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Location: Contrarian Island | has anyone contacted Stay Loc...to me this is a very big concern from the # of people chiming in here with breakage issues...makes me VERY leary of using the 4.5s I have....
if anyone hears anything from Stay loc please post it here. |
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| I think we need to put this in perspective. Having reread all of the postings, there seems to be just one person who has had a couple of snaps break at the leader end. All of the other breakages are at the lure end which appears to be normal wear and tear from opening and closing the snap. I don't think this is a major reason for concern, but I would agree that the circumstances of the problem should be brought to the attention of String-Ease.
I have been using string ease snaps on my leaders for years and change them out on a regular basis. So far not a single failure. Because I use a crimped loop, with a loop protector, on 150 lb fluoro, I can change the snap without cutting the leader. The leader lasts the season but I may go through 3 or 4 snaps.
Bill
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Location: lansing, il | Ive been thru aprox. 2000 of the 4.5 snaps to date on our leaders. I have had nobody contact me direct with a snap failure of any size. I used the 4.5s most of the spring with no issues. I made Bernard of Stringease aware of this thread last week. As of the day when we spoke he has had nobody contact him direct with any problems, and at that time it was the first he had heard of any issue. I am sure he would like to get the broken snaps back to inspect, sooooooooo once again..........do we really need to say what needs to be done?????????
http://www.stringease.com/
Edited by muskihntr 7/14/2010 3:07 PM
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| One more thing, there are String-ease knock-offs out there. Be careful that you are buying the genuine snap. One thing to look for is that some of the knock-offs are built backwards. I have several hundred snaps in my basement, that I will not use because I went for what I thought was a great deal.
String-ease are the best on the market, don't you be fooled into buying something that is second rate.
Bill
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| I just got off he phone with Bernard from Stringease and he asked me to post a question? HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD A #4.5 SNAP BREAK? He is trying to back track to see what the problem is. The breaks we are looking for are coming on the leader side, Not the side that opens and closes. Please post if you have had such a failure. Thank you |
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