· #1 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post Got a few nice Charlie Graves lures and want to use the but to thick to use tactical clip directly. Looking at snap swivels, but don't trust them with a heavy fish. Split rings won't work even the biggest sizes. Any alternatives? 0 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #2 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post Split rings. I know you said they don’t work/can’t get on but after some practice I can get a split ring on any Charlie Graves without opening the ring or wrecking the lure. I’ll try and take some pics for you later today but that’s my suggestion screw a snap. 0 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #3 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post If pictures help that would be great. Thanks. I got all size spro rings a the Charlie Graves are so thick and have a lip...what’s the trick to get them on? Yeah no interest in snaps. 0 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #4 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post I will say that you should test the same exact tin with and without an added split ring on the front and decide for yourself whether the changed action is a benefit or determent. I am not saying it won't work, I am saying the action will not be the same. I tried this almost 50 years ago and removed the added rings after testing. My personal findings were I'll take the increased chance of a distorted snap over reduced overall catch and confidence I felt were the result of the changed action. 3 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #5 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post What I have been doing with tins and metal lures where their bodies are very thick is attach a twelve inch piece of ninety pound test wire lead material using a crimp and swivel on the opposite end of the leader.. 0 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #6 Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) · Report post Rosco duo lock snaps accounted for many big fish over the years before the newer clips became available. I used to cut off the swivel and tie direct to the snaps. Edited November 25, 2020 by rbart 4 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #7 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post 2 hours ago, sytheteacher said: What I have been doing with tins and metal lures where their bodies are very thick is attach a twelve inch piece of ninety pound test wire lead material using a crimp and swivel on the opposite end of the leader.. That sounds like a good idea. Wouldn't even have to be that long. OP, what about brazing a solid ring on? 0 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #8 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post 2 mins ago, PSegnatelli said: That sounds like a good idea. Wouldn't even have to be that long. OP, what about brazing a solid ring on? That's exactly what I did, and undid, a long time ago 1 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #9 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post 10 mins ago, SC said: That's exactly what I did, and undid, a long time ago The brazed ring or the prerigged wire or both? Personally I'd just tie it to mono if I didn't want to use a duolock. But some folks like to quick change, I'm not in a rush. 0 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #10 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post Brazed rings. Pre-rigged with a short piece of piano wire was a very common method used by "old timers" when I was a kid 1 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #11 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post Can't get any easier than this. Good ones are reliable. 4 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #12 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post 2 mins ago, Dan Tinman said: Can't get any easier than this. Good ones are reliable. Care to name drop a good one? 0 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #13 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post Been so for 60+ years. I like the clips but would have no reason not to trust a good snap swivel. 0 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #14 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post 7 mins ago, PSegnatelli said: Care to name drop a good one? Rosco !! 5 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
· #15 Posted November 25, 2020 · Report post 20 mins ago, yogiiiboy said: Rosco !! +1 2 Go to top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
