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• Jack Hexter New Port RicheyPosts: 5,491 Moderator

  September 2018 #2

  I keep telling my customers, "the more metal you put in the water, the less bites you will get", be it a swivel, leader, hook size, lead size.  The more metal you can eliminate from your rig, the more fish you will catch.  Sometimes, a wire leader or swivel or larger hook is necessary, but not always.  Just like the guys that buy a pre-made grouper rig, (they are crimped - metal crimps) Learn to tie a knot and make your own.
  

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• 10kman Posts: 902 Officer

  September 2018 #3

    Only swivel I would use and thats a ball bearing swivel is
  with a gold spoon.But with a Sampo ball bearing
  siwivel is it costs more than the spoon but w/o swivel
  you will get line twist.

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• Doc Stressor Homosassa, FLPosts: 2,773 Captain

  September 2018 #4

  You only get line twist if you rip the spoon in for the last few feet and it spins. As long as you let it wobble, you won't get twist with a loop knot. 

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• Diego_sosaa Posts: 117 Deckhand

  September 2018 #5

  Swivel guys always complaining why a Spanish cut their line as if a shiny swivel doesn't act like a spoon.

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• Lostconch Posts: 1,069 Officer

  September 2018 #6

  I use swivels with spoons quite often but only black and usually ahead of a leader

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• blakhawkdoc Posts: 212 Deckhand

  September 2018 #7

  I use swivels for my bottom rigs. But when I am casting lures I tie my leader directly to my braid. 
  

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• doublehooks Posts: 17 Greenhorn

  September 2018 #8

  A two part question. (1) If you are using braid and tie direct to mono leader and using a spoon, will I get line twist?
  (2) Same only using mono to mono
  

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• hatcity Stuart,FLPosts: 3,446 Captain

  September 2018 #9

  Swivel guy?  anything like a pivot man?

  I was not born stupid, just had lots of practice

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• Tarponator Under a BridgePosts: 18,896 AG

  September 2018 edited September 2018 #10

  I was about to say I'm sad to say I had no idea what a pivot man was.

  Now that I know, I'm not so sad any more.
  

  No, it's not anything like that, Hat, but I did lol.

  Have fun...Mike
  

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• blakhawkdoc Posts: 212 Deckhand

  September 2018 #11

  doublehooks said:

  A two part question. (1) If you are using braid and tie direct to mono leader and using a spoon, will I get line twist?
  (2) Same only using mono to mono
  

  
  I have not  had any issues tying my leader directly to the braid when using spoons. 

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