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Using Swivels - 9/23/2008 11:23:26 AM

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Blackbird Swivels

Ultra light and super small, these Blackbird Swivels are ideal for connecting leaders to the main line.

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Started using these swivels last year just to keep the splitshot from slipping down my leader. Now i tie in one of these to the leader and then about 2 foot of tippet material makes it easy to replace the tippet and in clear slow water these are enough to sink an egg pattern without adding more weight. Just wondering if anybody else uses this setup..

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RE: Using Swivels - 9/23/2008 11:37:00 AM

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I use them on my fly rod, my centerpin rod and my noodle rod.

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RE: Using Swivels - 9/23/2008 12:25:30 PM

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D-mac,
I tie up a but section that consists of 20lb (24inch) 15lb(12in) 12lb(12in) 12lb maxima(9in) 10lb maxima(9in)10lb mono then a section of 10lb sensathin(12in) to this I tie a black bird then I use seaguar max gold 9.2lb (.008) diameter. Each section is .002 to.001 in diameter graduation.The maxima is stiff and supports a float real well when casting and the Black bird saves a ton on leader material...

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RE: Using Swivels - 9/24/2008 11:41:18 AM

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for bottom bouncing I use them all of the time. Using a float they work too. A swivel can let you drop from heavier line to light line quickly. You just have to be careful that you aren't using too light a line for the wire of the swivel. If you go thinner line, you don't get the same amount of contact between the line and swivel and you'll break off more at the knot. Think about tying a 10/0 saltwater hook with 6x tippet if you want a visual. You can get around it a little by going through the hook eye twice (forget the name of the knot) but once you get down to 6X or so they don't make swivels small enough.

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Rick

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RE: Using Swivels - 9/27/2008 2:31:00 AM

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I like the Raven tackle xxxs swivels. they are the size of an ant and are 10lb rated. I use them on the CP and fly rod. They are so small but very effective against line twist. Raven makes them in XS, XXS, and XXXS. Affordable, effective and makes changing out your bead or flesh very easy too. And the fish don't care about them even in Gin clear creeks.

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