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 Re: Using A Swivel
[Re: nb_one]
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07/02/12 03:59 AM
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J45on
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rhetorical question: I wonder which is better, or worse, the extra knots to add a swivel or the line abrasion from a split shot -- assuming you DO know how to tie knots and crimp slit-shot correctly.
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Re: Using A Swivel
[Re: nb_one]
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07/02/12 04:01 AM
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Gregg R
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Hey lamoon78, what size swivel do you use?
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Re: Using A Swivel
[Re: nb_one]
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07/02/12 04:39 AM
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JayInNRH
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Use a bobber stop and just fold the splitshot over. Don't crimp it down so tight you turn it into a pancake. It will slide a little but that's what the bobber stop is for.
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Re: Using A Swivel
[Re: nb_one]
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07/02/12 02:35 PM
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saskeeter
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When fishing for BIG bass in S. Texas, I will always believe that 1 knot is better than 3.
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Re: Using A Swivel
[Re: Bigron119]
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07/02/12 02:44 PM
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storm0348
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A swivel does give it more action and it also helps it sink a little bit different. I fished a tournament one time and they WOULD NOT hit it unless it HAD a swivel about 12" up. I guess the weight let it fall differently since we were not jerking it. Just t-riging and then letting it fall over the grass.
Use a black swivel though so the perch won't peck the shiney brass ones. And JUST a swivel not a SNAP and SWIVEL. Good advice on the black swivel, I figured this one out fishing for smallies, perch hit the brass swivel nearly everytime, thought they where hitting the grub, but after a brake-off I tied on a black swivel, and they never touched it again. 
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Re: Using A Swivel
[Re: nb_one]
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07/02/12 08:46 PM
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nb_one
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Thanks. Time to get some black swivels and spit shot weights.
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Re: Using A Swivel
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07/03/12 10:29 PM
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scout 118
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