Anyone use fast snaps? Just curious if they are worth a hoot. I like the idea of quickly changing lures and the jig being able to hang freely. Looking for some insight.
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Anyone use fast snaps? Just curious if they are worth a hoot. I like the idea of quickly changing lures and the jig being able to hang freely. Looking for some insight.
I do, love being able to switch from jigs to minnows to plastics all without having to retie anything
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I use the KVD Mustad ones you can get at Walmart
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What size do you use?
I also use the mustad clips, the smallest one..think 0 or 1. They are very strong...only tore one up...with 20 lb braid
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Originally Posted by RK1
Do you attach directly to the jig or to a leader on the jig or other bait? I like the ease also but have been unsure how to best use.
For many years I've used the "Snap Hooks" available from Netcraft. The size #2 (medium) works best for me.
Mustad Snap Hooks. Easily change flies without tying
There are many manufacturers of these type of quick change devices. Some have much thicker construction, which I do not like. Have tried them all. This one works the best, in my opinion. :)
Have some interest in this also. Watched the Arkansas Fisher guy on YT using the Mustad KVD Fastach black size 0. Heard they were available at W-M, but not ours evidently. The fly snap hook thing would also be a good option Two reasons for looking at this; first I like to insert the jig in the tube. They hold up many times longer like that and this would help in changing out. Second, last two years I have lost several jigs and fish because the line slipped thru a gap in my 1/32 oz head. 4lb line, not all jigs have this gap but I ran into a batch that do.
FunFishers I attatch directly to the eye on the jig head, never seemed to bother em before
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I can understand the desire for these using a crankbait, but I can tie a double surgeons loop on a jighead in about 15 seconds and dont see the need on a jighead. But each their own.
I use the Mustad kvd fast clip things, size 0. Work great.
I think I should retie more often than I do anyway, so I retie anytime I change lures etc.
I can see that with bass or walleye but not so much with crappie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger
I use the Size #1 from Jann's Netcraft on all of my Bandit & Strike King lures.
I do remove the split ring from the lure eye and replace with the snap. Being
a longtime salmon fisherman on Lk Michigan, I tried to heed the advice given
to me by some of the better charter captains on the lake, so I figured if I use
them on my salmon and my walleye crankbaits, they should be good on the
Bandits and the Strike King crappie lures.
Old guys like me could probably make good use of these things. I plan on fishing for walleye off the dam this spring and I don't like to use lights anymore than necessary. Old eyes don't work well in dim light.
I have issue putting fast snap large with jigs. Guess I’m doing something wrong.
I've had good luck using the mustad in size 2
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I use snap swivels for spider rigging and pulling cranks. I tie direct to the lure when slip bobber, jigging, and casting.
I use the Duo snap locks #0. I get them from Amazon and if memory serves me correctly they $5 per 100. They just seem more sturdy to me than the Fast Snaps.