Kickers may only be a bent piece of rubber, but often the simplest things in fishing have the biggest impact, and these will help to improve the hooking potential of a multitude of different rigs.
The bent hook rig was incredibly effective at taking hold in a fish’s mouth, but it also caused a lot of damage, and so for years anglers have been using pieces of shrink tubing to replicate the effect. Kickers take away all the faff, as they give the same effect but simply by sliding one over the eye of your hook, rather than having to fiddle around with steaming anything.
They are also perfect for use with spinner rigs, and we now do an XL version which can be used in conjunction with our new XX Spinner Swivels. Some anglers will want to camouflage their hook as much as possible, and the green or brown version is perfect for that, but in some venues a brightly coloured piece of tubing on your hook can actually increase the chances of it being picked up, see there are also red/white and yellow/pink mixed versions, if you want to add a splash of colour to your hook. Plus, those anglers who use natural baits such as worms 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 a robust rubber, with four different sizes to suit whichever hook 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 1s and 2s – all of which will fit perfectly in place over the eye. When you hook a fish, the Kicker will pull straight during the fight, but then return to its original shape and is ready to be re-used.
Each pack contains 10 Kickers.
