HAYABUSA - SS116 HOLO FLASHER W/AU. MACKEREL SKIN SABIKI 5 PCS/PACK

Hayabusa SS116 Holo Flasher with Aurora Mackerel Skin Sabiki (5 Hooks Per Pack)

The SS116 is the short, hard-flashing member of Hayabusa’s Jissen Sabiki 20 (実戦サビキ２０) boat range. It pairs two attractors that work differently: a holographic flasher, which is a mirror-finished sheet throwing the brightest, hardest flash of any sabiki dressing and pulling fish in from a distance, and aurora-finished mackerel skin, which is natural saba-kawa under an iridescent coating that shifts colour with angle and keeps the close-range look of a real baitfish. Luminous bead accents add visibility in deeper or shaded water. At 2.4 m with five hooks it is deliberately shorter than the six-hook rigs, which makes it far easier to handle on a short boat rod and to swing aboard in a swell.

Key Features

• Holo flasher (ホロ) — mirror-finished holographic sheet producing the hardest flash in the range, to draw fish from a wider area
• Aurora skin (オーロラ) over natural mackerel skin — an iridescent coating that changes colour with viewing angle while the skin underneath keeps its soft, lifelike flutter
• Two-stage attraction: the holo pulls fish in from range, the skin convinces them close up
• Luminous bead accents for deep, shaded and low-light water
• Fluorocarbon branch lines for a less visible presentation in clear water
• Five hooks on a 2.4 m rig, 20 cm branch lines, 40 cm spacing — short enough for a short boat rod
• White and gold flattened New Aji hooks, which add a little reflection of their own

How To Fish It

• Charge the ami-kago — Sabiki fishing (サビキ釣り) runs on the bait cloud. Pack the cage with mashed Antarctic krill (ami-ebi) and clip it to the rig.
• Drop to the layer — Stop at the depth showing bait on the sounder; the shorter rig makes precise depth control easier than a 2.8 m string.
• Shake, then hold — Two or three sharp lifts empty the cage. Stop dead and let the five dressings hang in the cloud so the skin reads as krill among real krill.
• Use it in clear water and sun — Holographic flash is at its best in clear water and bright light, where it carries a long way. In heavily stained water a gold or pink pattern will usually out-fish it.
• Wind slowly on a full string — Keep winding at one steady speed and lift the rig aboard; a hard strike pulls hooks from soft mouths and can pop a light branch.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — Indian mackerel (kembung), bigeye scad (selar) and sardine (tamban) from anchored boats and kelong, especially in clear offshore water; held in an aerated bucket they become live bait for grouper (kerapu), queenfish (talang) and trevally.
• North America — Pacific mackerel, sardine and jacksmelt from party boats and piers; Atlantic mackerel and herring as tuna and striped bass bait.
• Japan & East Asia — Boat sabiki-zuri for aji and saba, the short rig favoured on crowded party boats and with short-handled boat rods.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Slimy mackerel, yellowtail scad and garfish off wharves; scad along Gulf harbour walls; mackerel and herring from European piers.

Specifications

Model SS116. Five hooks per pack, 2.4 m boat dropper (dotsuki) rig, New Aji hooks in white and gold. The first figure in each size code is hook size, the second the branch line in go (号).

Recommended Pairing

• 1.5–2.4 m short boat rod with a soft tip — the rig is sized for exactly this
• Small baitcaster or 2500–3000 spinning reel, 4–6 go monofilament or PE 1.0–1.5
• Ami-kago bait cage with a sinker matched to depth and drift