07-31-2007, 08:07 AM
the proper way to tie on a spinning lure is to tie on a barrol swivel about a foot and a half above the lure using the same or just a bit lighter line from the swivel to the lure.
you will seldom see people doing this, even I get lazy at times and will forgo the barrol swivel, and for those of us who dont face the dreaded inevatable line twist. there is no avoiding it with out taking some kind of action, meaning useing the swivel or stopping to manualy untwist your line by letting out the line behind the boat and troll with no lure on it. for a minute or two and retreive your line again...
and yes when I fail to use the barrol swivel I have that problem just like everyone else...
the larger the spinner the larger the barrol swivel you will need, and the higher test line you will need.
I have a couple mepps number 5's that feal like a lead ancor at the end of my rod.
to know what size barrol swivel to use, match the wire gage of the spinner to the wire gage of the swivel.
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you will seldom see people doing this, even I get lazy at times and will forgo the barrol swivel, and for those of us who dont face the dreaded inevatable line twist. there is no avoiding it with out taking some kind of action, meaning useing the swivel or stopping to manualy untwist your line by letting out the line behind the boat and troll with no lure on it. for a minute or two and retreive your line again...
and yes when I fail to use the barrol swivel I have that problem just like everyone else...
the larger the spinner the larger the barrol swivel you will need, and the higher test line you will need.
I have a couple mepps number 5's that feal like a lead ancor at the end of my rod.
to know what size barrol swivel to use, match the wire gage of the spinner to the wire gage of the swivel.
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