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!
