mate ive had the same problem, the esp stuff is good but cannot hold up to large hard lakes. I used to loose leads just catsing with the esp bolt clips. USE KORDA! buy a korda lead clip pack 4 £5 u get tail rubbers clips n tubing all good stuff. as for hooklink use the korda hybrid hooklink its the stiffest there is!. use a heaver lead aswell mate 3oz much better hookin potential. ure hooklinks shud be 4-5 inches long and as advice id say use korda longshank x hooks, all together uve got the best rig there is. use heat shrink tubing on ure hooklinks aswell it increases hookin potential. All these put together a great chance of hooking fish, as u may have fish feedin on ure bait and ejectin it without any sign on the bite alarms! use this advise n i guarantee more catches as 4 tangles the bore tubing and the stiff braid will prevent this
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