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FISHFINDER101

Posted 8/14/2014 12:02 PM (#725486)
Subject: Hooks attached with a clevis

Posts: 345

Location: Poynette WI.

I've been seeing more bucktails that have the hook attached by a clevis. I always use a split ring myself. I do not trust the strength of a clevis holding up with a big fish, but i've notice a lot of other bucktails being set up this way. I've even had some clevis wear out just from the blade spinning. I'm sure its a matter of preference but also think that some guys using this set up might not even think twice about it. Curious to hear what others think and have experienced with this set up.

MartinTD

Posted 8/14/2014 12:06 PM (#725490 - in reply to #725486)
Subject: Re: Hooks attached with a clevis

Posts: 1141

Location: NorthCentral WI

I've always thought the same thing and replaced them with split rings. I'd rather not lose a big fish because of it...

Tackle Industries

Posted 8/14/2014 12:11 PM (#725493 - in reply to #725486)
Subject: RE: Hooks attached with a clevis

Posts: 4053

Location: Land of the Musky

I would tend to agree if its a standard clevis. A normal clevis (even high quality) is not meant to withstand 50lb+ of force. Most of the ones I have seen don't even have a stress rating on them vs split rings which are rated to a lb force to open them and most of those ratings are about 50%-70% of what the rings will actually hold. I took a 150lb ring and with a lb pulley it took 325lbs of force to open it up. Also put a pair of channel-lock pliers through a wall testing one ring

wife was not happy...oppps! JMO but go with split rings and choose bucktails that have at least 3 wraps of wire on the wire shaft at both loop ends.
James

mnmusky

Posted 8/14/2014 1:18 PM (#725508 - in reply to #725486)
Subject: Re: Hooks attached with a clevis

Agree with above. I have had split rings pretzeled on 2 occasions by fish that I can recall. If they were clevises, they would have broken.

muskie tamer

Posted 8/14/2014 6:36 PM (#725540 - in reply to #725486)
Subject: Re: Hooks attached with a clevis

Posts: 411

Location: Waconia,MN

Stay with split rings, they have weight ratings clevis's don't. They weren't ment to hold hooks and take tons of abuse.

Pal

Posted 8/16/2014 2:47 PM (#725737 - in reply to #725540)
Subject: Re: Hooks attached with a clevis

Posts: 665

Location: Twin Cities, MN

How about this clevis on an old buchertail ?

I believe it is the largest size in the stirrup version.

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