Quote Originally Posted by skeetbum View Post
Hang a hook and straigten the ring, not loose the crank. Rings and hooks are cheaper than finding that perfect bait again. I have a couple that I will openly cry if I ever loose them. Not my idea as I have already said, and y'all know who taught me.
I did a test on the split rings made by Worth ...(my supplier said he gets them direct from Worth) ...

I used a poundage scale used for testing bow weight pull (archery) ...the scale has a sliding stop that marks the point where the "pull" stops ...

I tested the Worth #3 Stainless split ring against the Worth #3 fine Stainless split ring ...

The Worth #3 Stainless split ring consistently failed at 45lbs of steady pull ...
The Worth #3 fine Stainlless split ring consistently failed at 21lbs of steady pull ...

I would surmise that the fine Stainless split ring effectively "doubles" the chances of saving the bait upon a major hangup ...

(It most likely also means that large fish hooked such as drum or catfish may actually pull hard enough to fail the fine split ring...but still save the bait) ...

I would doubt any crappie could create enough drag to fail the fine spilt ring ...
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I also tested the brass fine #3 split ring and it failed at less than 10lbs of steady pull (my bow poundage scale does not read that low) ...

Rickie