The Mini Heli-Safe is a scaled-down, compact version of the original and retains all of the features that helped to make it such a big success…plus a few more.
It still works in exactly the same way, which was revolutionary when the Heli-Safe first hit the market. We were able to arm anglers with a way of fishing any helicopter style presentation, but with the ability to drop the lead as soon as a fish was hooked. This was a huge advantage in weedy or snaggy situations, or when using set-ups such as chod rigs.
The Heli-Safe also allowed anglers to fish this way quickly and efficiently, by simply tying a leader onto the system, and the product did the rest, releasing the lead as soon as the hook swivel pulled against the top of the bead. The technology has moved on since then, and we’ve been able to make the system far smaller, which not only makes it less obtrusive on the lakebed; but also reduces drag in the air and will improve distance when fishing at extreme ranges; as well as reducing the chances of tangling in weed or snags during the fight, once the lead has been jettisoned.
As well as being more compact, the biggest difference to the original is that it now has three different ways that it can be set up: it comes supplied with the normal tension spring that you will be familiar with from the original, and which allows the lead to be dropped as soon as there is any pressure on the top of the Heli-Safe; but it is also now supplied with a red spring which requires significantly more pressure to be applied before it ejects the lead, and is perfect in situations where you only need to get rid of the lead on occasional times and the lake is fairly weed and snag-free; plus it still comes with a collar, like the original, which prevents the lead from being ejected at all.
The Mini Heli-Safe comes supplied with a size 11 QC Swivel and can be fished naked, or with leadcore. Despite its small size, it is still incredibly strong and can withstand the force of using any leads in our range, even when casting extreme distances.
NOTE: Mini Heli-Safe is not compatible with Dark Matter leaders or the Heli-Safe tubing kit.
Colours: Weed or Gravel
Quantity: 2 per pack
