To snap, or not to snap?

[tlapinski]

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?