{"title":"VMC","description":"\u003cp\u003eVMC specialises in fishing hooks and terminal tackle, with a particularly strong range for lure and predator fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith more than a century of hook-making experience in France, VMC produces treble, single and double hooks for a wide variety of fishing applications. The range includes replacement hooks for hard and soft lures alongside hooks for dropshotting and other predator techniques, with different patterns, strengths and sizes available to suit the intended presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore our VMC range below for fishing hooks and terminal tackle for predator, lure and other styles of fishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vmc-blackflex-c708-wire-trace","title":"VMC Blackflex C708 Wire Trace (3 Pack)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA ready-made black wire trace for pike, zander and perch, three to a pack. Each one carries a rolling swivel at one end and a Duolock snap at the other, so it clips straight in between mainline and lure with nothing to crimp and nothing to tie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe swivel takes the twist out of a turning spinner or a rolling deadbait before it reaches your mainline. The Duolock lets you change lure as often as you like without shortening the trace, which matters on a session where you are working through sizes to find a taking fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e27cm 12kg\u003c\/strong\u003e – 0.55mm wire. The shorter, heavier trace for spinners, spoons and small jerkbaits, and the one to reach for where the pike run big.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e40cm 9kg\u003c\/strong\u003e – 0.52mm wire. The longer option for deadbaits and big-bodied lures that a pike can take right down.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecification\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStainless steel wire, black finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e27cm trace: 0.55mm diameter, 12kg breaking strain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e40cm trace: 0.52mm diameter, 9kg breaking strain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRolling swivel and Duolock clip fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThree traces per pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"VMC","offers":[{"title":"27cm 12kg","offer_id":64155538293113,"sku":"148815","price":2.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"40cm 9kg","offer_id":64155538325881,"sku":"148818","price":2.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"27cm 9kg","offer_id":64285971218809,"sku":"148814","price":2.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/9905\/5225\/files\/c708-blackflex.jpg?v=1785848065"},{"product_id":"vmc-multiflex-c728-wire-trace-27cm-12kg","title":"VMC Multiflex C728 Wire Trace 27cm 12kg (3 Pack)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMultiflex is VMC's seven-strand stainless trace, woven so it stays supple in the water and lets a lure swim the way it was designed to. The brown finish is quieter than bright wire against a gravel or silt bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 0.38mm it takes a knot up to 0.30mm, so you can join it straight to a leader if you would rather not use a swivel. As supplied it already carries a rolling swivel at one end and a Duolock snap at the other, ready to fish out of the packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe seven-strand construction resists abrasion against teeth, gill rakers and snags, which is the whole reason for putting wire in front of a pike in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecification\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 x 7 strand stainless steel wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e27cm long, 0.38mm diameter, 12kg breaking strain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBrown finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRolling swivel and Duolock clip fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKnots to 0.30mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThree traces per pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"VMC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64155538424185,"sku":"148951","price":4.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/9905\/5225\/files\/c728-multiflex.jpg?v=1785848066"},{"product_id":"vmc-megaflex-c738d-wire-trace-31cm","title":"VMC Megaflex C738D Wire Trace 31cm (3 Pack)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMegaflex is built from nineteen strands rather than seven, and the difference shows the moment you hold it: it hangs almost like mono while still being wire. 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Because the hook itself weighs next to nothing, the lure keeps its action instead of being dragged nose-down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe point is VMC's Spark Point, which is where the extreme sharpness comes from – and sharpness is the whole game when a perch or zander barely moves the line. The Technical Locking Curve resists the hook opening out under pressure, which is what light wire is usually criticised for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize 6 is the everyday perch and zander size for small soft plastics. 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