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Originally Posted by EZM
I lost a epic fish on one of those - straightened the hook on the clasp loop and pulled it right through. ......I sat on the lake for 45 minutes drifting around before I even looked up from the floor of my boat.
I got home and trashed all of that type of snap swivel. One valuable lesson on a contender sized pike that swam away free that day.
Since then I have been doing some "destructive testing" on all sorts of designs of swivel snaps using a vise, my trolling ball, and a 2x4, and found the coast locks to hold up the best.
They are probably fine for your average quarry - but you never know when the big one will eat your bait.
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Ever use the drag on your reel?
