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Message Subject: Snaps
gregk9
Posted 9/4/2019 9:01 AM (#946309)
Subject: Snaps





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Location: North Central IL USA
What snaps you guys using for your leaders? These stringease stay-loks are killing my thumbs!!!
BNelson
Posted 9/4/2019 9:03 AM (#946310 - in reply to #946309)
Subject: Re: Snaps





Location: Contrarian Island
the stay lock 5s are not hard to open
gregk9
Posted 9/4/2019 9:29 AM (#946311 - in reply to #946310)
Subject: Re: Snaps





Posts: 790


Location: North Central IL USA
BNelson - 9/4/2019 9:03 AM

the stay lock 5s are not hard to open


Stringease or Mustad? These stringease ones on the stealth leaders are a pain. Not so much early in the day but towards the end of the day. IDK, maybe I change lures too much???
BNelson
Posted 9/4/2019 9:40 AM (#946312 - in reply to #946311)
Subject: Re: Snaps





Location: Contrarian Island
I use the mustad 5s mainly.
Zinox
Posted 9/4/2019 9:42 AM (#946313 - in reply to #946309)
Subject: Re: Snaps




Posts: 1100


Go to is string ease 5s,
FEVER
Posted 9/4/2019 1:11 PM (#946317 - in reply to #946309)
Subject: Re: Snaps





Posts: 253


Location: On the water
I did away with snaps. #7 Splitring on baits, and #5 welded ring on leader.
Good Luck, Tom
Jerry Newman
Posted 9/4/2019 2:27 PM (#946327 - in reply to #946317)
Subject: Re: Snaps




Location: 31

If you make your own leaders, you could easily to make your own snaps in any size or shape you want too.

Using 360lb / .043 bronze wire will be much stronger than anything you can buy, and you can use them until the bronze color wears off without worry... recommend the longer tag end if you copy this one. 

 

Jeff Hanson
Posted 9/4/2019 3:48 PM (#946332 - in reply to #946327)
Subject: Re: Snaps




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IMO you would not want a snap you can open easy- that means fish can get it open also. I don't use any snaps. The leaders I order from Stealth Tackle all have welded rings that I connect to baits with split rings. (every lure I own has a split ring on it)
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com
supertrollr
Posted 9/4/2019 4:41 PM (#946336 - in reply to #946309)
Subject: Re: Snaps


these ? https://stringease.com/products/fastach-clips ive got no idea if it's safe or not .but one thing is sure,your hands are not gonna suffer whit that.
ToddM
Posted 9/4/2019 6:05 PM (#946339 - in reply to #946309)
Subject: Re: Snaps





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Location: oswego, il
I use stringease but as Jerry said that if you can bend wire you can make a snap. I have made them just like a stringease and by changing the tension, they don't open.
BNelson
Posted 9/4/2019 6:09 PM (#946341 - in reply to #946339)
Subject: Re: Snaps





Location: Contrarian Island
you can get 100 mustad type snaps on ebay for a great price, used them for 6 yrs, no issues, strong as heck.
Jerry Newman
Posted 9/6/2019 7:38 PM (#946448 - in reply to #946332)
Subject: Re: Snaps




Location: 31

Jeff Hanson - 9/4/2019 3:48 PM IMO you would not want a snap you can open easy- that means fish can get it open also.  Jeff Hanson madisonmuskyguide.com

100% agree, that's what the longer tag end on the one in the pic is for... takes a deliberate action to open and close. It's fast and easy...

However, if you change baits a lot and have office hands, the welded ring/split ring deal might be be the ticket.  

 

 

gregk9
Posted 9/7/2019 12:10 AM (#946465 - in reply to #946448)
Subject: Re: Snaps





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Location: North Central IL USA
Jerry Newman - 9/6/2019 7:38 PM

if you change baits a lot and have office hands, the welded ring/split ring deal might be be the ticket.  


LOL! Nope, no 'office hands'. Compound fracture of my distal phalange from a dog bite. Complicated by a bone infection. My surgeon pulled the nail out to get at the infection. Other thumb was whacked by a hammer years back. That nail came out too. It's never been the same.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!
supertrollr
Posted 9/7/2019 2:26 AM (#946467 - in reply to #946309)
Subject: Re: Snaps


office hands, i'll remember that one.best human friend they said.at least you still alive,a 50 years old woman died here 2 years ago.
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