I was digging through an old tackle box and found a bunch of snaps. I never understood the point of these. I have to tie another hook on anyways. Then I learned about pre-snelled hooks that you can just loop on. That's wonderful but still not really worth it to me. My question is this: Can you attach a hook/lure directly to the snap? For instance, I've taken to swivels and wonder if I could hook up my rapala or a hook right on the snap. It seems that any fish that was even remotely hook shy would stay wide away. Anyone use that setup though?
If you mean a regular snap, as opposed to a snap swivel (which I rarely use) snaps are useful for quickly changing from one lure to another one.
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I will agree with the other response, snaps are good if you plan on changing lures/spinners/spoons on a fairly regular basis. Normally I just tie the lure on to the line directly and just have at it.
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You dont use snaps for spinners or spoons thats where a swivel comes in,if you fishing lures like rapala's,crankbaits,flat fish, asnap clip is a wonderfull thing.
If you fishing anything that spins or could roll over at high speeds use swivels.
If your just using a hook I would just tie it on to the line.Usally that would be a leader the a swivel up the line I like 18-24 inches
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I am going to refer to FishHound's pictures.
I use the [url "http://www.luremaking.com/catalogue/catalogue-index/catalogue-items/duolock_snaps.htm"]Duo-Lock snap[/url] (pic C) for trolling lures. I tie it onto the end of my leader and then I can snap on and off lures as fast and often as I like. Makes it easy to "change up" if the fish don't like what you are offering. Also, these snaps allow for best possible lure action as designed by the manufactures ... very little friction at the pivot point. Because you can get these Duo-Lock snaps in so many different sizes, you can get them small enough that they are pretty much undetectable by the fish. However, you can only use them on lures that don't twist,turn, or swivel for their under-water action. NEVER use them on lures such as spinners or your line will get all twisted up.
Swivel snaps, such as FishHound's pics A and B, are designed to allow spinning lures to turn without twisting your line. The drawback to them is that they add a little more unnatural look to most lures.
When possible (no spinning lure) use the Duo-Lock snaps.
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Just to add to what Old-Coot said, "[#4040ff]Swivel snaps, such as FishHound's pics A and B, are designed to allow spinning lures to turn without twisting your line. The drawback to them is that they add a little more unnatural look to most lures."[/#4040ff]
When I use these types of swivels(a and b) I always use two to four foot of leader line while trolling, that way there is less chance of the fish noticing anything unnatural. Not that that makes a lot of difference when the lure is zipping by at 3mph[
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I'm talking about A. My question is just whether or not I can connect a lure (for example, a crankbait) right to that or if it is too bulky and should be connected to a leader and then the crankbait.
I agree with Wiperhunter, I prefer to use a swivel with a 2' leader on all lures. I think it gives the lure a little more natural motion.
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It depends on a number of factors, including how clear the water is and how aggressive the fish are. In most cases it makes no difference at all but on days that it does make a difference, I figure why take the chance, I just use a leader all the time while trolling or jigging. While stream fishing I just use the swivel (A), so I can change lures often if I need to, plus it is harder to cast with a long leader. These are some of the reasons I use or don't use leaders, I'm sure others use them for other reasons. I rarely fish without a swivel, unless I'm bait fishing with a plain hook below a bobber or ice fishing.
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