09-02-2010, 02:19 PM
I too have debated this topic with myself (I know the skiers must think me odd - sittin' there bickering with myself! Can get pretty heated!! [:p])
I need to bring glasses, or a magnifying glass - I feel so fumbly sometimes trying to get a knot on. Waste far too much potential casting time on rigging, rerigging, etc.
Snaps are very beneficial when trying to test every color shape size of lure on our underwater friends. But I have felt the smaller type lures - jig hooks, jig-heads, small plastics, swimbaits - probably get better action - weighted movement without a swivel snap. Now a small swivel farther up the line - just to avoid the twisties.
I've definitely found some topwaters need to be tied without the extra forward weight. Got one with a buzz-propeller on the front, and it does NOT get the right action with added weight forward.
Now I've also pondered the impact on other lures - more of the rapalla, diving crank baits, flat-raps, the hard-candy collection. How much does their action get messed with by a swivel, and how much do they need to be tied direct? I tend to figure - the bigger the lure, the less the impact. The diving, or neutral - less than a floater. Again - the topwaters should tie direct.
Further - I've wondered how much good or bad is done to a lures natural "flutter" and "wobble" by tipping the hooks - be it worm, plastic, or gulp. I do like to add some flavor - and chew - one way or another.
Lastly - what about swivel-snap color? Black vs Gold? Might depend on the water quality? Color of lure being latched on... more questions than answers.
Good topic though. I like to see what folks preferences are.
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I need to bring glasses, or a magnifying glass - I feel so fumbly sometimes trying to get a knot on. Waste far too much potential casting time on rigging, rerigging, etc.
Snaps are very beneficial when trying to test every color shape size of lure on our underwater friends. But I have felt the smaller type lures - jig hooks, jig-heads, small plastics, swimbaits - probably get better action - weighted movement without a swivel snap. Now a small swivel farther up the line - just to avoid the twisties.
I've definitely found some topwaters need to be tied without the extra forward weight. Got one with a buzz-propeller on the front, and it does NOT get the right action with added weight forward.
Now I've also pondered the impact on other lures - more of the rapalla, diving crank baits, flat-raps, the hard-candy collection. How much does their action get messed with by a swivel, and how much do they need to be tied direct? I tend to figure - the bigger the lure, the less the impact. The diving, or neutral - less than a floater. Again - the topwaters should tie direct.
Further - I've wondered how much good or bad is done to a lures natural "flutter" and "wobble" by tipping the hooks - be it worm, plastic, or gulp. I do like to add some flavor - and chew - one way or another.
Lastly - what about swivel-snap color? Black vs Gold? Might depend on the water quality? Color of lure being latched on... more questions than answers.
Good topic though. I like to see what folks preferences are.
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