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RickBomba · 03-17-2002, 03:19 PM

I don't know, man. Personally, I try to use snap swivels and swivels in general to a minumum when fishing for stripers.
I do use a small snap when fishing for schoolies with a fresh water spinning rod that has Fireline on it, though. It seems to not make a difference to them if there's a snap in front of a bucktail or some rubbah.
I feel like bigger fish get spooked when I start putting all sorts of metal stuff on my line; when I do use a leader it's 60# shock tied to my line via a blood knot (I think that's the name).
Sorry knot nazis, I only memorized the tying part, not the nomenclatures.
Rick

03-17-2002, 03:19 PM	#8
RickBomba Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,449	I don't know, man. Personally, I try to use snap swivels and swivels in general to a minumum when fishing for stripers. I do use a small snap when fishing for schoolies with a fresh water spinning rod that has Fireline on it, though. It seems to not make a difference to them if there's a snap in front of a bucktail or some rubbah. I feel like bigger fish get spooked when I start putting all sorts of metal stuff on my line; when I do use a leader it's 60# shock tied to my line via a blood knot (I think that's the name). Sorry knot nazis, I only memorized the tying part, not the nomenclatures. Rick
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