Vince Maddock
Senior Member
Just about to order some 6 and 8oz leads for my first visit to the tidal Trent. I've always used normal gripper leads but I'm wondering if the 'new' anchor style leads are an improvement or do they just look nice?
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I own plenty of both. Never noticed any difference regarding the way they stay on the bottom to be honest.Just about to order some 6 and 8oz leads for my first visit to the tidal Trent. I've always used normal gripper leads but I'm wondering if the 'new' anchor style leads are an improvement or do they just look nice?
Thanks RichardI own plenty of both. Never noticed any difference regarding the way they stay on the bottom to be honest.
pair shaped grippers definitely cast better in the like for like sizes but the newer anchor gripper patterns have bigger holes so you can cram them full of paste or attraction better.
Never come across anchor leads, what do these look like?
YES now you mention it the triangular shape could cause it to jam in rocks moreI have seen these, rocks love them.
YES now you mention it the triangular shape could cause it to jam in rocks more
BUT the lead would probably work a lot better if the swivel was the other end and less chance of it wedging in rocks on the retrieve?
There’s just Not the density in a stone to make it even close to as useful as lead on a venue like the tidal Trent.
I make my own gripper leads at home. A typical gripper shape, that after cooling down, I turn on the side and hammer into an oval shape. I firmly believe, you end up snagging less.For tackle grave yards I hammer home made leads flat. I have an adjustable mould that has a plunger to make leads from 4-9oz, it's a sea lead mould but the fish don't know that.
I haven't done side by side comparisons but I reckon a flattened 4oz will hold as well as a 6oz bomb.