string suits tight quarters — a crowded jetty, a short rod, a small boat — because three hooks are quicker to unload and far less likely to tangle. The fine sizes are for genuinely small bait: anchovy, whitebait and juvenile sardine that will not fit a #10. The dressing is deliberately plain, luminous thread with no skin or bead, giving a slim silhouette for clear water and for schools that have refused a busier rig.

Key Features

• Special luminous thread dressing on every hook
• UV effect for depth in daylight and for overcast water
• Three dressed hooks per set on a ready-tied string
• Eight hook sizes, #10 down to #24, the finest in the Apollo range
• Slim thread-only dressing for clear water and cautious schools
• Sharpened hook points for soft-mouthed baitfish

How To Fish It

• Choose the hook to the bait, not the target — #10 to #14 for kembung and larger scad; #16 to #20 for selar and small sardine; #22 and #24 for anchovy and whitebait.
• Charge, then chum — Hold a torch on the thread for 20–30 seconds; the UV element needs no charging, the luminous side fades. Clip the top swivel on, hang a bait cage below to keep the string vertical, lower into the school and shake the rod to release mashed shrimp or krill.
• Short jigging — Lift the tip 20–40 cm and lower it under control, repeatedly, so the thread opens and breathes on each drop. Most takes come as the string settles.
• Read the taps, never strike — Bites are continuous light tremors, not one knock. Wind steadily, swing a loaded string in rather than lifting it clear, and unhook from the bottom dropper up.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — Anchovy (bilis), sardine (tamban), yellowstripe scad (selar) and Indian mackerel (kembung) off jetties and kelong, kept alive for grouper, siakap and trevally.
• North America — Smelt, sardine and small Pacific mackerel off West Coast piers; herring and juvenile mackerel in the northeast for striper bait.
• Japan & East Asia — Sabiki-zuri from breakwaters for small aji and iwashi, where #18 to #24 hooks are the normal choice.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Yellowtail scad (yakkas) off Australian wharves; small scad on Gulf harbour walls; sardine and anchovy in Mediterranean ports.

Specifications

Model 4422 Apollo SW, 3 pcs/set. Dressing: luminous thread with UV effect. Larger number, smaller hook.

Recommended Pairing

• Light 6–9 ft spinning or sabiki rod with a soft, sensitive tip
• 2000–3000 spinning reel, 6–12 lb monofilament or PE 0.6–1.2 braid
• Light bait cage or sinker; on fine hooks a lighter weight avoids tearing out
• A torch to charge the thread, plus an aerated bucket for live bait