LATEST ADDITIONS

With the trend for sharpening hooks, we often argue in the office as to whether, when you’re paying £3 to £5 a packet, you sould have to sharpen them. Well the arrival of the new Kodex Genomic Wide Gape hooks settled our debate; no they do not need sharpening – only after you have banked several fish, of course. With a Micro-Ground finish and chemically edged process that each hook has been subjected to, the ever so slightly leaning point is super-fine, incredibly sharp and wow does it take hold quickly – and that’s just in my hand. I mentioned it slightly leans as opposed to it being a fully fledged beaked point that can alter the hooking potential in certain rig presentations.

Highly nutritional L-Zero-30 replacement Concentrated soluble fish-protein additive Powerful fishy aroma and high salt content PVA-friendly formula for ease of use £4. 25 WWW. BLAKESBAITS. CO.

Lee Jackson’s verdict. . . Extremely supple and heavy, a great leader material.

Supple coated braid hook link Durable mottled outer coating Finished in an unobtrusive camou brown Supplied on 20m spools Available in 20lb breaking strain £12. 49 WWW. DECEPTIONANGLING. CO.