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what size & brand ball bearing swivle should i use
#31238
04/12/06 01:58 AM
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GARHIDE
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i am looking at buying some ball bearing swivels for Carolina riging and throwing 2 flukes on 1 line .
i need to some good brand names and to know what sizes go with what size lines.
your friend mike
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Re: what size & brand ball bearing swivle should i use
#31239
04/12/06 01:05 PM
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Rock River
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Academy carries some "P-line" swivels that are reallly small, good lb test rating & I haven't had one break on me since I started using them in Jan.
Spro also makes some good looking smaller ones.
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Re: what size & brand ball bearing swivle should i use
#31240
04/12/06 01:24 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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the spro swivels are great I have landed carp to over 30lbs with them Spro makes a load of carp gear and I see alot of it cross marketed, you might want to look at a ball bearing swival with a flexi-ring Korda makes some really good ones we use in carp fishing for some advanced rigs. I bet it would give you a more natrul movement I will post a photo [img] https://www.americancarpsociety.com/store/product_image.php?imageid=975[/img]
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Re: what size & brand ball bearing swivle should i use
#31241
04/13/06 01:30 AM
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JiminTexas
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Green Horn
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I've always thought that the ball bearing swivels were sort of an overkill o a Carolinas rig. I use just a regular old snap sivel or fishing worms on a Carolinas rig. I like the ease of the snap in changing leaders, and the main purpose of the swivel is to keep the lead sinker from sliding down too far which would keep the worm from floating free of the junk on the bottom. I can keep a few leaders of diferent lengths rigged up and when the worm needs changing or if I want to float the worm a litle higher or closer to the bottom it is literally a snap to change out the whole leader. For most of my fishing I use a #7 black snap swivel. If I'm fishing really light leaders (4 or 6 lb) I'll use a #12 snap swivel. On my leaders, I use a figure of eight knot for the loop on 8 lb. test or smaller and a perfection loop on anythng larger than 8 lb. I figure that any fish that straightens that rig out or breaks the leader deserves to get away.
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