Heli-Safe - Lead Systems

A uniquely designed product allowing the angler the choice to drop their leads, whilst fishing helicopter lead arrangements

We needed a solution to a problem that anglers have been faced with for some time, how to safely and consistently discharge the lead when fishing with a helicopter setup...

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In order to be a true game-changing product, the Heli-Safe had to fulfill some important criteria…

One such criterion was the ability to fish chod rigs at range. The heavy leads needed to fish at long range often become a problem once a fish is hooked. The combination of a very short hook link and large lead would often result in dropped fish.

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Likewise, venues that had been choked by weed often dictated that dropping the lead was paramount, something that just isn’t consistently possible with conventional systems. The demand from anglers to produce a drop-off lead system for use in these situations pushed us to develop the product you see before you.

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The Heli-Safe System enables you to drop the lead when the situation calls for it. When used in conjunction with our unique Helicopter Safety System and unique No-Trace Beads, you can fish a rotary-rig setup in situations that would have previously led to the loss of hooked fish.

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The system works by employing a pressure-release function, not seen in the angling world until now. The latched lead clip will open once a hooked fish pulls against the angler, allowing the lead to drop free.

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By threading a Barrel Bead onto the leader above the Heli Safe, you will prevent the lead from discharging, should you pick up weed or other detritus on the retrieve. Once engaged in battle though, the bead will simply pull down and allow the lead to discharge.

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The unique design enables the angler to choose when to drop the lead, and when to retain it. In situations where it’s not necessary to discharge the lead, a small plastic collar (which is supplied in the kit) can be fitted to fix the lead in place.

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This ingenious system revolutionised fishing with helicopter rigs, as it meant that leads could consistently be discharged as soon as you hooked a fish, whenever the situation meant that this was essential. Tom Dove

The Heli-Safe system has been a major part of many anglers' armoury since its release back in 2014. The unique offering from this system allowed its users to fish in ways previously impossible. This breakthrough meant that this product could immediately help you catch more carp.

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Mini Heli-Safe System

The Mini Heli-Safe is a scaled-down, compact version of the original and retains all of the features that helped to make it such a huge success… plus a few more.

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They say good things come in small packages, and thats exactly what this is. Rob Burgess

Rob Burgess talks Mini Heli-Safes

It still works in exactly the same way, which was revolutionary when the Heli-Safe first hit the market.

However, we have since managed to make the system much smaller, which not only makes it less obtrusive on the lake bed; but also reduces drag through the air and will improve your distance when fishing at extreme range; as well as making it less likely to get caught in weed or snags during the fight, once the lead has been jettisoned.

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Aside from being more compact, the biggest difference to the original is that it now has three different ways that it can be set – it comes fitted with the normal tensioning spring that you will be familiar with from the original and which allows the lead to be dropped as soon as there is any pressure on the top of the Heli-Safe; but is also now supplied with a red spring which requires significantly more pressure to be applied before it ejects the lead, and is perfect in situations where you only need to get rid of the lead on the odd occasion and the lake is fairly clear of weed and snags; it also still comes with a collar, like the original, that prevents the lead from being ejected at all.

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How can I use the Heli-Safe system?

Leadcore - Naked - Tubing Kit

Plus available Ready Tied on Dark Matter Leaders and Leadcore

NOTE: Mini Heli-Safe is not compatible with Dark Matter leaders or the Heli-Safe Tubing Kit.

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