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| The Mirafont Leader and Rig holder. |
When I came across the Mirafont site on the web my first thoughts were what a great idea the Mirafont Leader and Rig Holder was and how much easier it could make my fishing. Once I got it into my hands I put it straight to work preparing for my next trip.
When I fish I generally travel light. Land based fishing can involve a lot of walking sometimes, and carrying a large load of gear can get in the way and be just plain tiring. The Mirafont Rig Holder's light weight means you don't even notice you're carrying it; however its size does mean that it takes up a bit of space in a small tackle bag. Each Mirafont holder can take up to eight different rigs so I found that at the most I carried only two on any given fishing trip but usually managed with one. I did find it useful however to have several at home so I could have them setup for different types of fishing and just grab the one or two I needed and throw them in my tackle bag.
Because of the way I travel to most of my fishing locations and the amount of walking sometimes involved, I usually end up setting up my equipment when I get to my location rather than beforehand. It can be frustrating to arrive at your location and see that the action is hot only to have to setup your gear. You can be hurriedly tying knots and rigging up to get in amongst it all only to find what when you hook that big fish you loose it because your hurried knot wasn't as strong as it should have been. Using the Mirafont Leader and Rig Holder has at least halved my setup time when I get to my destination, now it's a matter of tying at the most one knot or attaching my directly to my swivel with a clip or loop and I'm done, safe in the knowledge that my setup has been pre-checked for strong knots and weak points in the leaders. If I do break off from hooking a snag or a bigger than expected fish, it takes me less than a minute to unclip the broken setup and clip on a new one.
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| Pre-prepared rigs are held neatly and in a save, tangle free manner. |
Previously I'd tried similar ideas for preparing my equipment before fishing trips but they had always been messy or failed maintain the tackle and line in good condition for one reason or another. The large diameter of the Mirafont Leader and Rig Holder means that line memory on your setup is cut down and coiling is removed, the soft foam means that hook points are not damaged or blunted and the pinning technique means that the line is always held firmly in the designed grooves preventing it from catching, fraying or rubbing against anything. When you remove your setup from the holder is it in just as good a condition as when you put it there, free from tangles, abrasion or unwanted knots.
After a few trips with the Mirafont Leader and Rig Holder I found myself getting ready for coming trips by preparing leaders in the required format for my target species in a couple of different line weights and then usually throwing on a couple of 'just in case' setups as well. When I have Mirafont Rig Holder setup for sand flats and Flathead fishing I'll usually have a number of running sinker setups in 6 kilo, a couple of lighter ones in 3 or 4 kilo and then also a couple of light Whiting style setups. When I get to my destination if the Flathead aren't biting but I can see a few whiting around it takes me less than a minute to change setups and be in amongst them, then the same again when I want to switch back, or upgrade to a heavier setup if the fish are bigger than expected.
All in all I found that the Mirafont Leader and Rig Holder was a great device for saving time and ensuring the quality of my setup each time I got to a fishing destination. It's a very handy tool to have in your tackle bag and well worth the investment.
Check out the Mirafont Leader and Rig holder on their website http://www.mirafont.com.au/ | 
