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HighnDry
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Split ring on the narrow end of the Husky Jrs. and Dr. Spoons. These are connected to a snap swivel and leader (titanium).
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QueticoMike
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Yes split ring or snap swivel
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IowaGuy
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Hello,
When you are fishing spoons, do you prefer to tie directly onto the spoon, or do you prefer to use a split ring?
Little Cleos, for example, often come without a split ring. Trying to decide whether to install split rings on them before my BWCA trip. Thanks!
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shock
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i do on most of my spoons , a snap on a leader kind of has the same affect.
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Savage Voyageur
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I like a small split ring on any lure I use. It gives it a little bit more action.
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shock
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Savage Voyageur: "I like a small split ring on any lure I use. It gives it a little bit more action. " agree 
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PowerLizard
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With spoons, I always use a snap swivel to eliminate the line twist. No extra split ring is necessary.
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murphylakejim
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Paging MT to talking about tying to a dissimilar diameter.......
Yes i use split rings on the spoon but I tie to a titanium leader
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old_salt
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I use split rings and ball bearing snap swivels on all of my spoons. They need to be appropriately sized to the spoon to give the proper action. Not saying other options won’t work, but I find this gives me the best catch rate.
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mastertangler
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murphylakejim: "Paging MT to talking about tying to a dissimilar diameter.......
Yes i use split rings on the spoon but I tie to a titanium leader"
It is usually all but impossible to tie directly to spoons without some sort of snap or split ring. And not only that, spoons REQUIRE freedom of movement (and plenty of it) in order to strut their stuff.
With big pike spoons I do dispense with a split ring and like single strand wire. Feed the wire through but then make a loop and feed it through again creating a nickel sized loop capturing the spoon. Then employ a haywire twist and finish with some barrel wraps. This extra play in the spoon really helps achieve a big wobble. The downside is the single strand wire is easily kinked or bent so if small pike are in play you will spend to much time leader building.
That is my take on spoons.......they need freedom. I have heard of guys using light line however even with spoons. There is no law against adding a fas snap to a split ring in order to create similar diameters for the mono. The only caveat would be to upgrade or sharpen the hooks as spoon hooks tend to be cheap and dull for the most part. Fas snaps also come in several sizes including a salt water version which is still rather small but thicker so heavier line could be used such as 12lb to 20lb. I much prefer the round eyelet tie off, such as you find with a snap, as opposed to the oval shape that a split ring offers (due to the double wire of the split ring). Its just better physics.
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IowaGuy
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mastertangler: I much prefer the round eyelet tie off, such as you find with a snap, as opposed to the oval shape that a split ring offers (due to the double wire of the split ring). Its just better physics. "
Do you have a particular snap which is your time-tested favorite? Thanks!
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mastertangler
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mastertangler
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How about we scrap all the above and use a snap with a ball bearing swivel since the little cleo is liable to make a huge mess of your line if you don't ;-)
Sampo ball bearing with cross lock snaps is the ticket. Pricey yes but better than a big birds nest.
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