I have never used a snap. It may hinder the ability to feel the jig hit the bottom.

Try it out and let us know how you do.

 

I've been using small duo-lock snaps on my jigs for years without a problem.

 

................Best to tie the jig directly to the Mono-line....and if you have use the floro (sp) possibly 6# test either full spool or the floro tied about 3 ft.below your main line possibly 6# spider type...keep a sturdy glove handy that if you use spider wire you do not slice open your hand holding the line to free up on a snag...Bust only the mono line off.....Important important do not grab the tip of your rod or put strain on the rod to free up a snag...spool out and go catch up to the snag...or grab the line with the glove and free it or lose it this way..........too expensive to sacrifice a good fishing rod for some line.....good fishing...see ya on the water....

 

Yup, ball bearing swivel, 18" leader, duo lock snap, jig.

 

I like to eliminate as many swivels as possible no matter what type of fishing, but sometimes there is no way around it. So I will tie the jig directly if the line isnt twisting at all, if it starts to twist ill tie just the barrell part of a ball bearing swivel about 3 feet up fom the jig.

Good Luck on your trip. Get them eyes.

 

I tie directly to the jig. If you snag up and lose the jig, not anymore hardware. I'm cheap!!

 

I tie directly to the jig, and have a barrel swivel aboat 18" up the line. The reason why i do it that way, is because i use FireLine and a Leader of 8lb. to the jig. And when you get snagged up, You just break the jig off. I broke a rod doing it the other way without the leader, the fire line is sooooooo strong it broke my rod. Its either a 25 cent jig or a 100.00 stick......you make the choice....:lol:

Mushy

 

I tie directly to the jig. If you snag up and lose the jig, not anymore hardware. I'm cheap!!

 

I tie directly to the jig, and have a barrel swivel aboat 18" up the line. The reason why i do it that way, is because i use FireLine and a Leader of 8lb. to the jig. And when you get snagged up, You just break the jig off.

Same reason for me with powerpro. I'ed rather loose a foot of leader than possibly 30' of power pro on each snag.

 

I use a cross lock snap on the end of my leader. No problems with fish seeing it. A snap changes nothing about the breaking point when you're snagged. You should always have a lesser poundage leader of some sort than your main line.

 

I like to eliminate as many swivels as possible no matter what type of fishing, but sometimes there is no way around it. So I will tie the jig directly if the line isnt twisting at all, if it starts to twist ill tie just the barrell part of a ball bearing swivel about 3 feet up fom the jig.

Good Luck on your trip. Get them eyes.

Why do you try to eliminate as many swivels as possible?

 

To keep as direct a connection as possible between the jig and the rod so as to not lose feel. That is not as important when using a braid main line as opposed to mono. I have also found that frequently a jig on a small plain snap will out fish a directly tied on jig, I think because the snap allows the bait to swing a bit more freely.

 

Because swivels are expensive and if you do a lot of fishing then it can get expensive if you snag up at all. And of course the obvious reason the fish can see them, lol.

 

To keep as direct a connection as possible between the jig and the rod so as to not lose feel. That is not as important when using a braid main line as opposed to mono. I have also found that frequently a jig on a small plain snap will out fish a directly tied on jig, I think because the snap allows the bait to swing a bit more freely.

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the info