Hook Links & Leaders

ESP Camo Sink Link, ESP Camo Sink Link is a super strong, soft un-coated braided hook link material which takes camouflage to the next level. Tightly woven with a silky smooth feel and featuring alternating tones of colour which act to break up the outline of the hook link making it really inconspicuous, this provides a definite edge when fishing for pressured, rig shy carp in clear water. Although dyneema based for maximum strength, the special combination of interwoven fibres makes this braid sink heavily and its suppleness ensures it hugs the contours of the lake bed. Perfect for a variety of presentations such as stiff / soft or reverse combi rigs when used in conjunction with a stiffer material such as Ghost fluorocarbon or for simple braided bottom bait rigs, especially on waters where stiffer materials may be treated with suspicion or for stalking at close quarters. Available in two colour ranges, camo brown and green which blends in perfectly over weed and 3 tone brown which is virtually invisible over gravel, in 15lb, 20lb and 25lb on handy little 10m spools.

The Stiff Rig relies on a rigid hooklink to stand the bait off a fixed distance from the lead. The rigidity of the rig improves the effectiveness of the bolt rig system and provides a more efficient self-hooking mechanism. ESP Stiff Rig Bristle Filament is a low visibility, clear, filament with exceptional knot strength and abrasion resistance. However, its key property is that once smoothed out and tensioned into a straight length it has an almost 'spring loaded' quality which provides the ultimate stiff rig material. It is also the perfect material for chod rigs and the hook section on a hinge rig, where the filament can be set into the perfect curve for optimum hooking efficiency.

Bulk 25m spools now available in 3 crucial colours: Weedy Green, Sandy Gravel and Choddy Silt- Individual shades darken down when wet to blend perfectly with their respective backgrounds- 45lb (20.5kg) breaking strain- Fast sinking, reliably strong, easy to splice- Extremely supple due to the soft lead core- Hugs the bottom and follows its contours- Some of the most inconspicuous and efficient leaders available Splicing leadcore produces an extremely neat joint which is stronger and far more streamlined than any knot. Exhaustive breaking strain tests have shown that a spliced section of approximately 30mm (1 ½inch) is sufficient to obtain maximum join strength.

This tough, semi-stiff, matte camo braid is the perfect all-round coated hooklink. Tried, tested and perfected in conjunction with Terry Hearn, this hooklink doesn’t require putty or steaming. All 10 metres fall straight off the spool and sink to the lakebed.

ESP Tungsten Loaded is a heavy sinking coated braid with an ultra-strong Dyneema core. Since its launch in 2015 it has become widely regarded as the best coated hooklink available. The tough, matt camo tungsten coating sinks heavily and strips easily while being resilient to fracturing on knots. Straightens without steaming. The super strong Dyneema core has an achievable knot strength of over 30lb. This soft version is perfect for subtle presentations with hook baits such as small boilies and nuts. Balanced or buoyant baits combined with the inherent suppleness of the braid will help the rig settle perfectly while still pushing the bait away from the lead. Available in muted camo weedy green, camo brown and choddy silt. Supplied on a 10m designer spool to fit the popular tackle boxes. Tried, tested and perfected in conjunction with Terry Hearn.

ESP Chod Rig Leadcore Leaders, ESP Chod Leaders are designed to be used in conjunction with the incredibly effective chod rig presentation. Made using ESP Leadcore and including Leadcore Stop Beads and the specially designed ESP Chod Rig Sleeve plus a quick change clip link to hold the lead. Perfect when used with the ESP ready made chod rig, the top bead is simply removed before sliding the chod rig hook link on and replacing the top bead over the short section of silicone tube. The Chod Rig Sleeve acts as a streamlined sleeve housing the lead retaining clip link and the extended section of soft silicone tube provides a shock absorbing buffer when playing fish and also prevents the hook point from coming into contact with the lead on the cast. ESP Leadcore is highly abrasion resistant, extremely supple and leaders are spliced at both ends to give a streamlined joint with maximum breaking strain. Available in Choddy Silt, Original Camo and Weedy Green with 3 leaders per packet in 1.0m lengths

Simple non-nonsense coated hooklink material. Great for rigs were stripping back some of the outer coating gives your hookbaits freedom of movement in the water.

Simple non-nonsense coated hooklink material. Great for rigs were stripping back some of the outer coating gives your hookbaits freedom of movement in the water.

The perfect hooklength when fishing on the surface! With an improved low visibility Trans Khaki colour and very low diameter – this appears almost invisible for fooling wary carp.

The perfect hooklength when fishing on the surface! With an improved low visibility Trans Khaki colour and very low diameter – this appears almost invisible for fooling wary carp.

A grab and go pack containing two ready built lead clip setups on supersoft Basix leader material. All you need is a lead and hooklink and your ready to fish. Incredibly simple to use these rigs are designed to allow your lead to release from the leader in the event of a breakage or lost fish.

Developed following extensive underwater testing Fox Camo Lead Core is almost exact colouration to ensure the Lead Core matches the colour of its environment, lakes bed! This is thanks to a unique manufacturing process that enables different colourations over a short length of lead core, making it virtually invisible underwater.

This braid is perfect for when the stiff and soft variants just aren't cutting it - this has been developed to aid in the tying of advanced rigs thanks to it's steaming attributes! Features a soft supple camo sinking inner braid with a semi stiff matt camo outer coating which can be steamed perfectly straight to create advanced combi rigs. We recommend removing the outer coating before knotting.

Arma-Kord is an incredibly abrasion-resistant braided line, which is also supple and relatively thin for its breaking strain. It has been designed as a high-performance snag or shock leader for extreme snag fishing or long-range work.

A soft braided camo hooklink material from the Korda Basix range. Available in camo green and ideal for building your own rigs. A much cheaper option than buying expensive ready made ones!

A soft braided camo hooklink material from the Korda Basix range. Available in camo green and ideal for building your own rigs. A much cheaper option than buying expensive ready made ones!

These ready-tied Kable leadcoreleaders are as good as anything that you can construct yourself and save you the time, effort, and any element of doubt that you’ve done it correctly. The only decision you have to make, is what length leader suits the type of fishing situation as the leaders are available in 1m and 50cm long versions.

These ready-tied Kable leadcoreleaders are as good as anything that you can construct yourself and save you the time, effort, and any element of doubt that you’ve done it correctly. The only decision you have to make, is what length leader suits the type of fishing situation as the leaders are available in 1m and 50cm long versions.