SALT Mack 300 Lure

Overview

The Shakespeare SALT Mack 300 Lure is a ready-tied five-hook sea-fishing rig from Shakespeare's SALT range, designed to create a highly reflective presentation for mackerel fishing.

Each of the five size 1 hooks is dressed with a feather and tinsel teaser, adding colour, flash and movement as the rig is worked through the water. The rig is tied on 40lb mainline, giving anglers a durable, ready-to-fish set-up straight from the pack.

Every pack contains one complete five-hook Mack 300 rig, making it a straightforward option for anglers who want a dependable feather rig without having to tie their own.

Perfect For

This rig is aimed squarely at summer mackerel fishing, whether casting from a pier, beach or rock mark, or fishing over shoals from a boat. The size 1 hooks and 40lb mainline suit anglers targeting mackerel when they're feeding on small baitfish, with the reflective multi-hook set-up designed to imitate a shoal of prey and draw multiple strikes on a single retrieve.

Some retailers also document use for pollock and bass, giving the Mack 300 wider appeal as a general sea-fishing feather rig for both shore and boat sessions.

Technical Insight

The five-hook, size 1 configuration gives the Mack 300 a bulkier hook size than Shakespeare's smaller Mack 100, which uses size 4 hooks, making it a better match for larger mackerel or when a bigger silhouette is needed to draw attention in the water. The feather and tinsel dressing whipped to the eye of each hook creates a highly reflective, flashing presentation designed to trigger a feeding response from predatory fish.

Tied on 40lb mainline, the rig is built to handle repeated casting and multiple hook-ups from a mackerel shoal without needing retying between fish, making it a practical, low-maintenance choice for both shore and boat anglers.