Skinned hooklinks have been widely available for many years now, Ultra Skin now offers significant improvements in terms of feel, colour, finish and ease of use.
It is really the softest and supplest material of its type; with the colours carefully specified and tweaked until we were 100% satisfied they were the best hue and 100% correct.
The matt finish isn’t only for show; it really helps the material blend into the aquatic environment and the soft feel means that if a fish bumps into it, whilst feeding on a baited spot, it feels ‘natural’ and is less likely to alarm a fish that may be a bit ‘edgy’. Of course this is also helped by the fact that the material sinks well, and is more likely to settle flush to the lake bed.
As anglers we realise that most soft hooklinks need pinning down (because the hook bait tends to drop nearer the lead than the length of the hooklink) and a blob of Critical Mass tungsten putty half way along the hooklink really makes a difference to your final presentation – even with really heavy hooklink materials like Ultra Skin – particularly if you’re fishing on hard spots that are very clean due to feeding fish.
Ultra Skin is easy to strip and will not rupture whilst tightening down a well tied ‘figure of 8’ loop knot.
The unique polymer mix used in the skin means that Ultra Skin straightens easily*, even just using your fingertips.
(*Keeping your hooklinks straight is important, as it improves the manner in which the rig settles and helps to alleviate tangles. Sometimes it’s the little things that make a big difference in terms of a rig’s overall performance.)
Pretty thick for the actual breaking strain and sinks alot slower than other sinking braids that offer better performance for casting etc. much better alternatives available
Very impressed with sonik sleep system bought it for my partner as he does a lot of fishing. He said sleeping back was nice and warm . Would recommend.
Brilliant set up when you want to go light and move around and the chair is comfy for a more stationary session.
Fellow anglers get caught by shiny adds, smart anglers get caught by gardener tackle
When you first open the box you are impressed by this reel and the huge spools, which are shallow. To have a cloth bag and a spare spool too at this price point is a bonus. The handle is quick folding and snaps together well. When you first wind the reel you notice there is quite a bit of play in the handle and the gearing. I loaded one spool with 0.08 Preston braid and the other with 8lb Preston sinking feeder line. I didn’t need backing line on the 8lb line as the spool holds 150m of 0.26mm which this line is rated at. I did need backing on the thinner 0.08mm braid of course, so if Preston did a reducer that would have helped, maybe something they could offer on the future. On the bank I used the braid for bream fishing on a large reservoir. The casting is superb with a definite increase in my distance. I usually fish around 50 to 60 metres but I increased my distance to around 80 metres. I’m not a great caster but I did go for a big cast at the end of the session and managed to reach 100 metres. The Dual line clips are good too. You can fish two different distances. I would recommend doubling up the braid around the clips even though the do have a bit of spring in them. This helps avoid crack offs. The bail arm clicks over well. The play in the handle and gears virtually disappeared when the reel was under load when winding back feeders through the water. The retrieve is swift and you can really crank this reel quickly. Playing fish was a joy too as the clutch is fairly smooth and gives line if the fish bolts (providing you have set it properly) and is easy to adjust during the fight as the front drag knob is large and easy to find quickly. At this price point I’d highly recommend this reel for distance and heavier feeder work.
Quality you would expect from Drennan, goes well with my 12ft 1lb t.c.
I bought two of these for my spod and marker setup. Keep my rods and reels protected when transporting them to and from the bank.
Good bag had a little problem with the zip but no problem the product support tea was fast to sort the product out
Still to fish using the oils because I want them to soak for a while. Both oils smelled strong . The order was completed really quickly, well packaged so can't complain there. Will use the site/ shop again.
The triporter kit has transformed my barrow into a easy to use and push. I'm a disabled angler who was struggling trying to lift and push my barrow, not any Moore, brilliant price of kit. Many thanks tackle Tavern.
Wow £9.99 for a Nash net that is basically giving it to you I could not buy it at this price
Daiwa 7ft Feeder Rod lovely bit of kit a mist have in an fisherman’s rod bag.
It is so easy to put on i wish it was like the old style wraps for it to be longer at front to give you more space but it does the job
Great item well packaged and sold at at a great price easy to use and ideal for match fishing ,prompt delivery fantastic service
Many thanks
Great items lightweight and fit well , delivered on time and well packaged .sold at a very competitive price and faultless transaction .will be using this service again
Many thanks Chris
They are Really comfortable to wear would highly recommend