Korda has developed its own slant on the line aligner principle, simply called Kickers. This is in a range of colours, including pink and yellow for a high attract hook for baits such as a Pop Up, or even maggot rigs.
Kickers may just be a bent piece of rubber, but often the
simplest things in fishing have the biggest impact, and these will help improve
the hooking potential of a multitude of different rigs.
The bent hook set-up was incredibly effective at taking a
hold in the mouth of a fish, but also caused a lot of damage, and so for years
anglers have been using pieces of shrink tubing to replicate its effect.
Kickers take all the hassle out of that, as they give the same effect but by
simply sliding one over the eye of your hook, rather than having to mess around
steaming anything.
They are also perfect for use with spinner rigs and Korda
now do an XL version which can be used in conjunction with their new Spinner
Swivels XX. Some anglers want to camouflage their rig as much as possible, and
the Green or Brown version is perfect for that, but on some venues a brightly
coloured piece of tubing on the hook can actually make it more likely to be
picked up see there is also mixed Red/White and Yellow/Pink versions, if you do
want to add a splash of colour to your hook. In addition, those anglers that
use natural hook baits such as maggots and casters or regularly fish in silt
where bloodworm are prevalent, the latest addition to the kicker range is the
Bloodworm Red version.
All kickers regardless of colour are made from robust
rubber, with four different sizes to suit the hook that you are using – small
for sizes 10 and 12; medium for sizes 6 and 8; large for sizes 2 and 4 and the
XL version for size 1 and 2, all fit snugly in place over the eye. When you
hook a fish the Kicker will pull straight during the fight but will then return
to its original shape and ready to be used again.
You get 10 Kickers in each pack.
Improves hooking efficiency
Easy to slide onto your hook
Multiple colours and sizes
Bloodworm Red version available