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View Poll Results: Just wondering what sizes people are using
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Breakaway 50 pound
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31.94% |
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Breakaway 80 pound
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47.22% |
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Spro #4 130 pound
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24 |
33.33% |
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Spro #2 230 pound
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19.44% |
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Krok #7 180 pound
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12.50% |
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Krok #5 220 pounds
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9.72% |
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02-19-2007, 05:41 PM
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
Posts: 13,438
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Always there too late, It's backwards
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Frasier: Niles, I’ve just had the most marvelous idea for a website! People will post their opinions, cheeky bon mots, and insights, and others will reply in kind!
Niles: You have met “people”, haven’t you?
Lets Go Darwin
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02-19-2007, 07:04 PM
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Registered LUser
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mashpee, MA
Posts: 643
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Breakaways make rubber shad swim funny, or so I've been told and seen. Otherwise, they're fine. I trust them more than I do my knots. I can't get them on my creek chub, though, the eye is too far indented.
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The worst day fishing is better than the best day working. ...Wait a minute, my work IS fishing. Sweet.
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02-19-2007, 07:22 PM
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I Had A BLAST!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: I'm from Manhattan, Live in CT., but my heart is in SoCo!
Posts: 1,132
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I use Spro. I like 'em and they work for me.  |
Be encouraging, not discouraging
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02-19-2007, 07:31 PM
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Been many moons
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Aquidneck Island
Posts: 400
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Rosco 34 Coastlock- Have never had one fail. If it ain't broke....
Spro Power Swivel 230lb #2
(The problem I have found with the smaller spro swivels is the knot tied onto the swivel is always the weak point. I ran some pull tests & it seems the thin gauge of the wire used on the smaller swivels cut the line. The line was practically folded over on itself & the wire acted as a knife edge.)
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Standing on the water, casting your bread
While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing
Distant ships sailing into the mist
You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing
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02-20-2007, 12:22 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lombardia
Posts: 335
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Where's the "None" choice. More terminal tackle=more chance for failure... Line-leader Leader-Hook..Done. Trust ur knots. Never had a failure that way..Swivels break and Snaps open up..No need IMO.
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02-20-2007, 03:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 179
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always used swivels and snaps and always will,,, cross-lock snaps NEVER FAIL,,, i use all different sizes surf usually 50lb plenty big enough
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take your kids fishing 
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02-20-2007, 03:58 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
Posts: 6,049
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no matter if you trust your knots or not ( you better ) you better tie them well cause clip or not you need a knot to tie the snap to your line . or maybe Im missing something or are we are talking about a hangmans knot . I use breakaway 80# and duo locks . I use them on spinning and occasionally on conv . Mostly I tie direct when fishing conv.
This is totally my way and yours may differ some or completely .
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02-20-2007, 01:04 AM
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Where'd he go?
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rhody
Posts: 849
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The swivels on all my leaders are Spro #4 130#. Small and plenty strong for leaders, I can see Mike's point of a larger swivel as far as size to make it easier and safer to handle the leader when landing fish but not necessary for strength. The leader is acting as a shock absorber and reducing the tourque exerted there. However in a plug I want a stronger swivel like the HD Kroks or Rosco, that's where it's necessary. For clips I like the 50# Breakaways for schoolies and holdovers when I use lighter test leaders and the 80# with heavier leaders from about the third week in May into December. Knots on both ends are polomars.
Last edited by In The Surf; 02-20-2007 at 12:41 PM..
Reason: make a correction
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02-20-2007, 08:08 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Shore
Posts: 1,701
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Up until last season it was always mono-to-mono/flouro for my leaders ... not usually a problem, unless I got lazy and did not retie or check my knots ... you need to do that with swivels and breakaway clips any way, as your knots can become strained after a day's fishing/or even several fish ... always check your notes after catching fish, leaders as well for nicks, etc. ... that's how I have lost fish in the past when using leaders ...
Now use the 80 breakaways with 130 or 200 spros,
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