Quote Originally Posted by erichkopp
but could they still be too noticable and scare fish away?
Sounds like you're using a "snap-swivel" for changing lures quickly. I've had lots of fish follow, but not bite when using those. I use tube jigs, and they can twist your line pretty good, so I use a plain barrel swivel (no snap-clip) and tie on about 18" of line as a leader that gets tied directly to my jig. If you get good at tying the improved cinch knot, or the palomar knot, you can change lures pretty fast - not as fast as with a snap swivel, but fast enough to not spend a lot of time rigging your gear. Now the only time I use snaps is when I'm fishing for toothy critters like pike and pickerel - and those snaps are on the business end of a steel leader.