Hart Makkiva Metal Vibration Jig120mm - 60g

Overview

Overview

The Hart Makkiva Metal Vibration Jig is a saltwater metal vib lure designed to generate strong underwater attraction across a wide range of retrieval speeds. Unlike a conventional metal jig that relies mainly on body shape, flutter or reflective finish, the Makkiva incorporates a fin-shaped blade mounted beneath its body, which produces vibration as water flows around it during the retrieve.

Built for demanding saltwater situations, the Makkiva is engineered to stay stable in deep water and strong currents, making it a practical choice for anglers using heavier lure fishing and jigging tackle. Hart's own catalogue confirms the lure's length, weight, hook specification and five colour codes, giving confidence in its core specification even where details such as exact metal composition remain unverified.

The lure is supplied one per pack and comes fitted with two manufacturer-specified hooks, ready to fish straight from the packet.

Perfect For

Hart markets the Makkiva primarily for tuna and other fast-moving pelagic predatory fish, where its vibration and stability in deep water and strong currents come into their own. It suits both boat anglers working vertical jigging techniques - with controlled lifts, drops and speed changes - and shore anglers carrying out heavier spinning where water depth and casting distance allow.

For UK sea anglers, the Makkiva's design may also be worth trying when searching for pollack and coalfish around deeper coastal marks, although this is a suggested application rather than a specific target species claim made by Hart. Its ability to work at both fast and very slow retrieve speeds means it can be used to search large areas of water or fished more deliberately once fish location is established.

Technical Insight

The defining technical feature of the Makkiva is its underside-mounted fin-shaped blade. As water flows around this blade during the retrieve, it creates a distinctive vibrating presentation that gives anglers an alternative sensory trigger to the lure's own movement, useful for drawing strikes from predatory fish holding in deep or coloured water.

The lure's weight and Hart's slow-jigging swimming classification mean it is built to hold presentation and stability even in strong tidal flow, rather than being swept off line or losing action in current. This combination of blade-generated vibration and a stable, weighted profile is what allows the Makkiva to be fished effectively across such a broad range of retrieve speeds, from fast searching casts through to slow, deliberate jigging.