Trolling cranks ?

["G"]

I been pulling and pushing cranks for years....i leave the split rings on and snap a duo-lok swivel to them.

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[wicklundrh]

I use a duolock as Cray mentioned. Easy on, easy off. Regardless of split ring. The duolock allows for the bait to move freely. If ypu recall, Rapala used to include instructions to show how to tie a Rapala knot. This knot allows for non pinch unrestricted movement.

Where we now differ is the use of a swivel. Here is why. I "used" to think the same way until I had a conversation with Mrdux "Doug". In his neck of the woods, they catch a ton of catfish. They are known to twist in the water like a gymnast. Without the swivel, they make a real mess of your line. Hence the reason for his "more than one way to skin a catfish" comment.

For me, it is duolock BUT, if I am tournament fishing an area prone to spiraling fish, rest assured that I switch over to a swivel. I just install one on my duolock.

[Snubby]

Just a plain old duolock snap for me, leave the ring on. Running braid if a catfish wants to do all that twisting and turning getting wrapped up in the line then he will be half skint by the time he gets to the boat.

[Atimm693]

I use a duolock as Cray mentioned. Easy on, easy off. Regardless of split ring. The duolock allows for the bait to move freely. If ypu recall, Rapala used to include instructions to show how to tie a Rapala knot. This knot allows for non pinch unrestricted movement.

Where we now differ is the use of a swivel. Here is why. I "used" to think the same way until I had a conversation with Mrdux "Doug". In his neck of the woods, they catch a ton of catfish. They are known to twist in the water like a gymnast. Without the swivel, they make a real mess of your line. Hence the reason for his "more than one way to skin a catfish" comment.

For me, it is duolock BUT, if I am tournament fishing an area prone to spiraling fish, rest assured that I switch over to a swivel. I just install one on my duolock.

I have hooked crappie or bluegills in the side before, and they come up spinning circles. A swivel helps in that situation.

[brettw]

I have hooked crappie or bluegills in the side before, and they come up spinning circles. A swivel helps in that situation.

Me too, almost every trip
I plan on a snap on the crank and 2 ft up , adding a swivel.
2 ft of braid

Thanks everyone


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[T_om]

Duo lock, directly to lure eye. No need for the split ring IMHO. The less hardware on the lure, the better... also IMHO.

Tom

[brettw]

Duo lock, directly to lure eye. No need for the split ring IMHO. The less hardware on the lure, the better... also IMHO.

Tom

Tom
Do you take the split rings off?


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[T_om]

Yes, not needed when using a Duro Lock snap. I just use the snap, never a swivel.

Tom

[Dutch552]

Duolock swivels in black nickel finish directly to the split ring on the lure bill. Catfish and yellow bass hooked on the side of the face can make a mess of things as they come spiraling into the boat. Always used to just use a snap but I started using the swivel three years ago after a discussion with Doug (mrdux) and I haven’t looked back.

[Crestliner08]

I have been casting and trolling cranks for many decades. Lure manufactures sell their baits for optimal performance and effectiveness. They have to. The competition is too fierce to do otherwise. Most crankbait manufacturers sell their cranks with a split ring attached to the lip eye. Reason being is that a direct tie to the lip eye will not allow a totally free movement and can dampen the designed action, however minute that might be.

The replacement of this split ring with a plain snap is going along with the designers intents, in my opinion. I would not recommend a snap attached to the split ring however. Reason being is that this adds much more hardware than what the designers intended and could possibly alter the action. Same with using a snap swivel.

Probably not as critical when fishing for crappie, but having fished with a lot of good fishermen, I know for a fact that it affects the effectiveness of the presentation when fishing for smallmouth bass and trout. So, I just carry forward my experiences into my crappie fishing. I might be all "wet", but it affects my confidence level to do otherwise. If you prefer to use a snap swivel on the split ring and your confidence and catch ratio is right up there, more power to you. JMO!