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Very necessary...
thanks guys - some varying opinions but my take away is for a walleye set-up it seems to make sense but I tend to agree with Bucket Rump that lightweight jigs on panfish set-ups likely don't have enough weight to overcome the inherent "stiction" in a swivel.
Why?The fish don’t care if there’s a swivel and adding two new spots for failure for no reason makes no sense. ...
Will be fishing Mille Lac this weekend (very clear water) for walleyes. Plan to use buck-shots, flutter spoons, etc. How important or necessary is it to have a swivel a couple of feet above lure to combat line twist or isn't it necessary? Will be using 8# fluoro.How many of you use swivels on panfish rods? Generally I have 2# test on my panfish rods. I use all spinning reels - I do notice a fair amount of line twist on my panfish jigs.
Eliminates line twist if you're using spinning reels.As far as failure spots, if you suck at tying knots that bad then I wouldn't trust your jig knot anyway.
All I use is spinning reels and knots are failure points. Even good knots.
For pan fish I do not use a swivel, tie 1/32 oz jig direct to the line. Lighter the better for detecting the finicky bites.