INOVA Scarlet Flash Mackerel Rig

Overview

The INOVA Scarlet Flash Mackerel Rig is a ready-tied six-lure sea-fishing rig (SKU 200267) built for targeting mackerel and pollack from both shore and boat marks. Each of the six size #1 hooks carries a flash-skin style dressing combined with a silver streamer and a lumi bead, giving plenty of visual attraction as the rig moves through the water.

Unlike some of INOVA's older mackerel rigs that rely on four larger 1/0 hooks, the Scarlet Flash uses six individual lure presentations on size #1 hooks, offering more points of attraction per cast. It's a heavier conventional mackerel/pollack trace rather than a Sabiki-style baitfish rig, tied on a robust 50lb / 0.60mm mainline with 30lb / 0.45mm snoods.

This combination of six silver-hooked, flash-dressed lures on a sturdy line setup makes it a straightforward, hassle-free way to get feathering for mackerel and pollack without tying your own traces.

Perfect For

This rig is primarily suited to mackerel and pollack fishing, worked through the water column from the shore or from a boat. The simple setup — reel mainline to Scarlet Flash rig to lead — lets anglers cover depth quickly when fish are shoaling.

Beyond its core use, the rig can also be baited and fished hard on the bottom, making it a versatile option for gurnard, cod and wrasse, as well as bass when fished generally from shore or boat.

Technical Insight

The flash-skin style dressing paired with a silver streamer and lumi bead on each hook is designed to maximise flash and attraction, a key trigger for mackerel and pollack reacting to moving bait shoals. Six size #1 hooks, rather than four larger hooks found on some older INOVA rigs, spread more individual presentations across the trace.

The 50lb / 0.60mm mainline with 30lb / 0.45mm snoods gives the rig the strength needed for general mackerel and pollack work, while still being light enough to fish effectively off a standard shore or boat setup.