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Which do You guys use to connect leader line to Your jigheads. (My truth)Once I found out about the fast snap, My catch rate has tripled. Talk about a perfectly horizontal presentation that they can't resist. Which of the 2, are You Using if any?
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Loop knot, or Palomar if my fingers are stiff that day.
Bob
loop knot only for me .
the fast snap will not fall the same as a loop knot .
and horizontal is key ,but the loop knot is well known for being the king of horizontal anyway .
set your jig free to be hunted down like it should .
additional anything on my line is a nuisance item .
there is a method to my madness I promise .:highfive
loop
Fas-not for cranks but loop for jigging .
I've used both and have mixed opinons about both. But as my fingers become less nimble I am being forced to use quick snaps more as I don't need to tie them on as often as I do the loop knot.
i use 20 # brad with the thickness of 2 # mono. I sometimes lose larger fish when fighting them with the look knot. The brad slips through the small space at the end of the "eye" when under pressure. Never happens on small fish, just the bigger ones. :(
But sometimes the same thing happens with the quick snap. The jig slips off the quick snap with fighting big fish. Not quite as often as with the loop knot. Plus I prefer to use 1/32 and 1/64 oz jigs and must tie on a smaller quick snap or use a different rod when I'm using the 1/64 oz.
So as I said, mixed opinions about both. But I will probably end up using quick snaps as it gets harder to tie a loop knot.
The little quick snaps were nice when I was bashing jig heads off on metal dock pilings. Made them quick to change. I opened one up pretty good on a very large blue cat that was hidding under a dock. It was a 20 minute fight once I got her out from under the dock. She gave that braid a good stretching. Turned the quick snap into a j hook. The little quick snap far exceeded what it was meant to do
ezgoing, I want to make sure I understand you... you are using 20 lb braid with a 1/64 oz bait?
What exact snap do you use for a 1/64 oz?
Say, #1crappiekiller (OP), what exact fast snap do you use? Your catch rate went up? I gotta know, lol.
I have been using a loop knot but reason I ask all this is my eyes and fingers don't cooperate all the time either.
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Originally Posted by ezgoing
Fast Snap Year around.
Tie knot directly to jig eye. No loop or fast snap.
livemusic: I use between a small & medium sized snap. Not sure of number cause I bought a 150 pack from Amazon listed as sm, med. Lg.Sent from my SM-G998U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by livemusic
My buddy swears by the loop knot, and don't get Me wrong he does catch nice fish. However I always catch 10 - 12 more fish than him at the end of the day.
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Originally Posted by livemusic
Yes, I use 20# braid on all my rods, from my ultra-light to my 13 foot medium action. The braid has the diameter of 2# mono so there isn't a problem with threading it into the eye of the jig.
20# braid might sound like overkill for a 1/64 oz jig but I often catch large bass with the 1/64 oz jig when I am fishing around the edges of brush piles and in my slips. The largest bass I caught on a 1/64 oz jig was a little over 8 lbs by my scales.
I bought the quick snaps from aliexpress last year. Here are the urls for the 2 sizes I bought. One size is small and will go through the eyes of the 1/64 oz jig, the other is larger and works with the larger jigs. Don't remember which was which. As in most things, the prices have gone up since I bought them.
50 PCS Quick Change Flexi Ring Swivels Size 8 carp fishing accessories swing snap with solid ring QC Swivel used with lead clips|Fishhooks| - AliExpress
Fishing Swivel with Snap 20pcs/lot Rolling Fishing Swivel with Hanging Snap Stainless Steel Fishing Clips Connector Accessories|Fishing Tools| - AliExpress
20Lb Braid is equivalent to 6Lb mono.Quote:
Originally Posted by ezgoing
I bought it from China 2 years ago. The manufacter stated it had the diameter of 2 # mono. Since I am not an expert on line size I accept what the manufacter stated.
Regardless, it still goes into the eye of a 1/64th oz jig without any problems and will sometimes slide through the space between the end of the eye and the body when fighting larger fish.