Snap swivels vs knot straight to the lure?

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Re: Snap swivels vs knot straight to the lure?

Post by matari » Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:53 am

i think rolling bearing snap swivels are for heavier lures.

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Post by smile0784 » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:16 am

Lure snaps dont have swivels on them so increase the feel of the lure and srike

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Re: Snap swivels vs knot straight to the lure?

Post by Nude up » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:19 am

Mattblack wrote:
Nude up wrote:I use a lure clip for squid jigs and small hard bodies. Roller bearing snap swivel for larger hard bodies and larger soft plastics but for light soft plastics I tie them on using a loop knot
Are there many benefits with a lure clip over a snap swivel?
Mainly it’s hard to find a really small light roller bearing snap swivel that will not affect the lures action, lure clips are very light

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Post by purple5ive » Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:22 am

For squid i use a clip.
Bream i use a clip
general plastics fishing i tie straight to the lure using a uni knot.

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Post by Lightningx » Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:35 am

Pretty much what I do as well :thumbsup:

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Re: Snap swivels vs knot straight to the lure?

Post by DougieK » Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:36 am

I use a tiny little mustad snap for squidding and a slightly bigger one for salmoning.
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Re: Snap swivels vs knot straight to the lure?

Post by Basti » Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:13 am

bowl wrote:Neither
you're a telepath?

snaps for everything

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Re: Snap swivels vs knot straight to the lure?

Post by bowl » Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:23 pm

Basti wrote:
bowl wrote:Neither
you're a telepath?

snaps for everything
Use a loop.

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Re: Snap swivels vs knot straight to the lure?

Post by Stumpjumper » Tue Jun 05, 2018 1:49 pm

bowl wrote: Use a loop.
That's what a good snap is mate.

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Re: Snap swivels vs knot straight to the lure?

Post by meppstas » Tue Jun 05, 2018 4:31 pm

I use these on my trout sessions in the rivers.. These are the smallest ones I could find, hasn't had any effect on the lures at all and has never stopped me from catching trout.. When you get to my age it's much quicker way to change the lures over than struggling to tie the line to a small lure..Plus I don't take my reading glasses with me anyway just in case I lose or break them. I can still see well enough to tie the line, just takes a while to gets the eyes to focus :-D.. I regularly keep changing a lure or blade spinner until I find one the trout want, saves me a lot of time..

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