Author Topic: What kind of swivels do you use??? (Read 4570 times)

Ed_r · « **on:** Nov 21, 2008, 07:41 AM »

Never used them yet under the ice, but from what I'm seeing its the way to go for jigging. What size and type of swivels do you use? Do you go ball bearing or just the smallest barrel swivel you can find?

husb0023 · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 21, 2008, 09:29 AM »

I use swivels under my tip ups, the barrel swivels have always worked for me. I tried some swivels on my jigging sticks for panfish a few years ago but they were always getting hung up under the ice and popping throw my guides real hard... now I just use a uni knot to put some flourocarbon leader on my jigging sticks. Flourocarbon doesn't seem to twist like mono.

Bugman1964 · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 21, 2008, 09:40 AM »

I also use barrel swivels under my tip-ups between my dacron line and leader and use a small black snap swivels for jigging. I don't jig for pan fish, usually its larger game fish.

icejunky · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 21, 2008, 09:43 AM »

small barrell swivels when jigging with spoons, as they can do some interesting things to your line...I like sidewinder spoons, they really dart and can mess with your line.

As for panfish, i dont really use a swivel either, the action is not as erradic as with a spoon so they are not really needed.

I sometimes use them on my tip-ups depending on what I have one.

Salmon_Run · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 29, 2008, 04:53 PM »

I use the smallest possible swivel for the size of fish I hope for. I get a good supply annually from good old Cabelas. They have a great selection and I use the small "snaps" that are one single wire formed into a loop without any swivel.

I attach a swivel to the Dacron line to a short "leader" of fluorocarbon then to the hook or a snap to the lure for easy cold finger exchanges.

1MOFISH · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 29, 2008, 05:02 PM »

found ultra slim ball bearing swivs 100# test as thin as a no2pencil lead didnt think they would work i was wrong mo

rubline · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 29, 2008, 05:14 PM »

Small black swivel at the end of the wax line and then 3' of monofilament tied to that with a octopus #8 hook(red) tied on the end. What kind of hooks does everyone use for live-bait, and what color?

icontact · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 29, 2008, 07:46 PM »

Nothing but Mustad diamond eyes, summer or winter

germanshorthair · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 09, 2008, 05:39 PM »

I guess you can call em swivels.. you have a barrel swivel .. a snap swivel or to me I call them barrels.. sampo or any quality barrel like a steelhead barrel is fine for small spoons.. any teardrops or small jigheads i would go straight ice mono

SeaDog1 · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 09, 2008, 05:45 PM »

I use the very snallest Sampo ball-bearing swivel they have all the time.
Tie in my Berkley Fireline Micro Ice 4 lb. test at one end and about 18" of Flourocarbon leader (1 to 4 lb. test) at the other for what fish I'm targeting.

james · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 10, 2008, 08:57 AM »

Sampo they make em in many sizes.

scavengerj · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 10, 2008, 09:01 AM »

Nothing but Spro Power Swivels for hard/soft/salt. Pricey but worth the money.

Hunter · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 03:13 PM »

Small barrel swivel between tip-up line and leader.

Madpuppy · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 03:16 PM »

I use the smallest barrel swivel with the thinking that I can still see the hole to thread it. Getting older.

doogie494 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 09:09 PM »

I use a small #12 barrel between the Line and leader

wally-eye · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 13, 2009, 08:40 PM »

Ball bearing swivel......the one's that cost a dollar each, not the 10 for a buck ones......

crappiekid · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 15, 2009, 10:50 PM »

JT · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 24, 2009, 05:57 PM »

Barrels on the tip ups and spoons but straight line on small jigs.

thewoodall · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 25, 2009, 10:14 AM »

i use a blood knot to connect my leader to my tip up line, im another one of those guys who never use swivels, only on spoons since they twist line so bad. live bait hooks depend on my tipups i use a number 2 or 3 wide gap finnese hook always red gamagatsu .

IceFlagger · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 25, 2009, 10:18 AM »

Sampo size 10 swivels.

Rebelfisher · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 06:30 PM »

sampo coastlocks. expensive, but worth it. Rebel.

baginwal · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 08, 2009, 09:06 PM »

Sampo......Don't skimp on quality here!

northernnyice · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 12, 2009, 07:23 AM »

barrel swivels to connect my tip up line to my mono leaders for walleye. None for pike rigs. just line, leader, treble.

ex-pug · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 12, 2009, 07:36 AM »

Nothing for perch,pan fish. Leader for Northerns on tip ups.

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