INOVA Skinners Hot Metal Sabiki Rig

Overview

The INOVA Skinners Hot Metal Sabiki Rig is a multi-lure sea-fishing rig built around six size 8 hooks, designed for anglers who need a small-hook sabiki rather than a heavy mackerel-feather setup.

Each of the six lures is dressed with a striking combination of holographic fish skin, blue streamers, lumi beads, UV red detailing and red eyes, finished off with silver hooks. This layered attractor combination gives the Hot Metal pattern plenty of flash and colour in the water.

The rig is tied on a 25lb / 0.40mm mainline with 15lb / 0.35mm snoods, and comes complete with a swivel and lead link ready to fish straight from the packet. INOVA's Skinners range uses relatively fine but strong lines, and the hooks are treated for improved corrosion resistance.

Perfect For

This pattern is specifically aimed at baitfish, sandeel, smelt, herring and joey mackerel, making it a strong choice for UK sea anglers who want to catch smaller shoaling species or collect live and fresh bait.

With its size 8 hooks and 15lb snoods, this is a light sabiki suited to smaller fish rather than heavy beachcasting with large leads. A 2oz sinker is the recommended casting weight, suiting it to lighter tackle set-ups from the shore or boat.

Technical Insight

The six-lure sabiki format means multiple hooked fish are possible on a single cast, useful when working through a shoal of small baitfish.

The combination of holographic fish skin, lumi beads and UV red detailing is designed to create a highly visible, multi-attractor presentation, while the fine 0.40mm mainline and 0.35mm snoods keep the rig subtle for smaller-mouthed species. The included swivel and lead link mean the rig is ready to attach directly to a sinker without additional rigging.