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Lightning
Posted 3/24/2019 10:57 PM (#933748)
Subject: Ball bearing swivels





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Location: On my favorite lake!		Looking to get some swivels for making leaders. Any brand suggestions. Have seen some AFW and wondered are they any good. Owner , Spro and Sampo are what I have used in past. Are there any other decent brands out there? 
7ovr50
Posted 3/25/2019 6:13 AM (#933749 - in reply to #933748)
Subject: Re: Ball bearing swivels




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Sampo. Period! Best of the best IMO
Mr Fisherman
Posted 3/25/2019 6:17 AM (#933750 - in reply to #933748)
Subject: RE: Ball bearing swivels




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John at Stealth Tackle has all you need and no knockoffs.
Sidejack
Posted 3/25/2019 6:30 AM (#933751 - in reply to #933748)
Subject: Re: Ball bearing swivels




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Location: Aurora		AFW's are fine but they're open on both ends so debris can get inside ocassionallly.
Thorne gets them in bulk and repackages them at a reasonable price.
Something else to consider is keel weighting your spinners and skip using swivels altogether.
Jeff Hanson
Posted 3/25/2019 8:49 AM (#933756 - in reply to #933750)
Subject: RE: Ball bearing swivels




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Mr Fisherman - 3/25/2019 6:17 AM

John at Stealth Tackle has all you need and no knockoffs.


^ This. John has everything you need for making leaders on his website and carries all high quality components. --steathtackle.net
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com
Lightning
Posted 3/25/2019 10:35 PM (#933810 - in reply to #933748)
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Location: On my favorite lake!		Obviously Stealth doesn’t own a factory. Do these swivels come from China , made is US or somewhere else?
muskihntr
Posted 3/26/2019 9:43 AM (#933818 - in reply to #933748)
Subject: Re: Ball bearing swivels




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Location: lansing, il		They are imported from China. We spent a lot of time and money purchasing samples, testing them and then finding a company that would work directly with us. We have had a very very high success rate with them and pressure test as many of them as we can before they hit the market to help keep failures at as much of a minimum as we possibly can. Any of those brands you mentioned in your original post are also very reputable.
Thank You
John / Stealth Tackle
Lightning
Posted 3/26/2019 10:41 AM (#933824 - in reply to #933748)
Subject: Re: Ball bearing swivels





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Location: On my favorite lake!		Thank you John for your reply! As a consumer it’s hard to tell what is good and what is not on ball bearing swivels.
pklingen
Posted 3/26/2019 7:28 PM (#933846 - in reply to #933748)
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Location: NE Ohio		never have had any problems with stealth tackle's or sampo's.
ECIRANDYPRICE
Posted 4/1/2019 10:09 AM (#934287 - in reply to #933748)
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Location: Rockford, IL USA		I've been very pleased with SPRO. They're a little pricey but they come from Japan as opposed to China and I find their quality superior.
BNelson
Posted 4/1/2019 11:51 AM (#934297 - in reply to #933748)
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Location: Contrarian Island		get mine on ebay. you can get 100 for like 17 bux and they are solid. I have been using them for 10 yrs . no issues...
guy can get get all the components for a fluoro leader for less than $1.50 if they are smart about where they buy.
NPike
Posted 4/1/2019 1:56 PM (#934307 - in reply to #933748)
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Sampo's are solid products and I believe there're made states side.
BNelson
Posted 4/1/2019 3:32 PM (#934320 - in reply to #933748)
Subject: Re: Ball bearing swivels





Location: Contrarian Island		I'm all for american made but Sampos run $2 or more don't they for ~150 lb test?
I can get 100 from china for .20 cents at most each... never had a single issue and lots of people use my leaders around musky land...
NPike
Posted 4/1/2019 6:16 PM (#934348 - in reply to #934320)
Subject: Re: Ball bearing swivels




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BNelson - 4/1/2019 4:32 PM

I'm all for american made but Sampos run $2 or more don't they for ~150 lb test?
I can get 100 from china for .20 cents at most each... never had a single issue and lots of people use my leaders around musky land...


Yea there're pricey, nothing personal BNelson. For the handful I buy, just time tested for me. Where's musky land?
BNelson
Posted 4/1/2019 6:20 PM (#934350 - in reply to #934348)
Subject: Re: Ball bearing swivels





Location: Contrarian Island		Yah I get it. I make leaders for lots of people though. Use 100 or more a year
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