| Mike, I went back into my archives to retrieve a following reply I posted
here on the spinnerbait line tie subject long ago. Unfortunately, I cannot
find the post previous to mine by Rich Zaleski, which revealed where the
future of line ties may be going. Not wanting to risk misquoting the master,
I am going to leave it to Rich to find his original or re-state it as he
sees fit. Back then, we said: "Jim, first of all this question is not off topic in any way. Asking &
answering questions about any fishing product is a very legitimate part of
why this group exists. Now about those closed, twisted loop eyes on spinnerbait frames... I put
them on the original Secret Weapons when I put them on the market. I like
them because I always use Duolock snaps, even with spinnerbaits.
Unfortunately, 98% of the buying public hated them; they both told me so and
"voted with their feet." My decision then was easy. I changed production to
the "R-Bend" type line tie like everybody else. I did not forsake my beloved
snaps, though. I cut small plastic collars using the cheap plastic tubing
available in any pet store, and slip them over the top of the "R". This
creates a closed loop, it works, and I use them 100% of the time. A further observation would be to question why you are still using wire
leaders on freshwater "toothy critters"? Today's braids, and even heavy
mono's, pretty well negate the need for wire leaders, IMO. Again, I see Rich
Zaleski's remarks above as being right on target. We will be offering large, dedicated Muskie & saltwater SW's in the not too
distant future. At that time we will be revisiting the question of the line
tie configuration.
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Bob
Mar 3
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