Norman Speed Clips For Cranks?

[eyedabassman]

I was at Bass Pro today and I picked up some of these speed clips.When I got home I tryed them on my cranks and some top water baits,and they are very cool! Has anyone used them?  I can now change baits reel fast with out tying all the time. In the past I did use the cross locks but these clips seem to work so much better! Need your input.

[Lucky Craft Man]

Here's my experience with the Norman Speed Clip. It was about 10 years ago when I purchased a bag of Norman Speed Clips. I tied one on to the end of my line and was very anxious to try it out. I was telling my two buddies who I was fishing with that day how cool this things were. I clipped on my favorite spinnerbait and was ready to fish. After casting around several weedbeds with no luck, we decided to try some boat docks. My second cast next to the boat dock, my spinnerbait got clobbered. I fought the fish to the boat and it looked like at least a 7 lb. Largemouth Bass. I couldn't believe my eyes! The huge bass made one final turn of his head and next thing you know I see the bass swimming right back towards the dock with my spinnerbait in his mouth and my line hung limp next to the boat. I thought I broke my line. Nope, the Normal Speed Clip was still tied firmly on the end. The bass torqued the metal arm of the spinnerbait just right to open up the clip. My buddies teased me the rest of the day about how "great" those Normal Clips were. I still have images of the blades on my favorite spinnerbait turning slowing, fading off into the depth of the lake as the biggest LM bass of my life swam away. Needless to say, I never used those sorry Norman Speed Clips again and I hope you can learn from my experience so you won't have to create your own.

[extreme1018]

they are fine on cranks because they allow more side to side wiggle. cranks also sometimes have a small split ring where the line tie is or on the hooks. this will help prevent the leverage thing on cranks. they dont work as well on soft plastics because they will help weeds and other junk build up on the nose of your lures, and the slower presentasion will allow the fish to get a better look at your clip. they can also leverage the hook better on a plastic because there is no split ring

[jdw174]

I have made several casts with the speed clips and when I got the lure back, the clip had been torqued open and was barely holding the lure!  I still use them on occasion, but never on topwaters.  I like the plain-jane Duo-Lock snaps.  Never had a failure with those.  

[lovecranking]

I've never had a problem using the speed clips and think they're great. My friends & I have been using them for almost 10 years.

[Stringjam]

My experience is like a few others in this post.....I've had numerous unsnappings - - too many to keep confidence in them.      

It seems to be worse on walking topwaters like Spooks and Chug Bugs.    

[Maxximus Redneckus]

I have some too ,I want to have faith in um but some reason i dont id rather use a coastlock with a ball bearing or just the coast lock they are light and they really do lock!!! BTW you can only use a speed clip on a spinner bait WITHOUT a U wire it needs to have a twist to stop the speed clip from goin to the head or the blades,maybe your speed clip went up to the blades ????

[Tucson]

I've been using these clips on cranks for a year or so and really like the ease of changing lures with them but.... I have noticed that for some inexplicable reason they will sometimes start working themselves loose.  Can't figure out how but I check them every few casts now to make sure they're seated correctly.  

[hipster_dufus]

i have been using them for 4 years or so. no problems with them. i check my line often and retie if necessary. i do not know how u would use them on a spinnebait. i just use them on my cranks

[Grey Wolf]

I think the spinner baits would need a closed eye to use them.

[.ghoti.]

I've found them too difficult. I cut off can tie a knot quicker than I can get a bait swapped using those clips. I'm compulsive about checking knots and line, and retie all the time. The clips do not save any time at all for me.

[sal669]

I'm compulsive about checking knots and line, and retie all the time. The clips do not save any time at all for me.

SAME HERE !!! Even if I don't have to change lure, I check my line and retie very often. I use the "trilene" or "palomar" knots most of the time and the "loop" knot for crankbaits

[Brad_Coovert]

For the same reasons mentioned by others above, just say no to speed clips.

They can open themselves and your bait and fish can come off.

That is reason enough to not use them.

Brad

[Bud]

             I like the plain-jane Duo-Lock snaps.  Never had a failure with those.          

If I am going to use a snap and I do it will be a Duo-lock