SANTEC - SABIKI FISH SKIN-4342-GLOW IN THE DARK-LUMINOUS-APOLLO-SW

Santec Sabiki Fish Skin 4342 Glow In The Dark Luminous Apollo SW

The Sabiki Apollo lure set is crafted with special fish skin, attractive to a wide range of species, with a glow-in-the-dark 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, a small dressed hook on each, and a bait cage or sinker below.

Fish skin is the original sabiki dressing and still the most convincing: real skin stays translucent and folds the way a small baitfish flank does. Feather is bulkier and aurora thread flashes harder, but neither reads as fish the way skin does. The trade-off is durability — membrane tears once fish start hitting. The luminous coating self-emits after you charge it with light, which is not the same as a UV finish: UV reflects daylight, glow works when there is no light at all.

Key Features

Special fish skin dressing, translucent and lifelike
Glow-in-the-dark luminous finish that self-emits once charged
Built for night jetties, deep drops and stained water
Sharpened hook points for soft-mouthed baitfish
Six hook sizes, #6 to #16

How To Fish It

Charge it first — Hold a torch on the skins for 20–30 seconds before each drop, and again each time you wind in; the glow fades with time and depth.
Set up and chum — Clip the top swivel to your main line, hang a bait cage or sinker below to keep the string vertical, lower it to where the school is holding, then shake the rod to spread a cloud of mashed shrimp or krill through the rig.
Short jigging — Lift the tip 20–40 cm and lower it, repeatedly. The skins flutter on each drop; that draws the strike, not speed.
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, unhook from the bottom dropper upward, and put keepers into an aerated pail as live bait.

Target Species By Region

Southeast Asia — Indian mackerel (kembung), yellowstripe scad (selar) and sardine (tamban) under jetty and kelong lights, kept alive and re-rigged for grouper, barramundi (siakap) and trevally.
North America — Pacific mackerel, sardine and jacksmelt off lit West Coast piers; Atlantic mackerel and herring in the east, as live bait for yellowtail and stripers.
Japan & East Asia — Night sabiki-zuri from breakwaters for aji, iwashi and small saba, where luminous skin is the standard choice under harbour lights.
Australia, Middle East & Europe — Yellowtail scad (yakkas) and slimy mackerel off Australian wharves for live-baiting kingfish; small scad on Gulf harbour walls; sardine and horse mackerel in Mediterranean ports.