Snaps vs tie on lures

[Darren.]

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

United we stand.  Against Norman Slow-You-Down Clips!

A simple trick puts the speed in Speed Clips. You can do it, John!  

 

Tell you what, next time I'm in The Rochester area I'll look you up.

We can gorge on some of those awesome hot dogs at your family

restaurant, and I can show you how fast the clips can work  .

[CybrSlydr]

I'm a big fan of snaps.  I've never had a knot break off with a fish before.  Then again, I've never caught many fish.  Lol. Always use the DuoLock snaps.

[Koz]

On 10/9/2018 at 7:07 AM, Sam said:

Do not use snaps on plastics or on spinnerbaits or buzzbaits, unless you use the yellow garden tractor fuel line cut into 1/8 inch sections and put over the front of the spinnerbaits/buzzbaits.

 

I use the protective tubing that is initially found on spinnerbait hooks when you first purchase them.

 

[the reel ess]

On 10/8/2018 at 5:20 PM, GoneFishingLTN said:

What’s a good size snap for walking baits like a spook

This kind. Reason I like this kind is you can still feed the snap thru the line tie of a regular size Pop R. Some of the snap designs you can't. The snap helps the popper walk a little. It gives a more erratic forward motion.

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-fast-lock-bass-snap

[Jaderose]

3 hours ago, Koz said:

 

I use the protective tubing that is initially found on spinnerbait hooks when you first purchase them.

 

I honestly can't decide if I think this is genius or dumb.  I'm tending towards genius!

[J Francho]

18 hours ago, Darren. said:

A simple trick puts the speed in Speed Clips. You can do it, John!  

 

Tell you what, next time I'm in The Rochester area I'll look you up.

We can gorge on some of those awesome hot dogs at your family

restaurant, and I can show you how fast the clips can work  .

I'll take you up on that offer!

 

[Koz]

1 hour ago, Jaderose said:

I honestly can't decide if I think this is genius or dumb.  I'm tending towards genius!

 

Thanks, I think. I bank fish and can do miles of walking from lagoon to lagoon so I bring only one rod with me. Between that, my soon to be senior citizen eyesight, and the fact that I swap baits quicker than swingers swap partners I don't want to spend my time tying off lures every X number of minutes.

 

Using the tubing works. It doesn't impede the action of spinnerbaits or buzzbaits and the snap won't slide down the lure and foul the line.

[Darren.]

4 hours ago, J Francho said:

I'll take you up on that offer!

 

Now that looks seriously good ... I'm hungry now.

[J Francho]

Deep fried taters  mmmhmmm

[Darren.]

26 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Deep fried taters  mmmhmmm

Yeah. I noticed that...will have to bring extra heart meds with me, LOL.

[tander]

Never used snaps and never will. I like the idea of cutting off some line at the lure when changing baits.

[Darrell Willer]

On 10/8/2018 at 5:42 PM, BoatSquirrel said:

Any single hook bait=no thank you on snaps.

Anything with treble hooks=good to go on snaps.  

Another vote for VMC Crankbait snaps.  Size 1 for big topwaters and cranks.  Size 0 for mid-size topwaters, cranks, and jerkbaits.

 

Thanks everyone for there thoughts and ideas on snaps vs tie on

[Choporoz]

On 10/10/2018 at 8:58 PM, tander said:

Never used snaps and never will. I like the idea of cutting off some line at the lure when changing baits.

Good point.

 

I will admit to having tried some snaps, but honestly, re-tying was faster than fumbling with "speed clips."   I still use snap swivels on wire leaders when fishing for toothy fish, but no more snaps for me when bass fishing.

    There's definitely something to be said about chopping a little off of the business end of your line when you change lures.

[wisconsin heat]

I've gone to using "tactical style" snaps for all of my hardbaits. They are the strongest available and have a great design. I found a pack of 30 or so for like 12 bucks at gander outdoors. They came in sizes smaller than the actual tactical angler brand which are more geared for saltwater/bigger lures. Here is what they look like.

[Smalls]

On 10/15/2018 at 10:06 AM, Choporoz said:

 

    There's definitely something to be said about chopping a little off of the business end of your line when you change lures.

I think it’s probably important to note that if you use a snap, you should still check your line often. 

 

Since I normally bank fish 90% of the time, I only carry a max of 3 rods with me, and my crankbait/reaction bait rod gets braid to a mono leader. Switching out lures often would have me cutting my line down to just braid without a snap. But I’ll check my line often, and retie it whenever necessary.