hi vis line and swivels

[Cardsfan55]

i have a couple question from reading another post on here. 1]I use hi-vis line so should I be using a leader that is not hi-vis? 2]do you use a snap swivel or barrel swivel for helping with line twist? thanks in advance JB

[blackfish]

Barrel swivel. I only single pole in the spring- wade fishing. You will get lots of info. Lots of GREAT single polers on this site who will help you any way they can.

[Mic]

Hey, can't contribute anything useful here, Cardsfan', but am interested as well. Haven't crappie fished much in many years, but am bewildered by the change of thought towards the hi-vis line. Was a time when the lightest, least visible line produced the best results. I realize it can be argued many ways, but curious as to what's changed the thinking. Thanks.

[NIMROD]

I put swivels up about 18'' so it doesn't effect way jig it tied on and hangs. Small Barrel swivels can be pulled up through the rod eyes if need be. I have fished with bigger Tube jigs for years and seen lots of folks get upset with line twist. A simple barrel swivel will take care of it most times.
On the other question , a clear leader can't hurt when using hi-vis even though some folks say it does'nt matter. I never liked hi-vis my self.

[gzrglide]

Really think the line depends on the water clarity. My dad and his fishing partner fished the St. Francis, Brandiwine, midway, and island 40, and many more of the murkier/muddier oxbows for a lot of years using nothing but 14# Stren gold colored line and always caught plenty of good quality fish. As for me, I prefer my 20# Vanish, and the only time I use a barrel swivel is if I want to keep an egg weight up away from the jig. I don't generally use a swivel when jigging because I generally jig in water shallow enough to use my pole to bump the jig loose when the hook wont straighten out enough to come loose on its own. And yes, I break a lot of rod tips, that is why I generally start with 11' poles and keep new tips in the tackle box, once the pole gets down to about 9 1/2" long, I replace the front section. Just my two cents worth...your mileage may vary...

[arkansasbowhunter]

I use a size 14 barrel swivel on my 10 ft ozarks to go thru the eyes when i get snagged.

[Crappie Greg]

I never use high vis, but in water that not very clear don't think it would matter, and I have witnessed the use of a swivel in deep water "20ft or deeper " I does help with line twist

[arkansasbowhunter]

Ya mean i taught you a trick

[RLS]

Either one will help keep the twist out of your line. I tie a fas snap on the end of my main line On the last batch of leaders I tied up with Wally world swivels. Some barely snapped shut... Had to rebend the wire. So the barrel route may be better way to go

[creekslick]

I fish a deep clear water lake and use hi vis braid on all my crank bait rods and my long lining rods with no leader. might try something different if I was single poling.