This is one of those ideas that makes you wonder why nobody has though of it before. Here is a small invention that will save anglers a good deal of money and reduce their blood pressure when fishing over snaggy ground!
In the past we have had to use ‘Rotten Bottom’ rigs and suffer heavy tackle losses when fishing amongst rocks and other snags until now.
In tests this weight was cast over snaggy ground 100 times and only one weight was lost. The lead equivalent suffered a 100% loss rate.
The manufacturer guarantees that this weight will pull out of any snag.
If the weight gets too badly snagged to come free with a single pull then the weight has a ‘pulse’ action which will free it, the angler pulls and releases tension on the line several times and the weight will pull free.
The weight is less dense than lead, which combined with a smooth profile tends to prevent snagging in the first place and allows the weight to lift off from the bottom more quickly than the lead equivalent.
You can attach the weight directly to your trace, as there is no need for a ‘Rotten Bottom’ link.
The weights are available in a range of sizes from ¼ oz to 6ozs which means that they will be of interest to the coarse angler as well as the sea angler.
Prices range from £0:65p for the 1/4oz to £2:00p for the 6oz. At present, the ‘Stretchaway’ weight is only available through Chris Webb at:
Bait’n’Tackle
52a StAnnes Road.
Blackpool.
Lancs.
Tel 01253-470004
E-mail chris@baitntackle.co.uk
Website: http://www.baitntackle.co.uk/
17/05/01
