For surf fishing with braid, is it neccessary to keep the factory swivel on the front of this lure? The less hardware the better for me. Thanks.

Without a swivel on your line it will eventually twist up till you're all tangled up,it also will affect the action of the lure.
just my opinion.

Thanks for that info. Somehow I didnt think it would twist if I was using braid, plus I have a swivel above the leader. I use a kastmaster which I think is similar and I use a duolock and have no problems. Thats why I was wondering why they(DD) would spend the extra cost to put that on.

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