Breakaway Clips - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Sea Dangles · 02-03-2006, 09:49 PM

will never be used by me again if there is even a remote chance of a decent fish being caught.Had some unpredictable results with these last year after buying lots in both sizes.Convenient ;yes .Dependable;no way

Uncle Matt · 02-03-2006, 09:52 PM

Worked flawlessly for me. Maybe your catching too many big fish?

nightfighter · 02-03-2006, 09:59 PM

I like 'em. Send me any and all you wish to lose! Bring to Plugfest!

Tagger · 02-03-2006, 10:07 PM

no problems here.. straightened out a couple of new mustad 3X strong trebles and a split ring ,, clips held great ..

Pete_G · 02-03-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

will never be used by me again if there is even a remote chance of a decent fish being caught.Had some unpredictable results with these last year after buying lots in both sizes.Convenient ;yes .Dependable;no way

Come on now, I'm not buying this at all. The Angry Man uses them and I've never heard him mention any issues.

Seriously though, I have heard a few other reports of straightened clips but overall a lot of happy users.

I'm sticking to my Rosco Coastlocks though.

Slingah · 02-03-2006, 10:50 PM

maybe you got a bad batch

BigFish · 02-03-2006, 11:02 PM

No problems here....I swear by them!

Karl F · 02-03-2006, 11:03 PM

I had one go bad, think it just lost it's tension.. Slip had some trouble with them too, I remember.
I still use them, just change them out a little more frequently.

Krispy · 02-03-2006, 11:26 PM

I had read a few people had issues with fish being able to back the plug off the snap, when doing a head shake.
I like em and feel more confident w/ them over any other snaps Ive used

gone fishin · 02-03-2006, 11:30 PM

work fine for me. never had one straighten or break.

The Dad Fisherman · 02-04-2006, 12:15 AM

I, Personally , Love'em....I used them all last year.....Of course i don't catch large

riverrat2 · 02-04-2006, 12:25 AM

I hate the damn things. I have a little secret clip of my own.

fcap60 · 02-04-2006, 04:59 AM

Whether it be: Clips, Braid, Monos, hooks, split-rings, plugs, etc.

We all have are likes and dis-likes. What works for one, may not work for another. I basically like the breakaway clips and haven't noticed any problems (make sure you are using the clip correctly as you can easily tie it on upside down), but like the other components mentioned we all have are favorites.

Pete F. · 02-04-2006, 07:38 AM

I use the small ones with no prob.

afterhours · 02-04-2006, 07:43 AM

love 'em.

Nebe · 02-04-2006, 08:24 AM

i love them.

choggieman · 02-04-2006, 08:30 AM

I had the problem Krispy mentioned with a decent fish getting the right angle and backing the plug eye out of the clip. Lost my last bomber in the best color ever made that way.The color was d/c long ago and now I am without....

Joe · 02-04-2006, 08:48 AM

Never used them - I figured without the lock they probably failed before one with a lock would.

mikecc · 02-04-2006, 09:21 AM

I have had a few guys have them open up. For the amount of time they have used them they accept it.They claim that the other brands they were using would have opened up a lot more in the same amount of time. There is no perfect snap

basswipe · 02-04-2006, 09:26 AM

At first I really didn't like them but in the end I found them to be the best for changing plugs when its cold and when you have gloves on.And most importantly when its dark.I also use the coastlocks just as much.

Now I do not like the duo-lok snaps at all.To many failures when I used them.

Sea Dangles · 02-04-2006, 09:46 AM

Give me the 100 lb. coastlock for dependability.

spence · 02-04-2006, 10:44 AM

I make my own out of 7/0 tungsten wire.

-spence

tattoobob · 02-04-2006, 11:13 AM

I tie directly and never had a problem, it is just another link in the chain that could fail. If I do use a snap it is a 90 pound duro lock and I haven't had a problem yet.

Sea Dangles · 02-04-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by spence

I make my own out of 7/0 tungsten wire.

-spence

Are you serious? Any pics?

Goose · 02-04-2006, 11:54 AM

I guess they would open easy if your drag where to tight or hung up on something. They been good to me.

ThrowingTimber · 02-04-2006, 12:24 PM

go to radio shack. Get yourself some shrink wrap tubing. Cut yourself a small section of the tube. get small diameter. slide tube onto clip as you would a lure. angled bend is on the bottom as you hold the clip. now shimmy that small piece of tube up around the bend at the top. after you clip a lure on shimmy the piece of tubing over the angled portion of the snap. Its just a bit of extra insurance. Personally I did lose a fish on a head shake with them and this will help reduce that. The thing with the clips is that you get soo used to them you dont swap them out often enough. I would never fish a coastlock type clip on two dif trips, but I had been with the breakaways, I guess I got a lil greedy. adding the piece of tubing to form a simple sliding lock and replacing frequently should reduce the fish lost to head shakes. In the fall when I was pretty set on what I was using, I would clip on my plug hold the clip with pliers and hit the shrink tubing with my lighter. The operation itself in type seems more complex than it actually is.

Mr. Sandman · 02-04-2006, 02:56 PM

I have actually pull tested them on a plug with a triple ring and owner trebles, the ones I got came from England and they are not the weak link. 50# PP will break first. I like them. The are not as bulky as the coastlocks and stronger then the crosslocks.
it takes a nack to pyt a plug on in the dark with those...the first night you end up cursing them.

Slipknot · 02-04-2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber

go to radio shack. Get yourself some shrink wrap tubing. Cut yourself a small section of the tube. get small diameter. slide tube onto clip as you would a lure. angled bend is on the bottom as you hold the clip. now shimmy that small piece of tube up around the bend at the top. after you clip a lure on shimmy the piece of tubing over the angled portion of the snap. Its just a bit of extra insurance. Personally I did lose a fish on a head shake with them and this will help reduce that. The thing with the clips is that you get soo used to them you dont swap them out often enough. I would never fish a coastlock type clip on two dif trips, but I had been with the breakaways, I guess I got a lil greedy. adding the piece of tubing to form a simple sliding lock and replacing frequently should reduce the fish lost to head shakes. In the fall when I was pretty set on what I was using, I would clip on my plug hold the clip with pliers and hit the shrink tubing with my lighter. The operation itself in type seems more complex than it actually is.

THAT'S a pissa idea Vic

I lost 2 pencil poppers in a row to fish one morning due to the clip, I could not believe my eyes when I saw the clip still on but no plug. I went and put splitrings on all my pencils because of that.
Now I wil get that tubing for extra insurance. thanks

basswipe · 02-04-2006, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipknot

THAT'S a pissa idea Vic

I lost 2 pencil poppers in a row to fish one morning due to the clip, I could not believe my eyes when I saw the clip still on but no plug. I went and put splitrings on all my pencils because of that.
Now I wil get that tubing for extra insurance. thanks

Just out of curiosity Slip was the clip fully intact and just missing the plug?

Only reason I ask is because last year I reeled in a fully intact clip and the plug was simply missing.

Slipknot · 02-04-2006, 06:40 PM

clip was fine and tied on correctly
it simply must have reversed direction with the back and forth pencil popping action and when the weight of the fish pulled, the wire loop on the plug went clean thru

that's all I can think of.
Gary2 lost a moster in RI last year because of them, he won't use them anymore.