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Offline WALLEYE WACKER

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Cross lock vs tiying direct
« on: 02/11/18 21:42 UTC »
Cross lock vs tiying direct to jig / swim bait hook/ jerk and cranks. All of them I like to use the smallest cross lock you can get. It gives all more action
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Offline billygee

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Re: Cross lock vs tiying direct
« Reply #1 on: 02/12/18 09:00 UTC »
Walleye

I do a lot of open water pan fishing trying a variety of different small bait,
found Fly Fishing Snap Quick Change for Hook Lures will work well for me
still retaining good action

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Offline TommySkarlis

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Re: Cross lock vs tiying direct
« Reply #2 on: 02/12/18 09:53 UTC »
About the only time I tie direct with crankbaits is when I am using an original rapala and I want to tone down the action of the bait, or change the action from the position of the knot. Cross lock's are a little less weedless than a standard crankbait snap.
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Offline Lamar

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Re: Cross lock vs tiying direct
« Reply #3 on: 02/12/18 10:37 UTC »
 Jerks and cranks I always use a cross lock. It lets the bait move more freely. Jigs and shaky heads I always tie direct. More weedless.

Offline Muskygary

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Re: Cross lock vs tiying direct
« Reply #4 on: 02/12/18 12:31 UTC »
In the 70's we were always told that fish could see the cross lock, but the best bass tournament fisherman that I knew always used a small cross lock on his texas rig worm hook and caught more bass then mostof us!

Offline ctom

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Re: Cross lock vs tiying direct
« Reply #5 on: 02/12/18 16:05 UTC »
Jigs I tie direct regardless of line type. Anything I am going to troll or that can twist the line on a retrieve gets a premium ball bearing snap and everything else gets a cross lock snap.
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