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Stained, green or murky water · dawn and dusk
Gold flasher
EX120 · EX121 · EX128 Gold Rush
Gold reflects light at a wavelength that penetrates dirty water better than silver or white. The EX128 Gold Rush is a must-have for the Hauraki Gulf and the West Coast harbours.
Clear blue water · bright sunny days
UV White & Real Shrimp
EX127 · EX124
UV-active skins. Fish see in the ultraviolet spectrum, so these rigs glow to a fish even with the sun directly overhead. The EX127 is the secret weapon on clear offshore reefs.
Deep water (50m+) · night
Double Glow
EX132 · luminous beads and skin
High-intensity luminous beads and skin for blue cod and tarakihi. On the deep reefs of the South Island this is your primary rig.
Fish smashing bait on the surface
Laser Pink & White
EX131
A strobe effect as it moves triggers a predatory reflex strike. Kahawai and schooling trevally.
The Japanese system
Decoding the sizes
The biggest mistake NZ buyers make is the wrong size. Japanese hook numbers run the opposite way to Western ones: a bigger number is a bigger hook, a heavier branch line and a heavier sinker.
Micro baits
4lb to 8lb branch lines. Piper, anchovies, yellowtail. Fish a 1oz to 2oz sinker.
The NZ all-rounder
10lb to 15lb branch lines. Large mackerel, koheru, small trevally. 2oz to 4oz sinker.
Heavy duty
20lb to 30lb branch lines. Blue cod, snapper, tarakihi. 4oz to 8oz sinker.
At a glance
Every Hayabusa sabiki at a glance
The rigs this guide covers, side by side. Sizes, prices and stock are read from the products as the shelves move.
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| EX120 Gold Flasher & Fish Skin | Gold | Stained or murky water, dawn and dusk. The one emergency pack for the boat. | Jack mackerel, trevally | #8, #9, #10, #12 | $7.84
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| EX121 Gold Flasher & Fish Skin | Gold | The EX120 pattern on bigger hooks and heavier branch lines. | Mackerel, trevally; blue cod from #14 | #14, #16, #18 | $9.36
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| EX128 Gold Rush | Gold | Murky harbours and low light. The Hauraki Gulf and West Coast must-have. | Jack mackerel, trevally | #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20 | $11.95
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| EX127 UV White Shrimp | UV | Clear blue water and bright sun. The secret weapon on clear offshore reefs. | Koheru, blue mackerel | #10, #12, #14, #16, #18 | $11.90
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| EX124 Real Shrimp | UV | Clear water. The realistic shrimp skin turns picky fish. | Koheru, blue mackerel | #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20 | $11.80
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| EX125 UV Real Minnow | UV | Clear water and bright days, with a UV minnow skin. | Koheru, blue mackerel | #8, #10, #12, #14 | $11.95
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| EX129 UV Mackerel Skin | UV | Clear water. Real mackerel skin with UV. | Koheru, blue mackerel | #10, #12, #14, #16, #18 | $11.95
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| EX130 UV Pink Skin | UV | Clear water and bright days. | Koheru, blue mackerel | #10, #12 | $11.84
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| EX132 Double Glow Fish Skin | Glow | Deep water (50m+) and night. High-intensity luminous beads and skin. | Blue cod, tarakihi | #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20 | $11.84
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| EX016 Glowing Plankton | Glow | Deep or dark water in the small sizes. | Piper, anchovies, yellowtail | #6, #8 | $14.80
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| EX131 Laser Pink White | Flasher | Fish feeding aggressively on the surface. The strobe effect triggers a reflex strike. | Kahawai, schooling trevally | #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20 | $14.80
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| EX126 Real Scale Flasher | Flasher | Active fish, with a real-scale print behind the flash. | Kahawai, trevally | #10, #12, #14, #16, #18 | $14.80
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| EX110 Silver Flasher Fish Skin | Flasher | Silver flash for clean, bright water. | Mackerel, trevally | #14, #16 | $11.70
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| EX101 Hage Green Fish Skin | Natural | Natural Hage fish skin with no flash, for a subtle presentation. | Mackerel, koheru | #10, #12 | $11.70
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- Best for
- Stained or murky water, dawn and dusk. The one emergency pack for the boat.
- NZ target
- Jack mackerel, trevally
- Sizes we stock
- #8, #9, #10, #12
- Best for
- The EX120 pattern on bigger hooks and heavier branch lines.
- NZ target
- Mackerel, trevally; blue cod from #14
- Sizes we stock
- #14, #16, #18
- Best for
- Murky harbours and low light. The Hauraki Gulf and West Coast must-have.
- NZ target
- Jack mackerel, trevally
- Sizes we stock
- #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20
- Best for
- Clear blue water and bright sun. The secret weapon on clear offshore reefs.
- NZ target
- Koheru, blue mackerel
- Sizes we stock
- #10, #12, #14, #16, #18
- Best for
- Clear water. The realistic shrimp skin turns picky fish.
- NZ target
- Koheru, blue mackerel
- Sizes we stock
- #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20
- Best for
- Clear water and bright days, with a UV minnow skin.
- NZ target
- Koheru, blue mackerel
- Sizes we stock
- #8, #10, #12, #14
- Best for
- Clear water. Real mackerel skin with UV.
- NZ target
- Koheru, blue mackerel
- Sizes we stock
- #10, #12, #14, #16, #18
- Best for
- Clear water and bright days.
- NZ target
- Koheru, blue mackerel
- Sizes we stock
- #10, #12
- Best for
- Deep water (50m+) and night. High-intensity luminous beads and skin.
- NZ target
- Blue cod, tarakihi
- Sizes we stock
- #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20
- Best for
- Deep or dark water in the small sizes.
- NZ target
- Piper, anchovies, yellowtail
- Sizes we stock
- #6, #8
- Best for
- Fish feeding aggressively on the surface. The strobe effect triggers a reflex strike.
- NZ target
- Kahawai, schooling trevally
- Sizes we stock
- #8, #10, #12, #14, #16, #18, #20
- Best for
- Active fish, with a real-scale print behind the flash.
- NZ target
- Kahawai, trevally
- Sizes we stock
- #10, #12, #14, #16, #18
- Best for
- Silver flash for clean, bright water.
- NZ target
- Mackerel, trevally
- Sizes we stock
- #14, #16
- Best for
- Natural Hage fish skin with no flash, for a subtle presentation.
- NZ target
- Mackerel, koheru
- Sizes we stock
- #10, #12
01 · The murky-water standard
Gold flasher
EX120 · EX121 · EX128Gold reflects light at a wavelength that penetrates dirty water better than silver or white, which is why it is the standard for stained, green or murky water and for low light at dawn and dusk. The EX128 Gold Rush is a must-have for the Hauraki Gulf and the West Coast harbours.
- The mission
- Jack mackerel and trevally in stained or murky water
- Best for
- Hauraki GulfWest Coast harboursDawn and duskDirty water
- Emergency pack
- EX120 in size 10 catches almost everything in NZ
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02 · Clear water, bright sun
UV White & Real Shrimp
EX127 · EX124 and the UV familyThese skins are UV-active. Fish see in the ultraviolet spectrum, so the rigs glow to a fish even when the sun is directly overhead. The EX127 UV White is the secret weapon for clear offshore reefs; the EX124 Real Shrimp adds the realistic profile that turns picky fish.
- The mission
- Koheru and blue mackerel in clear blue water
- Best for
- Clear waterBright sunny daysOffshore reefsPicky fish
- Also in the family
- UV Real Minnow, UV Mackerel Skin, UV Pink Skin, UV Twist Skin and Keimura (UV) rigs
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03 · Deep water and night
Double Glow
EX132High-intensity luminous beads and skin. When you are fishing deep water (50m plus) or at night, glow is what the fish can find. On the deep reefs of the South Island this is your primary rig, and in size 14 or 16 the heavier branch lines handle the weight of a blue cod and the heavier sinker the current demands.
- The mission
- Blue cod and tarakihi on deep reefs
- Best for
- Deep water 50m+Night fishingSouth Island reefsBlue cod
- Blue cod pick
- EX132 in size 14 or 16
04 · Surface feeders
Laser Pink & White
EX131 and the flashersWhen fish are aggressively feeding on the surface, the Laser Pink and White creates a strobe effect as it moves, triggering a predatory reflex strike. Kahawai and schooling trevally. The Real Scale, Holographic and Silver flashers work the same trigger with a different flash.
- The mission
- Kahawai and schooling trevally feeding on the surface
- Best for
- Surface feedersKahawaiSchooling trevallyWork-ups
- Technique
- Keep it moving: the strobe only works when the rig is lifted and dropped
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05 · Sabiki plus jig
Jigging sabikis
Sabiki plus metal jigThe Hayabusa Jigging Sabiki is a sabiki rig with an integrated metal jig, so it targets baitfish and predators at the same time: jack mackerel, koheru, snapper and other pelagics, from the boat or the shore. Fish it vertically, cast and wind it, or work it with a jerking action. The Lively Bait, Monster Spec, Squid Bait and Light Game versions are the rig only: tie them on and add your own metal jig, inchiku or micro jig to the bottom. All five sit in our kingfish terminal range.
- The mission
- Bait and predators in one drop, boat or shore
- Best for
- Kingfish terminalShore jiggingLight gameJack mackerel and koheru
- Sizes
- Jigging Sabiki in 20g, 30g, 40g, 60g and 80g; the rig-only versions in S, M, L or LL
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Summary
The Kiwi buyer's cheat sheet
Three answers that cover most days on the water.
One emergency pack for the boat
EX120 Gold Flasher
Size 10
It catches almost everything in NZ.
Targeting blue cod
EX132 Double Glow
Size 14 or 16
The heavier branch lines handle the weight of the cod and the heavier sinkers needed for the current.
The fish are being picky
Real Shrimp, smallest size
EX124 from #8 · EX001 Mix Shrimp in #4 and #6
A smaller profile and realistic skin often trigger a bite when nothing else works. The EX124 starts at #8; the EX001 Mix Shrimp Gold Hook covers #4 and #6.
The Hayabusa advantage: why it matters
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High-carbon steel hooks
Unlike cheap stainless steel, Hayabusa hooks are chemically sharpened. They are thinner and stronger, so they penetrate the hard mouths of fish like trevally or large mackerel instantly.
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Fluorocarbon branch lines
The game-changer. Most cheap rigs use nylon, which tangles into a bird's nest after one fish. Hayabusa uses stiff, invisible fluorocarbon that keeps the hooks standing out from the main line, reducing tangles and lifting catch rates in clear water.
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Fish skin technology
Real processed fish skin (Hage or mackerel) and UV-reflective materials. Under a microscope the shimmer of these rigs is almost identical to a real ball of anchovies or krill.
Decoder
Reading a Hayabusa packet
The Japanese words and numbers on the sleeve, and what they mean.
Real fish skin
Processed fish skin on the hook, the natural shimmer of a baitfish. EX101 Hage Green, EX030 Hage Red.
UV
Ultraviolet-active material. Glows to a fish even in full sun. The UV and Drop Keimura rigs.
Hologram
Holographic flash sheet, as on the EX122 and the SS426.
Mackerel skin
Saba is mackerel, kawa is skin. The EX129 and the Super Strong Saba-Kawa rigs.
Line strengths
Branch test is the dropper each hook hangs on; main test is the backbone the sinker hangs off. Both in lb and mm on the sleeve.
Pro tips: rinse, rig and sinker
Look after the rig
Always rinse in fresh water after use
Always rinse in fresh water after use
Hayabusa uses high-performance carbon hooks, and they will rust if left salty. A quick rinse can double or triple the life of your rig.
Which sinker weight?
Which sinker weight?
Match it to the hook size: 1oz to 2oz on a #4 to 6 rig, 2oz to 4oz on a #10 to 12, and 4oz to 8oz on a #14 to 18 where the branch lines are 20lb to 30lb and built for current.
Why fluorocarbon branches matter
Why fluorocarbon branches matter
Stiff, invisible fluorocarbon keeps each hook standing out from the main line, so the rig doesn't bird's-nest after the first fish and catches better in clear water.
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EX122 Holographic Sheet & White Flasher Sabiki
Sabiki | #14 - #18
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