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I read on all my cranks to tie the line directly to the lure. Why?
I want to put a snap swivel on there so I can quickly change colors and depths .
So what I losing with the snap swivel??
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I always use snaps. Doesn’t seem to bother the crappie in kentucky any. Maybe your crappie are smarter or have better eyesight. :yikes
I use snap swivels 100% of the time. More than 1 way to skin a catfish.
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I always use a snap swivel
Ours may be more sneaky in SC!
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Originally Posted by "G"
Y'all got them fish trained down thereQuote:
Originally Posted by brettw
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The reason they tell you that is, most all crank baits come with a split ring installed and are designed to be cast and retrieved lures. The lure for the most part will get its best action tying directly to that split ring. This is just my opinion but since they came out I have always just used a #1 DuoLoc snap and not noticed any difference in the action. Now using snap swivels I have noticed a difference in several baits action. Personally I see no need for the swivel part. And a lot of people I see use one that is way to big for the bait they are using.
What Cray said, to the letter.
Any reason or advantage in taking the split ring off? Seem the snap would take its place in the freedom of lure movement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cray
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I been pulling and pushing cranks for years....i leave the split rings on and snap a duo-lok swivel to them.
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I use a duolock as Cray mentioned. Easy on, easy off. Regardless of split ring. The duolock allows for the bait to move freely. If ypu recall, Rapala used to include instructions to show how to tie a Rapala knot. This knot allows for non pinch unrestricted movement.
Where we now differ is the use of a swivel. Here is why. I "used" to think the same way until I had a conversation with Mrdux "Doug". In his neck of the woods, they catch a ton of catfish. They are known to twist in the water like a gymnast. Without the swivel, they make a real mess of your line. Hence the reason for his "more than one way to skin a catfish" comment.
For me, it is duolock BUT, if I am tournament fishing an area prone to spiraling fish, rest assured that I switch over to a swivel. I just install one on my duolock.
Just a plain old duolock snap for me, leave the ring on. Running braid if a catfish wants to do all that twisting and turning getting wrapped up in the line then he will be half skint by the time he gets to the boat.
I have hooked crappie or bluegills in the side before, and they come up spinning circles. A swivel helps in that situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by wicklundrh
Me too, almost every tripQuote:
Originally Posted by Atimm693
I plan on a snap on the crank and 2 ft up , adding a swivel.
2 ft of braid
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Duo lock, directly to lure eye. No need for the split ring IMHO. The less hardware on the lure, the better... also IMHO. :)
Tom
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Originally Posted by T_om
Do you take the split rings off?
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Yes, not needed when using a Duro Lock snap. I just use the snap, never a swivel.
Tom
Duolock swivels in black nickel finish directly to the split ring on the lure bill. Catfish and yellow bass hooked on the side of the face can make a mess of things as they come spiraling into the boat. Always used to just use a snap but I started using the swivel three years ago after a discussion with Doug (mrdux) and I haven’t looked back.
I have been casting and trolling cranks for many decades. Lure manufactures sell their baits for optimal performance and effectiveness. They have to. The competition is too fierce to do otherwise. Most crankbait manufacturers sell their cranks with a split ring attached to the lip eye. Reason being is that a direct tie to the lip eye will not allow a totally free movement and can dampen the designed action, however minute that might be.
The replacement of this split ring with a plain snap is going along with the designers intents, in my opinion. I would not recommend a snap attached to the split ring however. Reason being is that this adds much more hardware than what the designers intended and could possibly alter the action. Same with using a snap swivel.
Probably not as critical when fishing for crappie, but having fished with a lot of good fishermen, I know for a fact that it affects the effectiveness of the presentation when fishing for smallmouth bass and trout. So, I just carry forward my experiences into my crappie fishing. I might be all "wet", but it affects my confidence level to do otherwise. If you prefer to use a snap swivel on the split ring and your confidence and catch ratio is right up there, more power to you. JMO! :)
I use a small swivel from the braid to a 24 inch piece of mono or floro, then attach a snap.
i use snaps, and I take the split ring off. I did it to make it easier to change / use the snap swivel, with 68 year old eyes, and fingers, it was just easier. I'm still learning how to catch crappie by trolling, so I don't catch high numbers, but the connection is not the reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by brettw
If the crank comes with a split ring I leave it on and attach via a snap. On some cranks it is much easier to attach the snap to the split ring rather than the crank bait itself. I find no performance issue either way.