Snaps

[redlite]

I made about ten casts yesterday with no results, but did discover that I have a problem. Since I very rarely fish plugs, I have let my inventory slip.
Does anyone know where I can get duolock snaps (without the barrel swivels)???? I am out and prefer them over the coastlock style as they tend to collect less mung.
I have checked all our sponsors and local tackle shops to no avail.
Much appreciated

[Christian]

check saltwater edge. i think thats where i got mine.

[rizzo]

The surfcaster has the good quality black duo lock snaps.

[fishdog13]

stop pollution .............. tie direct.........

[TheSpecialist]

Mike T usually has them, or Ron at Sportsmans den

[beamie]

Try Terminaltackleco.com I think thats the address, lots of good stuff. I buy alot from them.

Interesting find about less mung on the Duolock snap. I'll keep that in mind.

[Joe]

I just got a bunch of nice Berkley duo-locks but I can't add them yet because of the database problem from my sales processing company....

[Pete_G]

Duolock Snaps

Rosco/Sampo: the good stuff

We have them in bulk as well but not on the website yet, feel free to give us a call if you're interested.

[Mike P]

Make sure you get the good Roscoe/Sampo ones with the HD wire, and not some cheap knock-offs.

Also---take a pair of pliers and bend the locking part down and in. Makes it harder to open for you, but also for a good fish

[Crafty Angler]

Redlite - They're not real hard to find - pretty much everybody would have them, you'd probably find 'em at a shop near you if ya ask.

In terms of which are best, what MikeP said - Rosco-Sampo HD -

[Notaro]

jeros tackle duolock snaps are good. i havent tried those sampos. mikep, from the scale 1-10, how do you rate sampo/roscoe to jeros?

[Mike P]

With 1 being a safety pin and 10 being a 150# Coastlock, I'd rate the Jeros ones a 3 and the Rosco a 7.

[fishweewee]

Last season Tobias suggested I check out the Gemini Link clips. I love 'em. They are awesome for larger plugs.

-WW

[bassmaster]

I use those duo locks to But I must say those break away clips are the cats arse.
I swap plugs alot and find these to work very well
with the duo lock they will wear from excessive use

[Crafty Angler]

Hey BM - Breakaway Clips?

[bassmaster]

they look like paper clips sorta.
any one got a pic.
If You fish Hard You will love these things
These things are awsome, You owe it to Your Self to try them Crafty........

[hooked]

[bassmaster]

Thank You.
As You can see it looks like a clip
You slide the plug on where the end bends in at an angle
Trust Me the fish dont come un buttond
these are awsome for Jigging to
and I have been using them with My wood and Bombers rubber tin ect
Im sold...

[Mr. Sandman]

For most of my life I used the sampo duoloc's withOUT problems. I still have a bunch and use them with certain plugs that need a large working conntection. But over the last say 5 years I have tried to reduce the visability of my leaders. (for surfcasting) I use now the braid to spro swivels (tiny and strong) to 40# fluro carb. to 30-45# cross lock snaps. While tiny and much thinner, I have landed monsters on these snaps without failure. They can't be use with all plugs (most ) but I like the way the leader looks You don't see a big black snap honkin on the nose of the plug.
I feel that the combination of smaller swivel/snaps and fluro has yeilded me more fish no question. But the sampo duolock is a good HD snap.

[bassmaster]

Sand Man I use those and have for Years.
Just got to make sure they are the good ones.
seems to Be other co's making them with thin wire
But I can wear those out after time

[Mr. Sandman]

True, I have come across the cheap ones now and again that do wear out.

[tlapinski]

when i was first getting into surfcasting, i used large snaps. i figured bigger was better. i then moved towards low profile spro snaps. i figured the smaller snap on the nose of a plug would put off less fish and look more realistic. then, one day, it dawned on me that i was all worried about a little snap on the plub but i was using 4/0 treble hooks and split rings. how "natural" is that to be hanging from a baitfish's belly? now i just make sure i have the strongest possible connection on the end of my line. i do like the look of those gemini clips. where can those be found online of locally?

[striperjerk1]

the breakaway clips- mikecc at cape cod tackle has em. the gemini clips you can get at www.ronsutton.org/. hope this helps.

[Surely Bassey]

The concept of the breakaway clip is appealing but it has to connect to some other piece of hardware tied to the line. Isn't that just too many devices/weight at the tip of your plug??

[Slipknot]

Originally posted by Surely Bassey
The concept of the breakaway clip is appealing but it has to connect to some other piece of hardare tied to the line. Isn't that just too many devices/weight at the tip of your plug??

It's a brand name, the clip doesn't break away. It looks like a paperclip. just tie directly to your line, no need for any other hardware.

[Bob Senior]

Breakaway snap clips are the balllllllls! Been using them for years after introduction to them in N. Carolina surf.

I put a Spro swivel on the end of my braid and tie fluorocarbon to that, and then a snap clip on the end of the flouro... Never had one break, despite their name!! Change lures instantly. Watch out for cheap junk Chinese copies at places like W-M.

[Surely Bassey]

I like the flourocarbon idea after the braid. What # flouro do you use??

[Tagger]

Breakaway.. snaps .. rods .. cannon .. anything

[mikecc]

we will have 2 different size Breakaway snaps and the cannons in by the weekend.

[macojoe]

Mike are you open on the weekend yet?? I will be down there Sat morning to get my new trailer and i woukld like to stop by and get some of them Breakaway thing's

Thanks