Float_On
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On the 'eve of my last steelhead outing i was tying my pre-tied leader onto my mainline when the Micro-Swivel (Raven XXS) FAILED!
I had tied the knot and was just clinching it down when the swivel just came free. I use a 6lb fluoro leader to 10lb mono mainline.
This means that the swivel busted at a rating under 6lb fluoro!
This wasnt the first time Ive had this happen either. I can recall twice last spring snapping off on logs, then reeling in my float expecting to put a new leader/hook on, then seeing that the swivel is what had failed.
Has anyone had this happen to them with Raven swivels or ANY swivels?
(all swivels were new...not old re-used beat-up junkers...)
I was under the impression that raven was a leader in Stream-Fishing Terminal Tackle?
Can anyone recommend a comparable swivel? Ive never had one break while fighting a fish, and dont want that to happen either!
I had tied the knot and was just clinching it down when the swivel just came free. I use a 6lb fluoro leader to 10lb mono mainline.
This means that the swivel busted at a rating under 6lb fluoro!
This wasnt the first time Ive had this happen either. I can recall twice last spring snapping off on logs, then reeling in my float expecting to put a new leader/hook on, then seeing that the swivel is what had failed.
Has anyone had this happen to them with Raven swivels or ANY swivels?
(all swivels were new...not old re-used beat-up junkers...)
I was under the impression that raven was a leader in Stream-Fishing Terminal Tackle?
Can anyone recommend a comparable swivel? Ive never had one break while fighting a fish, and dont want that to happen either!