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Review - Guru Micro Lead Clips and Square Leads

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Jeff Woodhouse 06/10/2009 14:52:00

Relative newcomer Guru is set to take on the specialist market with some of it's innovative ideas. Jeff Woodhouse reviews a couple of its items here.

Manufacturer says:

"A micro size, unobtrusive answer to allow the safe connection of leads and feeders to your reel line. The design of this lead clip ensures that your feeder or lead can be released from your set-up should it become tethered.

"Not only is this in the interest of the fish safety, but GURU Micro Lead Clips will also help you land more fish as a result.

GURU's specially selected colour gives maximum camouflage on the lake bed to fool educated, wary fish.

"Designed to be used in conjunction with a GURU size 11 Rig System swivel for optimum performance and safety."

Price - £3.99 per pack of ten (includes clips, tail covers, and size 11 swivels)

Reviewer Says:

The pattern of these clips follows previous patterns of lead clip and they do work rather well. The colour will suit a lot of bottoms, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a dark silt colour being made available. It would just give me a little more confidence in our lake and in the river where we have much more silt and the dreaded willow weed although the colour hasn’t affected catches of small carp so far.

In the past I have used another manufacturer’s micro clips for all specimen fish bar heavy carp fishing (for which I do swear by Korda’s stuff), but now Guru have entered this market I may well be buying their gear in the future. It’s first class.

It’s the little attention to detail like the angle put on the tail rubber that could help an easier break away of the lead following a break in the main line. Some anglers, myself included, also cut back the clip that holds the lead just by a millimetre or so to help this even further. It’s up to you whether or not you do this, but everything helps to protect our fish stocks.

So, yes, I am very well pleased with them and shall be switching over my stuff to Guru in future.

Not only, but also ….

Guru Square Leads.

Price £1.99 for three leads in sizes 1/3rd, 2/3rd, and 1oz (same size in a pack i.e.: 3 x 1oz).

Guru claims “The anti-roll shape means that even on sloping lake beds your rig will stay where it lands!”

I can’t say as I don’t think I’ve ever found a slope on our lake bed sufficient to make a normal lead roll, but the statement seems credible enough. The big bonus with these, and something I find very likeable if not strange, is that they are made from a “non-toxic material” (i.e.: not lead) so why are they using the word “lead”? Perhaps it’s time the industry looked at these old terms afresh and maybe used the American “sinker” instead in future.

Fact is, whatever they call them, they seem to be OK. Equipped with a large ring on the swivel so you can put them straight onto the mainline if you wish as a running rig. Nice colour that resembles a rock despite it’s square shape. Just don’t put these into a cup of hot water by mistake expecting a beef tea.

I like these also. A thumbs up all round for Guru then!

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Comments (16 posted):

Paul H on 07/10/2009 07:14:20

I've used some of the Guru hooks recently and have been pleased with those - I used them in size 14 on the river and landed a chub of around 2 or 3 pounds (only bite all day). They have a more circular curve to the design which starts further up the shank than on most other brands and a slightly off-set point. When it came to unhooking the hook was firmly set but came out easily enough by rotating it slightly.

Peter Jacobs on 07/10/2009 08:01:11

I saw some of these products in my 'local' tackle shop last weekend but didn't purchase any at the time. As a 'sister' company of Korda they should have the right pedigree I suppose. I wasn't impressed with the Square Leads; especially in this day and age where we are being tempted to camoflage everything and coat our leads in different coloured powders etc. In all my years fishing I've never found a 'square' stone from a river or lake bed. As for adopting the American term of 'sinker' well, all I'd say is God Forbid! I did like the look of the lead clips though and will probably give them a good test on my local rivers.

jonnie on 07/10/2009 09:02:49

just bought some of their hooks myself- they look v.nice. I like the Idea of the light lead bolt rigs, I agree with peter about the look of them though. not much of a lead clip fan myself.

Yacko on 07/10/2009 09:10:08

I haven't used the Guru products featured here but I have used their 28g In-line Pellet feeder. I found it to cast very well and was quite impressed, the one I have has no elastic (but more than thrupence a pair). I can not work out how they are interchangable or how the elastic ones are non-tether from the packaging though, suppose I would have to buy one to work it out. I have just bought a GURU method feeder, at least it weight as stated- tested it on micro-scales

Frothey on 07/10/2009 09:33:41

The shape of the "square pears" is about hooking efficiency though Peter, though a 1oz bolt rig (for carp) is a bit of an oxymoron. Saying that, I'm using sub 1oz leads a lot at the moment and there aren't many styles - do Guru do some?

Wolfman Woody on 07/10/2009 09:49:35

I use this type of gear on light carp rods when I'm fishing for carp up to 12lbs maybe. The rods are 1¼ and 1½ lbs test curves so aren't going to cast 3ozs leads all that well. Because of the smaller scale of everything, the bolt clips in this size are perfect and a 1oz lead is more than adequate. Square stones? Does a fish understand shapes? There's companies selling glass weights now, but what when they get all scratched and shined like a mirror? Everyone has their thoughts, but if camouflage is what you really want, spray them with those mixed paints you get from Homebase. That's what Scott Ratcliffe does.

Graham Marsden on 07/10/2009 09:53:45

Square stones? Does a fish understand shapes? Try a toy blue whale - ask Bob Roberts:o

Frothey on 07/10/2009 10:11:43

Square stones? Does a fish understand shapes? That's the funny thing with the "Stonez" system - most of the weights are regular shaped ones for casting convinience rather than really odd shapes. If casting efficiency was the problem, just put the odd shaped weight in a pva bag of pellet.....

tewton on 07/10/2009 19:08:05

I quite like the leger weights, they seem to be small for their weight almost like old onces made out of lead. Most of the kit is obscenely priced though, £3 for ten hooks and 4 quid for one feeder.

jonnie on 08/10/2009 00:30:37

I quite like the leger weights, they seem to be small for their weight almost like old onces made out of lead. Most of the kit is obscenely priced though, £3 for ten hooks and 4 quid for one feeder. aye but take a look at carp hooks, most of em 3.50 to 4 squiddies. £4 for a feeder is way OTT though, an expensive feeder imo is on and above £2.

Yacko on 08/10/2009 17:18:21

I quite agree that their feeder are over-priced, however if distance casting is critical it might be worth considering them. I'm no expert on feeder fishing but I thought they seemed to fly a lot better than other feeders / method feeders I have been using. If I was able to go to Clattercote I would have given them a gohttp://www.fishingmagic.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif

Wolfman Woody on 08/10/2009 20:50:53

There'll be a review of their method feeders after ................ Clattercote. Where else? ;)

Peter Jacobs on 09/10/2009 12:25:44

There'll be a review of their method feeders after ................ Clattercote. In which case, and if history is any guide; then I take it that your review will only account for Casting and Retrieving said feeder(s) and won't have anything to do with catching fish? [insert great big daft smiling thing > > > > HERE]

Wolfman Woody on 09/10/2009 12:56:38

In which case, and if history is any guide; then I take it that your review will only account for Casting and Retrieving said feeder(s) and won't have anything to do with catching fish? [insert great big daft smiling thing > > > > HERE] No Peter. In fact, I shall be only too pleased to wipe that big daft smile off your face. The feeders are NOT being tested by ME. Someone a little more competent will be using them. However, I am fishign Clattercote this time with a vengeance. No more taking photos and f*rting around. This time - it's personal!

Sean Meeghan on 10/10/2009 18:21:50

So you won't be putting your brolly up, having a few casts, moaning about the breeze, going for a chat and then amusing yourself by feeding the carp behind the boards? You'd better not be you're fshing for us now! ;)

Wolfman Woody on 10/10/2009 18:34:28

So you won't be putting your brolly up, having a few casts, moaning about the breeze, going for a chat and then amusing yourself by feeding the carp behind the boards? When did I ever do that? Must have been someone else, Sean. :wh

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