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Posted 2/13/2009 11:54 AM (#360454)
Subject: swivels

for leader making i ordered 130 lb seagar, 5 stay lok snaps and number 4 ball bearing swivels from thorne bros. My question is the swivels look kind of small but they say they are rated for 135 lbs. Should i go bigger for the swivels or are they sufficent considering that the line is only rated at 130 lbs. Thanks in advance for all help.

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Posted 2/13/2009 12:55 PM (#360470 - in reply to #360454)
Subject: RE: swivels

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Location: Nordeast Minneapolis

OK, this actually brings up something I've been thinking about for awhile. I'm as guilty as the next guy for buying the biggest, heaviest-duty whatchamahoozit I can find. If I'm buying split rings, I'll go for the 250 lbers over the 185 lbers all day long. Swivels and snaps... same thing. And I find myself worrying if the 90 lb seven strand I bought to make leaders with will hold up.
But doesn't it come down to how much force the drag on my reel is set to maintain? As long as I don't actually clomp down all the way on the drag and horse a fish in, isn't the 'weakest link' in the chain the actual drag set? I don't mean to hijack a thread, but I keep thinking about it whenever I reach up for the heavier(est) weight thing I can find...

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