"Da Chief" wrote in message

The best place to see/learn the action of your lure(s) is in a swimming
pool

You bet. Only reason I care to have a pool. Oh the kids and wife like it,
but I think its jsut a big expensive test tank. LOL.

turn off the fish. It may or may not affect the action. Sometimes a subtle
change can be all it takes to either get a bite or turn off a fish. I
prefer to keep the amount of metal in the bait's face to a minimum.

Yep. I have experienced this with in-line spinners trout fishing in
streams. A good ball bearing snap swivel virtually eliminates line twist,
but I get a lot more bites without one.

As a side note. I like to remove rings from my crank baits and instead use
a duo lock snap. It gives the same freedom of movement, but allows me to
change baits quickly. I still retie periodically, after a big fish, or
after ripping the bait off a tough snag, but there are times when I have
gotten onto a short bite (10-30 minutes) where I can catch a couple fish,
swap crankbaits, catch a couple more, swap crankbaits again, and catch a
couple more. If I just keep throwing the same bait I catch a couple and
then just get followers no matter how long I continue to throw it.


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Bob La Londe
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