Kickers
may just be a bent piece of rubber, but often the simplest things in
fishing have the biggest impact, and these will help improve the hooking
potential of a multitude of different rigs.
The bent hook set-up was incredibly effective at taking a hold in the
mouth of a fish, but also caused a lot of damage, and so for years
anglers have been using pieces of shrink tubing to replicate its effect.
Kickers take all the hassle out of that, as they give the same effect
but by simply sliding one over the eye of your hook, rather than having
to mess around steaming anything.
They are also perfect for use with spinner rigs. Some anglers want to
camouflage their rig as much as possible, and the Green or Brown version
is perfect for that, but on some venues a brightly coloured piece of
tubing on the hook can actually make it more likely to be picked up see
there is also mixed Red/White and Yellow/Pink versions, if you do want
to add a splash of colour to your hook. In addition, those anglers that
use natural hook baits such as maggots 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 robust rubber, with three
different sizes to suit the hook that you are using small for sizes 10
and 12; medium for sizes 6 and 8; large for sizes 2 and 4 so that they
stay snugly in place over the eye. When you hook a fish the Kicker will
pull straight during the fight but will then return to its original
shape and ready to be used again. You get ten Kickers in each pack.