line set up

fishnmachine · **Joined:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:24 am **Posts:** 124

I use 10lb braid as a main line with a 2' 10lb fluorocarbon leader. I tie the main line and leader together with a micro swivel and use a snap swivel to attach the lures
The micro and snap swivels are both chrome colour............
Does the swivel colour really matter?

nwillz · **Posted:** Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:19 pm

I have used chrome colour. Gold colour and black colour. I have caught fish on all set ups.

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

If you're using a micro swivel from the mainline to the leader, you don't really need a snap swivel at the lure. Just a snap will be fine, as you don't need 2 swivels. Just a little less bulk at the lure.

DanElliot · **Joined:** Mon Apr 08, 2002 8:59 am **Posts:** 4329

Walleye 9 wrote:

If you're using a micro swivel from the mainline to the leader, you don't really need a snap swivel at the lure. Just a snap will be fine, as you don't need 2 swivels. Just a little less bulk at the lure.

I agree and do the same. I used to use braid but found it absorbs water then freezes making it difficult to unspool.

eyehuntin · **Joined:** Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:40 am **Posts:** 22

Is the general consensus to tie your jig "naked" or use a snap swivel if your already using a swivel to attach your mainline to flouro? I always tie naked but would be much quicker using a snap swivel when changing jigs.

nwillz · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:14 pm

I use braid as my main line. When in a hut it works great. On cold days and hole hopping outside the hut. Braid freezes up fast and becomes a pain. When I hole hop and fish outside in cold I will use floro with a snap swivel. That allows me for quick change lures. When in a hut. I will use braid and then use a barrel swivel to connect a 2 ft floro lead that I will connect my lure with just a snap because the barrel swivel already covers the line twist.

FishinMagician · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:16 pm

Invisaswivels work nice. And I never use a snap, always tie lure on.

leguide · **Joined:** Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:21 pm **Posts:** 39

hey there guys im new to the board, may i ask why you use swivels and not a uni not?

FishinMagician · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:15 pm

You jig a spoon or rip a minnow rap for a couple hours and your line is a tiny bit twisted haha

BryanG · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:29 pm

I tie a 3-4 foot flouro leader so that some of the flouro is in the reel preventing knot situations that can occur when getting a fish on the ice. I have a quality swivel tied with a 1 foot peice below to the lure on a snap. If its a jigging rap i tie direct

leguide · **Joined:** Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:21 pm **Posts:** 39

ahhhhh interesting, but a regular snap swivel wouldent prevent line twisting instead of running just a swivel?

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

leguide wrote:

ahhhhh interesting, but a regular snap swivel wouldent prevent line twisting instead of running just a swivel?

It will, but if you use a swivel to connect your mainline to your leader to avoid line twist, then you don't need a snap swivel at the lure. You can use just a small snap to make it easier to switch lures, or tie direct without having the bulk of a snap swivel at the lure. Not sure if the fish can actually see the snap swivel, but that's what most people seem to believe...lol

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