Raul

It changes the built in action of the lure for worse, the split ring is added for the bait to have a free swing action ( like if you tied a loop knot, for ex: Rapala or Duncan knot ), if you clip the snap to the split ring then instead of having 1 "joint" ( split ring/lure eye ) you have 2 "joints" ( snap/split ring/lure eye ), what happens is as the lure wobbles one joint goes one way while the other joint goes in the opposite direction so the bait wobbles correctly when both joints are aligned but incorrectly when the joints are moving in opposite direction ( it rolls on it 's side ), in a lipless crank is not easy to detect the split seconds when the bait rolls because the wobble is very tight and fast but it 's easy to detect on a lipped crank, when you reel in you feel the bait wobbling intermitently instead of continously. Don 't take my word for it, do a test and you will notice the difference in the wobble. Back then during the age of the dinosaurs when I began fishing I used to fish with snap/swivel combination on everything ( yeah, so I wouldn 't have to retie every time I changed lures : ) I didn 't know the effects the snap/swivel were doing to the action of my baits, then I read that most pros in those days did not recommend the use of snaps, they all recommended direct tie to the split ring. I changed my approach to what the pros recommended ( obviously, they were the pros, ya know ) and I did notice an increase in my catches with crankbaits. Then I had the idea of removing the split ring and using the snap instead, it 's the same thing but instead of having my line attached to the split ring I have it attached to the snap and it 's a lot easier to open a snap than it is to open a split ring when you want to change a crank. But I used "El Cheapo" snaps until the day came I hooked a nice fish and lost it along with my lure, lesson learned ( never ever purchase cheap terminal tackle ! ). Nowdays I don 't even bother to remove the split ring in the cranks, I just snap to the eye. Snaps can 't be "wrong", many hard swimbaits come with them to allow them to have a wider wobble, what 's wrong in the end is your application and the quality of what you use.

Nope, he 's just a victim like the rest of us.

Can you use snaps ? in some baits yes, in some baits no, you can and should use a snap/swivel combination when fishing with in-line spinners or you 'll end up with a motherlord of line twist after a few casts; you can use snaps on crankbaits, just don 't attach the snap to the split ring but directly to the bait, that 's if you have a good quality snap and you check your line above it frequently. No point in using snaps with single hooks. Like I said previously, if you are going to use snaps check your line frequently and purchase good quality snaps.

No, the ammount of fish I catch on a given day is spread evenly between soft plastics, cranks and spinnerbaits.

No my friend, the main gear is not nylon, it 's aluminum alloy, not plastic.

Listen closely to the infomercial: it 's the fisherman this and the fisherman that. The magic is where it always has been, behind the rod handle. In practical terms any bait will catch fish, it 's a matter of when, where and how what makes it interesting and sometimes difficult.

That sounds like a bell calling the BaitMonkey to a massacre, yeah, your wallet 's massacre.

Shimano Citica for 85 bones and free shipping courtesy or ***.

Those are my findings, smaller baits do better with lower capacity shallower spooled reels whlie heavier weights do better with deeper spooled reels.

I 've dealt domestically with www.brooklynbillstackleshop.com, all I can say is that the man in charge is top notch, honest and extremely helpfull and doesn 't play around with you, the price you see in his site includes shipping. Another good place to purchase is www.japantackle.com, he has probably the most expensive prices but he also has stuff when nobody else has, excellent service too. www.bass.jp has good prices, good stuff and they are also very seroius about their business, very helpful and they can get you products even though not listed in their website. www.plat.co.jp is also an excellent place to shop, top notch service. I 've heard lots of good things and none bad from www.japanprofishing.com. I 've never purchased reels from www.ichibantackle.com but I 've purchased baits from them and they also have very good service.

A sponge sucks a lot more water than any hand towel.

If it 's an excuse for not checking your line frequently and your only motivation is to change lures quickly then no, you shouldn 't use snaps. If you 're going to purchase "El Cheapo" snaps then don 't purchase snaps. Do I use snaps ? yes, I do use snaps with certain baits, on soft plastics n 'stuff like that most certainly not.

The only way you won 't ever kill a bass of any size is not fishing at all.

You are confused, the 4X4 system is only found in two reels: 1.- Scorpion 1000/1001 2.- Scorpion 1000/1001 Mg There 's no Metanium XT nor Mg with the 4x4 system. The Metanium Mg is a slightly larger reel than the Sol. You want the 8 bearings then the Metanium is your reel, but you won 't get the 4x4. You want the 4x4 then the Scorpion Mg is your reel but you won 't get the bearing count.

The higher capacity spools when filled weight more because they carry more line, they require more energy to initiate the spool rotation, the limitation of spool weight becomes noticeable when casting lighter baits, 1/4 oz or less, they don 'cast the lighter baits that great but with heavier baits it 's not noticeable, besides the spool weighting more has another effect, the spool rotation lasts longer which with the right rod, the right lure aerodynamic profile means longer casts than with a shallower less capacity spooled reel. In other words with the same rod, the same line, the same lure I make longer casts with my Curado 200B38 than I can achieve with my Chronarch 50 Mg and the B38 doesn 't have ARB bearings nor Super Free system.

Never mind, I found it. Not trying to be a smartarse here but why you want to install a drain plug when all you need to do to get rid of the water is to flip the boat ?

What is a Nalco ?

Take the pic with your digital camera and download them to your PC, usually they go to My Images folder in your PC, to post them open or reply in this thread, bellow this box where you type there 's a sign in bold that says Attach, click on the Examine box, a window will open, go to My Images and select the pic, click on Open, that will upload the pic from your PC into the BR 's server ( a code will appear between Attach and Examine ) click on Post, and that 's it, you can upload 1 pic up to 150 kb in size.

Without pics worthless this thread is. Yoda.

A) Are the shimano japanese reels exactly the same as the other shimano reels Mostly not, they are not the same in many aspects and in others they are the same. if so can somebody tell me the equivalent of the chronarchs and the calais. "equivalent" to the Chronarch Mg = Scorpion Mg "equivalent" to the Chronarch = Metanium XT Identical to the Calais 200 = Antares Identical to the Calais 100 = Antares AR, the only difference here is that there 's no Calais 100 lefty while there 's Antares AR in lefty. If they are the same why are the japanese reels so coveted and why are they more expensive. So coveted because they offered characteristics the domestic versions didn 't have and in many cases they still offer them, there was no small size Chronarch Mg ( Metanium Mg JDM ), but there was the Scorpion 1000 Mg, but aside from having the external brake adjustment ( if having an external brake adjustment dial is what tickles your fancy ) it 's not better than the current Chronarch 50 Mg, I have both and like them both. The Scorpion 1000/1001 was a better reel than the old Curado 100B, nowdays the Curado 100D is a lot better reel than the Scorpion 1000/1001. The Metanium XT is an ounce lighter than the Chronarch and has clicking tension knob cap, but it 's painted ( not ion plated ) and it 's only available in one version while the Chronarch is available in 3 versions. If what you want is a lefty Calais 100 then you are scrwd, you want a lefty you have to go Japanese. More expensive, not really, it 's a matter where you shop.

That reel needs a Gan Craft rod Robert.

Excellent !

Let 's get this straight right here right now, by no means I assume any responsibility, I 'm just a mere instrument if IT 'S will, ok ? www.staminainc.com

Brian, for God 's sake, there 's no "best", have you actually tried to fish them rigged in another fashion than impaled jighead and exposed hook ? there are tons of ways to rig a soft plastic bait, I dropshot double tail skirted grubs and they also work, impale the bait on a standup jig weedless and they are deadly, wacky rig them along the mid line and insert a jighead without the hook on the skirted side to wight them and they also deadly.

Ok, so you don 't have a shakey head jig, got any jigheads with oversized hooks ? 3 or 4/0 ? you can rig the * weedless with those, it 's just like T-rigging a worm.