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This may sound foolish but i needs sime teach’n about swivels. Iniw knows what they is for but I never had to figure what size to use for bigger fishes. I have read a few charts but it seems i just ain’t getting it through my muddled brain whats they mean.
I am thinking of fishing for some big ger fish. Will be using 20lb braid. With a 20 lb leader. Ya alls help is appreciated.
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Looks like a #10 has a 35lbs break strength. As the numbers go down the swivels get larger. A #8 is rated at 50lbs. For big baits and big fish larger would be better in my opinion
I've been tying perfectly fine fishing knots since before that clown was born. I use swivels to prevent my line from becoming a weakened, twisted mess. No more, no less. Who made that guy the knot dictator anyway? Sheesh. You do you & I'll do what works for me. I don't like being told how I need to fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by fredo
Jim
I like to use a small barrel swivel on my jig poles. I put it 12 to 18 inches up from my jig. I usually still use the same line above and below the swivel. The reason I like to use a swivel is it pretty much eliminates line twist which can cause your line to foul on the tip of the pole when you bring a fish in the boat and give it slack. Try it, it works.
Swivels are for stopping line twist. Especially in fast moving water. I rarely even use a leader. Maybe just lazy :dono.
I probably use like 3/0 swivels (big ones) on my catfishing rods. Especially when pulling planers and trolling the swivels keeps the line twist out. Attached to the swivels is a 50# mono leader line @ 4' long with the 8/0 circle hook at the end of the leader. I'm only targeting big cats for the fun of catching 'em.
Been a year since I bought swivels. They should be rated by pounds. Since I use 4/6/8 pound test for Crappie, Smallies, and Walleye, I don't need big swivels. However, I have meat hooks for fingers and aging eyes. So I need something a little bigger and probably overkill for my needs.
I prefer swivels with bearings. Not sure it helps any, but it sounds good. lol
I also prefer snap swivels and hook the snap to the lure. No leader. Unless I'm hunting eye's or northern. Them toothy critters will cut line at the boats edge every time.
As for the snap portion, I prefer snap styles like safety pins. where the tip is protected from getting snagged or drawing my blood while messing with fish.
When I spider rig I like 3 ways and tie a lure off to each leg. I tie a snap swivel to the main line for easy double rig set swaps. If I break a lure off, unsnap, remove old double rig and snap on a new one. Easy peasy, done.
Each size swivel has a breaking strength, match size of swivel breaking point to size of line.