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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.

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


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


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


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.