Avoiding Snags

[MikeH]

For weedy areas I usually switch to a texas weedless spoon if I can. But I have been thinking of trying some of those "smartlinks", anyone tried them?

They are flexible titanium split rings that are designed to flex open under steady line pressure like when you wrap and pull the line to free from a snag. Basically you lose the hook and not the whole lure (in theory) They are way more expensive than a normal split ring, but compared to 10-12 bucks a shot for a decent Rapala they could pay for themselves pretty quick