Using Snaps

[SirSnookalot]

That's true, some of the larger duolocks can be hard to open, 1 inchers is about as big as I like them to be, I'm only using them now on a barracuda set up.  For all my other fishing I tie everything.

[Texas Pride]

I use clips and don't see any problem with them I catch all kinds of fish with them I fish from the shore and small ponds also and clips are so handy especially when I hike a mile or two to get to the banks and I only have two poles and my pocket tackle box and I have to change a lot of lures

[ClackerBuzz]

i got to try norman speed clips last weekend and thought they were junk. i even took Darren's recommendation of working the eye sideways.  the wire is so fine gauge that they flex while squeezing and hardly open. and they are too small to accept jig eye's so whats the point if you have to change out ur speed clips while changing out ur lures. they were very hard to handle with my hands in 65 deg water. i already know how things are going to go with 35 deg water on my fingers.

chatterbaits come with duo locks and i love them. and i ordered some cross lock snaps to see which i prefer

[smalljaw67]

I use Duo Lock snaps when fishing crankbaits only, anything like a jig or any hooks get tied direct. When using the snap with crankbaits, I used to take the split rings off and my buddy never took them off and he told me there wasn't a problem so I tried it myself and I have not experienced any negative problems so I hook the snap to the split ring if the crank I'm fishing has a split ring on it. I should also note that I don't use the snaps on jerkbaits or topwaters, the one exception is a wake bait but I treat that as a super shallow crank but no snaps for jerkbaits or topwaters.

[Mike L]

Norman's are designed to be used without the split ring.

Take it off first, if you're not doing it already, makes it much, much easier.

Mike