Attaching Hooklengths

[NuNu]

I know this may be a silly question but is it better to tie your hooklength's on or attach them using a swivel?.

[The Diamond Geezer]

NuNu:

I know this may be a silly question but is it better to tie your hooklengths on or attach them using a swivel?.

Every knot is a weak link so the fewer the better, in my opinion

DG

[Cranfield]

It really depends on the type of fishing you are doing.

When normal float or ledger fishing with mono hooklinks and mono reel line ,I join using loop to loop.

When using braid hooklinks to mono, I use a swivel.

Obviously, wire to mono needs a swivel.

[P@UL]

I like to use those Drennan micro rings for float fishing and swivels when ledgering.

 

Paul

 

[ 19. March 2003, 06:44 PM: Message edited by: P@UL ]

[The Diamond Geezer]

quote:

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Originally posted by Cranfield:

Obviously, wire to mono needs a swivel.

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.... or a carp rig ring or suchlike!

DG

 

[ 19. March 2003, 05:00 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[seph]

I have been using micro swivels for alot of my fishing lately. The reason for this is when you are fishing things like double maggot or caster, it eliminates the twist. Therefore I would say 90% of my fishing is done with swivels.

 

Seph

[Dunk Fairley]

If you are fishing flowing waters, swivels are certainly much better. Less line twist will result and the bait will twist and turn quiet naturally in the flow.

 

Also, swivels make it quiker to change your hooklink, without possibly damaging your main line loop knot in the loop-loop method.

 

I'm using swivels more and more these days, on stillwaters too.

[RUDD]

For float, pole and most ledgering in attach it loop to loop.

I use swivels to attached them when ledgering for carp or sea fishing.

[RUDD]

Also :

 

when attaching loop to loop :

 

pass your mainline loop through the hooklenght loop. then pass your hook throught the mainline loop. pull tight.

This way you get a neat attachment that is 50% stronger than any other way (read in AT I think).

[Chris Plumb]

Swivels for me too - I fish mainly fast (ish) rivers swivels help to eliminate line twist...

 

 

Chris