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tlapinski · 05-02-2005, 06:55 AM

Many fishermen make a big deal over tying direct vs. using a snap. I, for one, used to go with the smallest, strongest snaps I could find as I was extremely caught up on the idea that the bass would be turned off by the sight of a big snap connected to the front of my plug. At times I would even go as far as to tie my leader directly to the plug when I felt the fish were "finicky". My thoughts on this changed one day when I was holding some plugs up to the sky to get a better feeling of the sillouette the fish would see as the plug worked its way across the surface. There it was staring me in the face. 2 big sets of 4/0 treble hooks dangling from the plug. Why would I worry about a tiny 1" snap on the front of the plug looking un-natural, if there is a pair of un-natural hooks hanging from the belly and tail of the plug?

So, why all the worry about a snap turning off a fish, when the hooks seem to be less natural? Do you agree or disagree with this thought? Was I just staring at the sun too long that day?

05-02-2005, 06:55 AM	#1
tlapinski All up in the Interweb! iTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the dog house. Posts: 5,205	To snap, or not to snap? Many fishermen make a big deal over tying direct vs. using a snap. I, for one, used to go with the smallest, strongest snaps I could find as I was extremely caught up on the idea that the bass would be turned off by the sight of a big snap connected to the front of my plug. At times I would even go as far as to tie my leader directly to the plug when I felt the fish were "finicky". My thoughts on this changed one day when I was holding some plugs up to the sky to get a better feeling of the sillouette the fish would see as the plug worked its way across the surface. There it was staring me in the face. 2 big sets of 4/0 treble hooks dangling from the plug. Why would I worry about a tiny 1" snap on the front of the plug looking un-natural, if there is a pair of un-natural hooks hanging from the belly and tail of the plug? So, why all the worry about a snap turning off a fish, when the hooks seem to be less natural? Do you agree or disagree with this thought? Was I just staring at the sun too long that day?
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