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Thanks a lot guys...
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Wow...a serious reply from chris L !!!
happened to me twice this year...stoopid me....bein lazy... good thread....maybe you should have used the search feature though:laughs: :laughs: sorry could not resist T:laughs: |
Aside from being careful not to reeling the barrel swivel past the tip ring which could happen in the heat of the moment at night, I would talk to a reliable rod builder (see sponsors) to replace with a high quality tip which may withstand the force of the barrel swivel.
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i use a bright orange champagne bottle cork and i never have these problems.
only problem now is i only catch snappers |
My buddy uses a green glow stick attached to the rod. Now he can see the swivel coming.
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I do what Toby does.. I also make all my leaders the same size and in the night i religiously swing my plug up to check if there are any weeds on it. I've figured out the leader length so at an arms length, the plug is in my had comfortably and the swivel is just below the tip..that way if i'm holding the plug i know that th eswivel is o.k. I also use those microscopic Spro swivels... that way if they do go through the guides chances are nothing will break. the swivel you are using is a guide destroyer.
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Spro swivels will help you out, but don't you feel your plug or eel getting closer to as you fish it? If you dont have a good feel for your plug you are doing something wrong. Do you fish with your rod low, sort of parallel with the water or do you keep the tip high, almost perpendicular to the water? The higher you keep your rod the more feel you will get to how close your plug is to you in my opinion.
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Personally, I tie direct. But if you want to keep the same terminal setup just use a stainless tip top (without an insert). They're about $2 each, so you can keep a spare if you like.
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I tried a bead last night which is bigger that my rod tip and it works caught my 29" on a still water with a storm popper. Thanks guys for all your help and suggestions.
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Switch to conventional , tie a leader direct to the running line with an Albright or blood knot or interlocking uniknots , etc. No swivel , no problem.
Also in case you must have it , like for spinners , use a very small barrel swivel or use large guides so in either case , the swivel fits through the guides and tip. I almost always build spinners for surf rods with size 16 tip rings now. |
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