Release Clips are a simple and effective tool to increase your hook up rate when trolling for a range of game fish species, not only in the saltwater. They can be used in conjunction with outrigger poles, downrigger set ups, or simply as flat line releases off the boat transom.

Most options can be pre-set for the amount of tension required, as this dictates how much resistance a fish will feel when striking you bait or lure. Upon striking, the pre-set clip will release your presentation, allowing the target species to swim off momentarily with their “free lunch” before setting the hook.

By adding a release clip into your equation when trolling baits and lures, you can turn a hit into a hookup, as by adding the slight (or excess) drop back from the rod tip there is less immediate resistance from the rod tip, and thereby less chance of the fish feeling something unnatural and dropping the bait.