INOVA K-NECT Ultra Bait Clips

Overview

The INOVA K-NECT Ultra Bait Clip is a heavy-duty combined lead link and bait clip built specifically for shore anglers fishing with larger baits and bigger hooks. Rather than a small conventional bait-retaining clip, it's an extra-long design that gives the baited hook a much bigger target to clip onto before casting.

Its headline spec is a published 80lb / 36kg breaking strain, which matters because the Ultra Bait Clip doesn't just hold the hook during the cast — it also forms the lead attachment point, so its strength directly affects the load-bearing side of the rig.

Each clip carries the INOVA product code 200309 and is supplied as Size 1, with no evidence of additional sizes currently available in this range.

Perfect For

This clip is aimed squarely at heavy-duty shore fishing where anglers are casting large baits on big hooks and want a neater, more controlled cast rather than a bait flapping loose on the snood. It's particularly well suited to clipped-down rigs, and pulley rigs are specifically documented as a suitable application.

Because it combines the lead link and bait clip into one component, it also simplifies rig building at the business end of the trace, making it a practical choice for anglers constructing single-hook clipped-down shore rigs for bigger bait presentations.

Technical Insight

The elongated bait-retaining tag is the key engineering feature here — it keeps the baited hook clipped down close to the lead during the cast, reducing bait and hook movement in flight for a smoother, more controlled cast with bulkier baits.

On entry to the water, the clip releases the hook on impact, so once the rig lands the snood and baited hook are free to fish normally. Combining the lead connection and bait-retaining function in a single 80lb-rated component reduces the number of separate links needed at the terminal end of the rig, while still being rated for heavy-duty sea-fishing use.