Gemini Silicone 2mm
Soft 2mm silicone rig tubing for creating snood stand-offs and reducing tangles in sea fishing – 1 metre, Red or Blue.
Specification Comparison
| Spec | Colour Blue | Colour Red |
|---|---|---|
| Helps Tangles | — | Yes |
Overview
Gemini Genie 2mm Silicone Rig Tubing is a soft, flexible silicone tubing product designed for sea-fishing rig building. Each pack contains a 1-metre length with a 2mm internal bore, and it's currently available in Red or Blue.
Unlike Gemini's separate PVC or neoprene tubing ranges, this is dedicated silicone tubing, chosen for its soft, flexible nature. That flexibility allows it to grip components, flex around connections and provide a soft stand-off without the rigidity of harder tubing types.
The product is made in the UK, consistent with Gemini's broader statement that nearly all of its range is designed and produced in the UK.
Perfect For
The main application is creating stand-offs on snoods and snood swivels, helping a hooklength project away from the main rig body rather than folding against it. This is particularly useful on rigs such as 2-hook flappers, 3-hook flappers, scratching rigs, match rigs and multi-hook rigs, where keeping light hooklengths separated from the rig body can help reduce tangling during casting, sinking and fishing.
It's also particularly suited to use alongside Gemini Genie Snood Clips, where a short length of the 2mm silicone can be fitted after the clip to support the snood immediately after the connection. Beyond stand-offs, the tubing can be used to protect and cushion knots and connections, and it can help retain the position of the upper hook on a Pennel rig, which is especially useful when fishing larger baits with two-hook Pennel presentations.
Technical Insight
The 2mm measurement refers specifically to the internal bore rather than the overall outside diameter, meaning the tubing is sized to fit snugly around snood lines and connections. This soft silicone construction sits apart from Gemini's harder PVC rig tubing and its neoprene tubing, both sold as separate product ranges for different rig-building jobs.
Within Gemini's own silicone range, the 2mm size is positioned specifically for snood stand-offs, especially alongside Snood Clips, while the thinner 1mm and 1.5mm sizes are better suited to sliding stops and lighter stand-off applications respectively. The soft tubing cushions knots and connections rather than increasing breaking strain, and helps reduce – rather than completely eliminate – tangling with light snoods.
- •- Soft Silicone Rig Tubing
- •- 2mm Internal Bore
- •- 1 Metre Length
- •- Ideal for Snood Stand-Offs
- •- Particularly Useful with Gemini Snood Clips
- •- Helps Reduce Tangles with Light Snoods
- •- Can Be Used to Protect Rig Knots
- •- Useful for Retaining the Upper Hook on Pennel Rigs
- •- Available in Red & Blue
- •- Made in the UK
What is Gemini 2mm silicone rig tubing used for?
It's mainly used for making stand-offs on sea-fishing snoods and snood swivels, helping the hooklength project away from the main rig body rather than folding against it, which can help reduce tangles on rigs such as flappers and multi-hook rigs.
Does 2mm refer to the internal or outside diameter?
The 2mm measurement refers to the internal bore of the tubing, not the overall outside diameter.
Can Gemini silicone tubing be used on a Pennel rig?
Yes, the 2mm silicone can be used to help hold and retain the position of the upper hook on a Pennel rig, which is particularly useful when fishing larger baits with two-hook Pennel presentations.
What colours does the Gemini 2mm silicone tubing come in?
It's available in Red or Blue, each supplied in a 1-metre length.
Technical Specifications
Core
| Brand | Gemini Genie |
| Type | Soft silicone rig tubing |
| Product | 2mm Silicone Rig Tubing |
| Internal Diameter | 2mm |
| Colours | Red / Blue |
Specifications
| Length | 1 metre |
Features
| Primary Use | Creating snood stand-offs |
| Snood Clip Compatibility | Particularly useful with Gemini Snood Clips |
| Knot Protection | Yes |
| Pennel Rig Use | Can help retain the upper Pennel hook |
| Made in UK | Yes |
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