useful small item of tackle?

[hunters moon]

what would you say has been the most useful small item of tackle you have bought, not an easy question I know as we carry so many useful bits &bob's. I think mine would have to-be my drennan hook tyer from a size 8 down to size 24 tied in seconds.



....I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily without regret.
....Roderick haig-brown.

 

[barbelboi]

Probably hooks.........

 

[Peter Jacobs]

Two spring to mind straight away:

1. A wind knot picker from Sensas - I've had this for a number of years and think I use it every time the pole comes out of the holdall

2. A Stotta or Stotz pincers which are invaluable

 

[ravey]

Styl pincers, which I also use for putting on lead shot (8,s and smaller), and for squeezing down hook barbs. Can also be used as a hook tyer.

Small pair of 'Fiskars' orange-handled scissors.

Drennan boilie needle (the short orange-handled type), which apart from hair-rigging baits, is used as a knot picker and for help with tying knots (threading short ends through tiny loops).

Three very useful bits of kit, without which those 'simple' tasks would be made so much more difficult, especially in cold/wet weather!

 

[peter crabtree]

Mine has to be my Leviapiombo shot remover. Takes shots and stotz off without damaging the line. The metal pieces at the ends of each handle also acts as a shot slider and shot pincer

Stonfo Levapiombo Shot Remover Weights and Feeders | BobCo Fishing Tackle, Leeds

 

[john step]

Stotz which revolutionise my ability to use No.8s (fat fingers)
Enterprise ledger stops. I don't ledger without them.(tangles are rare)

 

[binka]

I reckon mine has to be the pellet bander, it's opened up a whole new set of possibilities since I started using one and I've banded, other than pellets, meat, prawns, crust, sweetcorn, bunches of worms etc etc. all to great effect.

 

[cal_sutt]

I reckon mine has to be the pellet bander, it's opened up a whole new set of possibilities since I started using one and I've banded, other than pellets, meat, prawns, crust, sweetcorn, bunches of worms etc etc. all to great effect.

I like the idea of banding a bunch of worms! Definitely trying that on this years 3lb+ perch quest!

 

[ru123]

It's got to be the seymo loop tyer wouldn't be without it now.

 

[steph mckenzie]

Styl Pincers, Nail Clippers, Discorgers, Float Adaptors, Link Swivels, Hook Tyer, Seymo Loop Tyer.

 

[BarryC]

Was gonna say my seymo loop tyer but realised I could if pushed tie a loop without it. But theres no way I could tie a size 18 spade end to a 1.5 lb hooklength without my hook tyer.

 

[Steve2020]

Based on the fact that I used it frequently both on the water's edge and at home it's gotta be the matchman hook tyer, perfectly tyed spade end hooks every time ...
Had to edit this post Jan as I've just noticed another post that is relevant to me, my addition is the pellet bander I'd be useless without it as I've already attempted attaching pellets with bands without it unsuccessfully.

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[Derek Gibson]

A small carborundum stone for touching up the points of the trebles on my lures it really is indispensibe and used often.

 

[slaphead]

Pre-tied hook lengths, in various types and sizes.

 

[paul1234]

Drennan grippa stops and float stops,and korum line snips


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[pidgergj]

I reckon mine has to be the pellet bander, it's opened up a whole new set of possibilities since I started using one and I've banded, other than pellets, meat, prawns, crust, sweetcorn, bunches of worms etc etc. all to great effect.

it was only last week that i realised other baits other than pellets could be banded........dont know why i didnt realise sooner mg:mg:

 

[InteraX]

Drennan boilie needle (the short orange-handled type), which apart from hair-rigging baits, is used as a knot picker and for help with tying knots (threading short ends through tiny loops).

I have to second that. Incredibly useful for knots, but almost useless for boilies. Splits them almost all the time.

There are 2 types that Drennan do. One which has a tapered shaft and a formed hook at the end which is the one I use for knots. I use it all the time.

The other is a proper needle with a barb which is great for boilies.

The other item has to be my knot pullers. Great for making sure they are tight and won't give.

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[blackout]

disgorger!
I couldnt fish without one and very handy yesterday on the L&L canal with them perch.

 

[David Rogers 3]

My Eze-Lap diamond hook sharpener, without a doubt.

 

[benny samways]

A little yellow Solar hair rig gizmo that I got free from a magazine. Very useful for making rigs compliant with OCD.