fishing line knots

[half pole]

Yes use a swivel.

[Fringe10]

half Pole thanks for your answer !

So then im assuming then that it will have no effect then on the movement or actionn on the blades of the gear id be using right, thats was my concern and few of my friends had wondered the same. common sense says that the line twist will effect things if i did not use a swivel

[wakina]

half Pole thanks for your answer !

So then im assuming then that it will have no effect then on the movement or actionn on the blades of the gear id be using right, thats was my concern and few of my friends had wondered the same. common sense says that the line twist will effect things if i did not use a swivel

Use a quality swivel. You are exactly right your harness would look like a birds nest without a swivel. Use a palomar knot on braid and your preferable knot on mono or flouo carbon.

[cooleyfarms]

use a coastlock or duolock swivel. common snap swivels tend to pull apart with bigger fish.

[Fringe10]

ah very good then Wakina and Coolyfarm thanks a lot i shall take all into account from here on out and i was using the wrong swivels as of now and have had exactly that happen to me lose a big one on bad swivel. thanks again everyone

[Island Runner]

Believe it or not, I had 4 swivels pull apart at the barrel this Saturday! Only time this has ever happened to me. I generally only use ball bearing swivels but in haste Friday before I travelled up, I made up 15 leaders to get us started in the morning. As I keep 95% of my tackle on my boat, all I had we're size 2 barrel swivels and some 17lb fluorocarbon at home. I was shocked when 4 got pulled apart! We fished nw of west reef. Pulled 19 with at least 5 lost, and one fish Ohio at 28 3/4" my personal best.

[sherman51]

I always use a swivel when running harnesses or spoons. just keeps the line from twisting up.