The other day I watched a fly fishing video where a fishing guide bit through a section T14 sink tip and then proceeded to bit off a length of 12lbs. leader material.  The health and dental hazards of putting a tungsten rich line in your mouth and then  biting through line is pretty obvious.  Less obvious is the inefficacy of the managing spooled material via one's teeth.  Loon Outdoors has once again come up with a product that takes a fresh look at an issue that all anglers deal with: spool management.


The Shark Tooth spool management system is a device that fits over spools of tippet and leader material and allows quick and precise cuts.  The concept is pretty simple.  Here is how it works:  You slip the elastic band over the tippet spool and feed the tag end through a hole located on the top of the Shark Tooth.  The tag points straight up so its easy to grab when you need to tie on a new piece.

When you need a fresh piece of tippet all you have to do is pull the tag end and the elastic band rotates around the spool until you reach the desired length, then simply take the tipped and fold it over the safety blade and give it a light tug.  The blade cuts the tippet and the perfect length of tag for the next use.  Simple and efficient. 

The Shark Tooth comes in four sizes to accommodate most spools of tippet and leader material.

Orange: 1/4lb spools 1 1/2" inner diam. min. 3" outer diam. max.
Yellow: 100yd to 3000 yd spools 2 1/2" inner diam. min. 4 1/2" diam max.
Blue: Umpqua (wide spool), Camela's (by Climax), Climax, Frog Hair (small dia.)
Red: RIO, Maxima, Cabela's, Scientific Angler, Orvis, Seaquar, Frog Hair (Large Dia.), Umpqua (thin spool). 


Disclosure- Loon Outdoors provided the featured products free of charge for me to review. I was not compensated in any other way for this blog post.