Diesel Mack Sabiki Rig Bundle (6pk)

The Hogy Diesel Mack Sabiki Rig is the utility workhorse of the groundfish system. It’s a rugged, heavy-duty version of the classic mackerel rig, built with premium mono and oversized hooks to handle the speed and chaos of real-world bait-making. Drop it through a school of mackerel and crank — multiple hookups at once, livewell filled in minutes.

But the Diesel Mack isn’t just a bait rig. In the tactical groundfishing system, it serves a dual role: forage collection and forage confirmation. When you’re running offshore for tuna and need live mackerel for chunking or livelining, the Diesel Mack fills that role. When you want to assess what bait is in the area before committing to a groundfish approach, the Diesel Mack tells you what’s down there. And when paired above a jig, it doubles as a heavy-profile teaser rig for cod and haddock on the deep grounds

• Heavy-Duty Sabiki Construction

This isn’t a flimsy imported sabiki that tangles on the first drop. The Diesel Mack is built on 60lb premium mono with plated hardware. It’s designed to handle fast-paced mackerel fishing where you’re hauling in multiple fish per drop, trip after trip.

• 4-Dropper Design

Four hooks mean four chances per drop. When mackerel are schooled up, quadruple hookups are common. The 4-dropper spacing covers more of the water column than standard 2-hook rigs, putting hooks where the fish are even when schools are spread vertically.

• Crystal Flash Red Tube Teasers

Each dropper features a red tube teaser with crystal flash — a proven mackerel attractor profile. The tube style offers chafe resistance and a larger visual profile in the water compared to hair-style teasers. The flash component draws fish from a distance, even in low-visibility conditions.

• Dual-Purpose: Bait Rig + Groundfish Teaser

The Diesel Mack can be fished above a jig or above a sinker. When paired with a heavy Squinnow or Sand Eel Jig on the bottom, the 4-dropper rig transforms into a teaser system for cod, haddock, and pollock. The tube teasers present a larger profile than the Jig-Biki Crystal Teaser, making the Diesel Mack effective as a cod attractor in deep water.

• Family-Friendly and Beginner-Accessible

Mackerel fishing with the Diesel Mack is some of the most fun, easiest fishing you can do. Drop it through a school and crank — kids, beginners, and experienced anglers all catch fish. It’s the perfect rig for introducing new anglers to saltwater fishing or for keeping everyone on the boat happy when the target species isn’t cooperating.

• Essential Bait-Making Tool

On tuna trips, fresh mackerel is critical for chunking, livelining, and bait storage. The Diesel Mack fills the livewell quickly so you can get to the real work. It’s the rig that enables the rest of the offshore program.

• Drop-and-Crank (Primary):

- Attach a sinker or jig to the bottom snap

- Drop vertically through marked mackerel schools

- Once the rig reaches the depth of the school, crank a steady retrieve

- Multiple hookups are the norm — expect doubles, triples, and quads

- Speed matters: a brisk, steady crank triggers reaction strikes

- Repeat until the livewell is full

• Slow Troll:

- Let the rig trail behind the boat at slow idle speed

- Effective when mackerel are spread horizontally rather than stacked vertically

- Cover more water to locate and intercept schools

- Pair with a 2–4oz sinker or jig to keep the rig in the strike zone

• Groundfish Teaser (Paired with Jig)

- Attach above a heavy Squinnow (6–12oz) or Sand Eel Jig (6–16oz)

- Deploy to the bottom using standard slow-pitch jigging technique

- Lift and drop the jig 3–5’ from the bottom

- Allow the jig to bounce on bottom every 3–4 lifts

- Once you feel a hookup, pause briefly — the Diesel Mack teasers often attract additional cod and haddock for multi-fish drops
Same technique demonstrated for Stellwagen Bank cod and haddock.

• Forage Confirmation

- Before committing to a groundfish drift, make a quick Diesel Mack drop to assess what bait is present

- Mackerel, herring, sand eels — what comes up tells you what the fish below are eating

- Adjust your primary jig selection based on what the Diesel Mack catches

- A 2-minute confirmation drop can save an hour of wrong-approach fishing

• Environmental Factors (E)

- Surface to 150’ — anywhere mackerel school or where you need bait-zone assessment

- Moderate to strong current (the rig’s weight and profile hold in drift)

- Over banks, ledges, shoals, and open water where bait congregates

- Both inshore harbors and offshore tuna grounds

• Observational Factors (O)

- Birds working the surface — mackerel schools below

- Marks on the sounder showing bait columns

- Need to confirm what species of bait are present before rigging

- Livewell is empty and you need fresh bait for tuna

- Kids or guests on the boat who need action while you scout

• Structure + Approach (S + A)

- Open water over marked schools (bait-making)

- Offshore banks and ledges (mackerel staging, cod/haddock teaser application)

- Harbor mouths and jetties (nearshore mackerel, spring/fall)

- Tuna grounds pre-fishing (livewell filling, chunk prep)

• Techniques (T)

- Drop-and-Crank — Primary bait-making technique

- Slow Troll — Locating and intercepting spread schools

- Groundfish Teaser — Paired with jig for cod/haddock on bottom

- Forage Confirmation — Quick-drop scouting for bait identification

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• (6) 3/0 Diesel Mack Bait Rigs