Kicker Fishing Quick Clips — 12 Pack Black Steel, 25 to 125 lb

A clip turns every lure change into ten seconds instead of two minutes. No retying, no burning three inches of leader every time you want to try something different, no fumbling a knot in the dark with cold hands while the bite happens without you.

Short version: single-strand black steel lure clips, 12 per pack, in four test ratings from 25 lb to 125 lb. Same price at every size.

Which Test Rating

The rule is simple: the clip should be rated above your leader, not equal to it. Terminal hardware should never be the weakest link in the system — when something gives, you want it to be the line, not the connection, so you lose a lure instead of a lure and a fish.

All four are the same price, so there's no reason to under-buy. If you're between two, take the heavier one — the size difference is small and the failure consequence isn't.

On an Umbrella Rig

The Kicker PK-Rig ships with clips already on the arms. These are your replacements — and on a rig you're going to fish for a season, you want spares in the box before you need them.

Go 75 or 125 lb for rig work. A five-arm rig carries five weighted baits through structure, and each clip is holding a bait against the load of the whole retrieve. This is the one application where the heaviest clip is the obvious choice.

The clips are also the reason an umbrella rig lasts more than one season. Every time you re-thread or re-tie an arm you work the wire, and worked wire fails. Clips mean you set the arms once and change baits without ever touching them.

Where Else They Earn Their Keep

• Surf fishing — changing between hard baits, spoons, and swimbaits as conditions shift, without retying in wet sand and wind.
• Working a spot — cycling through three or four presentations to find what they want, then staying on it.
• Iron — swapping surface and yo-yo jigs when the school moves up or down.
• Anywhere you're burning leader. Twenty lure changes on fluorocarbon costs you real money in line. Clips pay for themselves in a season.

Honest Trade-offs

A clip is one more connection between you and the fish, and there are days it isn't the right call:

• Clear water, wary fish. Black steel is low-visibility, but a direct knot is still less hardware in the strike zone.
• Baits with delicate action. Some small hard baits swim differently on a clip than on a loop knot. Worth testing before you commit a trip to it.
• Anything you'll fish all day without changing. If the lure isn't coming off, the clip isn't buying you anything.

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Check that the clip is fully closed before every cast. A clip that looks shut and isn't will hand your lure to the ocean on the hookset.
• Retire a clip that's been opened and closed a lot. Wire fatigues. At fifty cents each there's no reason to fish a tired one.
• Keep two ratings in the box. A 50 and a 125 covers almost everything most SoCal anglers fish in a season.
• Rinse them with the rest of your terminal. Electroplated black steel handles salt well, but nothing survives being left wet in a closed box.

Common Mistakes

• Matching the clip rating to the leader instead of exceeding it. The clip should be the strong part of the system.
• Using a light clip on an umbrella rig. Five weighted baits is a load no 25 lb clip should be holding.
• Assuming it's closed. The single most common way anglers lose a lure on a clip.
• Leaving a bent or sprung clip in rotation. Once it doesn't seat cleanly, it's done.

Specifications

Kicker does not publish clip length or wire diameter per rating. Call the shop and we'll measure the size you're considering.

What's Included

Twelve clips per pack, in the test rating selected. Lures, jig heads, and rigs are sold separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clips are in a pack?
Twelve.

What test rating should I buy?
Pick one rated above your leader so the clip isn't the weak link. 50 lb for harbor and bay, 75 lb for calico and general saltwater, 125 lb for yellowtail and umbrella rigs, 25 lb for light freshwater and small baits.

Which size for an umbrella rig?
75 or 125 lb. A five-arm rig carries five weighted baits and each clip holds one against the load of the whole retrieve.

Do the different ratings cost different amounts?
No. All four are the same price, so buy the rating you need rather than the one you think is cheaper.

Does the PK-Rig already come with clips?
Yes — the rig ships with a clip on each arm. These are replacements and spares.

Will a clip change how my lure swims?
On most swimbaits and jigs, no. On some small hard baits with delicate action, a clip swims differently than a loop knot — worth testing before you rely on it.

Are they visible to fish?
Black steel is about as low-visibility as terminal hardware gets. In very clear water with wary fish, a direct knot is still less hardware in the strike zone.

How long does a clip last?
Until it stops seating cleanly. Wire fatigues with repeated opening and closing — at fifty cents each, retire them early.

Gear That Goes With It

• Kicker PK-Rig Umbrella Rig — five-arm rig these clips replace.
• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — the standard head for rig arms.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-5 — the everyday 5" swimbait.
• Kicker Booty Spin — blade-tail version of the same body.

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish this hardware on the same water you do. Not sure which rating your setup wants? Call us or come in — it's a five-dollar decision that costs a lot more when it's wrong.