I've
been taking time out from piking to catch some other
species and now stock some of the bits and bats I've been using. There
may well be more added in time. Other odds and ends for the specialist angler
can be found throughout this site - it's not all lures and trebles!
HOOKS
OWNER
SINGLE HOOKS
As
with all Owner hooks the pack quantities vary with the size of the hook (the bigger
the hook the fewer per pack) - and the hook sizes are not always the same as other
brands, or even as other Owner patterns! If there is another Owner pattern you
would prefer, please ask as I can quickly get hold of any of the patterns available
in the UK.
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C-4 Aya (50924) Wide
gape, strong wire, down eye, curved in point. My favourite barbel hook - usually
in a #2, sometimes a #4 or a #6. The
curved point seems less prone to getting 'turned over' on rocks and so on. Stocked
in sizes 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. £2.50 per pack |
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| C-5
Iseama The C-5 is a popular hook if a fine wire presentation is required,
but prone to open out on large fish (as I know from experience). Stocked
in sizes 12, 10, 8. Other sizes to order. £2.50 per pack |
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| C-5X
Iseama The C-5 is a popular hook if a fine wire presentation is required,
but prone to open out on large fish (as I know from experience). It is now available
in stronger wire. As the C-5X is available in sizes down to a #12 it is suitable
for tench as well as barbel. Wide gape, strong wire, straight eye, curved in point. Stocked
in sizes 12, 10, 8, 6. Other sizes to order. £2.50 per pack |
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SSW Needle Point 5115 I've
found the up-eye of this hook to be more reliable when using a knotless knot on
mono hooklinks. Not quite as strong as the C-4 Aya. Stocked
in sizes 8, 6, 4, 2. £2.50 per pack |
BAIT
PRESENTATION
PASTE
COILS Small or Large : £2.20
per 20
Mould paste baits around these.
Either thread on to a standard hair rig, or (as I prefer) tie to the end of the
hair - see here. Can be
stretched to make almost any size of bait.
STAY
PUT HAIR RIGGERS Small or
Large
: £2.30 per 10
Tie one of these wire
coils on the end of the hair and screw it into soft baits like luncheon meat.
Can also be used for moulding paste around but the coils are cheaper!
BULK
PVA BAGS AND STRING
LIQUIDUS
TUBE RIG BAGS : £7.00 per 50
60mm x 200mm fast melting PVA bags. Can be easily knotted if partially filled,
or cut up and sealed to make smaller bags.
LIQUIDUS
BAGS XL : £7.50 per 50
100mm x 130mm.
LIQUIDUS BAGS
: £7.50 per 50
80mm x 160mm.
PVA
MESH AND AUTO-FILLER : £8.00
each
5 metres of PVA mesh tube on a
plastic filler in a translucent plastic outer case. The outer tube makes a good
case for Baitrunner spools!
PVA MESH
TUBE : £5.00 per 5m
Supplied on spools to top up your Auto-Filler.
PVA
STRING : £3.30
Supplied on 'dental floss' dispenser - approx 25m.
BAIT
DROPPERS
| SEYMO
TEARDROP BAIT DROPPER Small
: £5.99 Large
: £6.99 Extra Large
: £7.99 |
SPOD
| BLAST
OFF SPOD Large : £ 2.99 A
spod that does the job. |
OTHER
STUFF
Bomb
moulds can save you a fortune if you fish snaggy rivers. Flat Pear and
Grip Pear are recommended - or make Distance Bombs and hit them with a mallet
to flatten them!
Power
Swivels are the bees knees - I use size 8 for barbel rigs and size 10
for tench, bream and so forth.
Power
Pro braid is the only choice for braided mainline - 30lb being my preference
for barbel.
There are other useful bits
of terminal tackle here and there on the site.
I can custom build rods for specialist anglers on any of Harrison's stock blanks
- ranging from their eleven foot Avon blanks to the heaviest Chimera - plus one
or two lesser known blanks. More info on the Specialist
Rods page.