swivel considerations

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(07-02-2013 04:19 PM)OldTimer Wrote:  I have never used a "wind-on".

IMO:

Best Value = cheap painted black steel from offshore (aka JUNK)............. but I prefer brass to these

Spins the easiest = ball bearing............. (but a Chevy will still get you to the same place as a Cadillac at half the price)

Can't have both................. you git whats ya pay for. And nothing will ensure 100% zero line twist.

But more to the point - unless you're doing a lot of trolling with big spinners, or rolling big baits along the bottom....etc......... why would you need to use any swivels at all. Keep it simple............

Cheers,

OldTimer

I've experienced severe line twist in two situations:

* Letting the churn beneath a waterfall devour a Rapala (that delivered a nice 6 lb walleye, but my line would twist into loops afterwards)

* Drifting a worm on a bare hook down a fast moving stream, holding it back from time to time

When I get bad line twist, I'll feed out bare line into a fast moving stream and then crank it in under light tension.

I often use a slip sinker, and a swivel makes for a dual-purpose line stop.