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Swivels and Knots

Scott Stein

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A.W.Wolfram Proficient

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Im with ace on this one. I have played with both but I think it is a must with cut bait, it always tends to spin around on me and twist my line.

With live bait I like to give the little guy some room to be tormented with when not on a jig smile

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Scott K Grand Master

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I too fish with and without. It more depends on the area I am fishing, if I am fishing with live bait, and if there are alot of snags, and if I have one on already, I wont take one off if its on there.

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I love the Trilene knot for mono, as I have never had it fail me and it's easy for me to tie with my crippled left hand.

I will definitely be using the Palomar though with my PP 80#.

As for swivels, they are a must for me. Cannot stand when the split shot inevitably slides down to the hook. I use either SPRO power swivels or more preferably Cabela's size 5 or 6 ball-bearing swivels.

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Originally Posted By: MinnesnowtaWild
Cannot stand when the split shot inevitably slides down to the hook.

How many split shot does it take to hold a 10 inch creek chub down to the bottom in a 4 mph current?

It takes 1 big 4 ouncer. You guys ever try biting a 4 oz split shot closed with your teeth? grin

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He must be using it as a stopper for the river weight. That is no good IMO. Causes a weak point more so than tying in a swivel would. To get it to stay in place under the river current, you have to smash the heck out of the split shot.

Yep, killer set-up for bait like Dtro said. Cheap, easy and where I fish for bullies, the slipping of the split shot and bell weight helps get me out of snagged rocks on the bottom.

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So I'm going to go with the Palomar. So it will be like this......

line----swivel(tied on w/ Palomar knot)-----a foot of line (tied w/ Palomoar knot)to the swivel----the hook (tied on with Palomar knot)?

So line-swivel-line-hook

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Scott, you will want to tie your leader first before attaching to main line when using a palomar knot.I always have my leaders pre tied. Saves you a bit of time if you break off on a snag. Also less gear to carry around. I try to keep a dozen pre tied and a bag of sinkers in the boat. That way your always ready to tangle with a cat. I also agree with Palomar being the best knot out there. Then again I olny uses power pro.

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hey all.i was wondering if any of you have been fishing the horseshoe chain lately.i was out on horseshoe lake on monday,and i never did find the cats.i found a few crappies,and a large rock bass,but no whiskers.

i have fished that lake several times each winter,with no succes with the catfish.i always seem to find some crappies,even rock bass,or shiny eyed suckers(walleye).

i can catch cats no problem in the summer,which is usually my fish of choice.are there any spots or techniques you can share with me?i hate to admit it,but i have never put a cat on the ice.sad,isnt it!

i am going to try it again tommorow afternoon/evening.

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He must be using it as a stopper for the river weight. That is no good IMO. Causes a weak point more so than tying in a swivel would. To get it to stay in place under the river current, you have to smash the heck out of the split shot.

Yep, killer set-up for bait like Dtro said. Cheap, easy and where I fish for bullies, the slipping of the split shot and bell weight helps get me out of snagged rocks on the bottom.

This is what I was talking about when saying split shot. We tried using a small split shot to stop the big bank sinkers from going down to the hooks but realized this does not work well at all. Swivel is the way to go.

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I got some 330lb SPRO swivels at Gander. You think that will be strong enough? Kidding lol

So my flathead rig will look like this!!!

rig-1.jpg

Those are the swivels I used last year but am upgrading to some Cabela's ball-bearing swivels that dwarf those SPRO 330 lb swivels.

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