Salmon Fishing - Swivels on Spoons?

[MuskieBait]

I use a small strong snap so I can change lures easily without retying.

I use a small strong swivel to take out line twist...sometime the swivel is connected to the snap, sometimes the swivel between my leader and mainline connection. Where I put it depends on the which lure I may use...and it is a bit much to go over there here (plus I don't have time to go in depth right now).

As you mentioned, people worry that when they use a swivel, they THINK they are losing lure action for spoons, spinners and crankbaits. This is not true (in fact, often the use of a snap or a split ring improves action to tying direct). Your lure will still perform the way it should. What is lacking is the FEEDBACK to the angler as their lure is rocking, wobbling, spinning...etc. There is often little to no feedback since the swivel takes out the line twist, or, provides a dampener to vibration on the line. Without this feedback, it is often difficult for angler (new or experienced) to determine the proper retrieve speed to give the lure the proper action.

However, this can be observed, learned and experimented by watching your lure's action at the end of the retrieve, and pay close attention to the rate of your line retrieve to determine if you are going too fast or too slow. As always, details, details, details.