TACKLE INDEX DATABASE
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89%RidgeMonkey
Clear / ultra-clear, 0.28mm, 10lb / 4.5kg, 100m spool
A slim, clear nylon hooklink aimed squarely at zig rigs and floater work. Low-key, versatile and nicely priced for keeping things tidy when the carp are looking up.
89%Fox Rage
Available in 0.75 mm, 0.90 mm and 1.10 mm diameters
A ready-tied fluorocarbon leader for predator anglers who want a tough, tidy connection without faffing around tying up from scratch.
87%Drennan
Drennan 7 Strand Pike Wire, also listed as Drennan Pike Wire Trace
A dark bronze, seven-strand wire trace for pike anglers who want dependable bite protection without turning a neat lure or deadbait rig into a total faff.
89%ESP
Camo Sink Link
A fast-sinking, un-coated Dyneema braid for anglers who want a supple hooklink that hugs the deck and doesn’t shout about itself.
89%Korda
Dark Matter Leaders range, including Heli-Safe Leader, Ring Swivel Leader and Hybrid Lead Clip Leader
Pre-tied fused leaders with integral tungsten sections, several rig-ready options and proper abrasion resistance. A cracking shortcut when you want your end tackle sitting tight on the deck.
ESP
ESP Power Thread
Fine, strong and dead handy, ESP Power Thread makes attaching awkward hookbaits and tying neat hair rigs a whole lot less faffy.
88%ESP
ESP Camo Sink Link
A silky, heavy-sinking braided hooklink for tidy bottom-bait rigs, subtle presentations and anglers who’d rather keep the rig close to the lake bed.
ESP
ESP Soft Peach Skin
A soft, subtle-coated hooklink that gives you the best of both worlds: neat presentation, plenty of movement and no daft faff when you’re tying rigs on the bank.
87%Drennan
15m spool, available from 15lb to 28lb
A proper versatile trace-making wire for building neat, reliable pike hooklinks without paying over the odds.
88%Korda
Coated braid hooklink
A soft, camo-coated braid hooklink that gives you plenty of rig options, from bottom baits to pop-ups, without making life awkward on the bank.
88%ESP
ESP Soft-Steel Fluorocarbon
A low-visibility fluorocarbon that gives coarse and match anglers a neat, reliable way to fish subtle hooklinks without loads of faff.
ESP
Predator Fluorocarbon hooklink material
A low-visibility fluorocarbon hooklink for predator anglers who want a neat trace, decent abrasion resistance and less faff than wire.
87%Drennan
Drennan 7 Strand Pike Trace Wire / E-SOX 7 Strand Pike Wire
Want to tie your own pike traces without faffing about with bargain-bin wire? Drennan’s 7 Strand Pike Trace Wire gives you a tough, dark bronze hooklink in four useful breaking strains.
90%Airflo
7ft Trout Polyleader
A dead-handy way to get your trout fly down without rebuilding the business end of your setup.
90%Korda
30lb, 1m leader
Want a pinned-down helicopter rig without faffing about with leadcore? The Korda Dark Matter Heli Leader gives you a ready-made, abrasion-resistant setup with the No Trace System built in.
88%Drennan
Super Trace, Green Pike Wire and Soft Strand Wire
Three useful pike trace options on 15m spools, from slim coated wire to properly supple, knot-friendly strand.
87%Drennan
Pikeflex Wire hooklink material
A tidy, flexible wire hooklink for lure and deadbait pike anglers who want reliable bite protection without turning a rig into a stiff old clothes line.
ESP
Camo braided hooklink
A supple, camouflaged braid that’s handy for match-style rigs, natural hookbait movement and situations where a stiff link just feels a bit too clunky.
90%Korda
Korda Kamo Coated Hooklink
Tough, camouflaged and easy to strip, Korda Kamo Coated Hooklink gives you the control of a coated braid without making rig tying a right faff.
90%Korda
Korda Dark Matter Braid
A heavy, supple braid that gets down quickly, hugs the lake bed and keeps your hooklink nicely tucked away. Handy stuff for bags, bottom baits and a whole load of everyday carp rigs.
89%Korda
Korda Kamo Coated Braid
A tough, strippable coated braid with a banded camo finish, built for combi rigs, multi-rigs and awkward lake beds where a bit of subtlety matters.
88%Greys
Greys GX Fluorocarbon Tippet Material
A tidy, low-diameter fluorocarbon tippet for fly anglers who want a clean turnover, a decent sink rate and knots they can trust when a proper fish shows up.
89%Fulling Mill
Masterclass Copolymer Tippet
A beautifully soft copolymer tippet for dry flies, delicate presentations and keeping your flies riding high without the stiffness of fluorocarbon.
88%Fox
10m spool · 26lb, 40lb or 65lb
A proper handy spool of coated steel wire for building pike and predator traces, with enough flexibility for bait and lure work without turning into a kinked mess.
84%Drennan
15m spool · 24lb, 28lb, 34lb and 40lb options
Nylon-coated, seven-strand stainless wire for making your own pike traces, with four strengths and a handy 15m spool. Straightforward kit — just give those connections the attention they deserve.
88%Airflo
5ft Trout — available in seven densities
A compact tapered leader for single-fly trout fishing, with seven density choices and room to tailor your tippet. Pick the right version and it’s a cracking little problem-solver.
85%Fox Rage
40m cartridge; eight breaking-strain options
A 40m fluorocarbon cartridge for building drop-shot and jig leaders, with plenty of choice over diameter. Dead handy for perch fishing — just don’t mistake it for a pike trace.
83%Fox Rage
41.64lb / 0.60mm / 30m; 60.19lb / 0.75mm / 25m; 79.37lb / 0.90mm / 20m
Heavy fluorocarbon for lure anglers who want abrasion resistance and a less obvious leader. Just don’t mistake a hefty breaking strain for protection against pike teeth.
85%Airflo
Sightfree G3 Fluorocarbon · 50m and 100m spool options
Airflo’s Sightfree G3 gives fly anglers abrasion-resistant fluorocarbon with a little stiffness to help turnover. A handy option for nymphs, buzzers and wet flies — just don’t confuse low visibility with actual invisibility.
89%ESP
Soft and Semi-Stiff
A heavy-sinking coated hooklink with a choice of Soft or Semi-Stiff, easy stripping and no need for steaming. Proper useful stuff for building tidy carp rigs without turning rig prep into a palaver.
81%Drennan
Double Strength range · 50m and 100m spools
A neutral-tone mono with a broad choice of strengths, from delicate silverfish hooklengths to heavier coarse work. The trick is choosing by diameter and swim conditions—not getting carried away by the name.
86%Drennan
Clear · 50m spool · Multiple diameters
Clear, supple hooklength mono with knot-strength labelling and a broad choice of diameters. A sensible fit for float, feeder and pole fishing — without making rig tying a faff.
81%Drennan
50m spools; 2lb–12lb options covered here
Pure fluorocarbon, 50m spools and a useful spread of diameters. Acolyte gives you plenty of scope for fine coarse-fishing hooklengths, but choosing the right thickness matters more than chasing the lightest label.
86%Drennan
50m hooklength spool; multiple breaking strains
Clear, low-memory mono in handy 50m spools. Supplex makes sense for anglers who tie their own hooklengths and want flexibility rather than a stiff carp hooklink.
84%Drennan
50m spools · 0.9lb to 10lb
Proper fluorocarbon, a useful spread of diameters and 50m to work with. A handy option for thoughtful coarse anglers, rather than a magic fix for a quiet swim.
88%Korda
N-Trap Soft coated braid, 20lb 20m (also 15lb and 30lb; Weedy Green, Gravel Brown, Silt)
N-Trap Soft is one of Korda's earliest coated braids and still one of their most popular, with a tough matt coating over a Dyneema core, easy to strip and limp enough to sit flush on the lakebed, in three colours and three breaking strains.
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