Swivel maintenance

Barbelman

New member
How often should one replace them with a fresh one?
Are there perhaps a spreadsheet or so giving the strength per size for swivels?
Do their power rating decrease much with useage/age?

I give so much attention top my lines and replace them often, but I neglect swivels completely.

Those small ones of #10 size seems so fragile. What does it help you fish with 80LB braid, but your baby #10 swivels might break.

Lastly, is it very wrong to fish with larger #4 swivels? Will they really bother the fish? They are so dark under water that I cannot think the fishes could see them. What are the reason that everybody recommends small #8 or #10?
 

willem wikkel spies

Moderator
Staff member
I think that when you are hunting trophy fish, make sure the swivels are new and good.

if you fish like me in vaaldam, I use them till I loose them!

use correct swivels for line!
I really don't mind the size I use!

the bigger the better! for me that is
 
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