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| Who doesn't use them on their leaders? Why? Who uses them on their leaders and why? Does the line really twist that much with erratic gliders/twitchbaits? I've never seen a bass angler use a swivel for crankbaits/"jerkbaits", so why do most factory musky leaders have swivels? I've been noticing more and more how much leaders can effect the action of a bait especially with precisely weighted lures. It can make the difference between a neutrally bouyant bait and a slow sinker and really throw the action off. Opinions?
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Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland | Bass guys may use snaps, but most guys never use a swivel. Most of the books I've read about bass fishing tell you never to use a shapSWIVEL because it messes up the action of the lures. Most say a small snap is ok.
Muskie guys use them on their leaders. Of course the swivel is on the top and the shap on the bottom. Different configuration than the swivel & snap being conncected to one another and then attached to the lure. |
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Location: Rice Lake,WI | Definitely use decent size barrel swivels on everything not just for line control but also as a sort of shock absorber or safety...nix the snap prefer direct to splitring. |
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| Thanks for your opinions guys. Anymore? JT - In a leader with only a swivel, leader material and split ring (no hate mail Jlong :)), you say that a swivel would act as a shock absorber? What would be absorbing this shock with no swivel? Why would you want the possible weakest link (swivel) absorbing all the shock? I tried the Billy Fin leaders with only a snap and no swivel for jerks and really liked it, that's why I am curious as to other's opinions.
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Swivels for Jerkbaits/Twitchbaits/Cranks