I often wonder why we have to tie on most spinnerbaits?

Does having a closed loop hurt the spinner bait action I think not. It'd so hard for me to cut off a tied spinner bait and tie on another one. As I get older it's harder to do. Right now I purchase all the closed loop spinnerbaits from MANN'S Classic and STRIKE KINGS MINI Spinnerbaits. I'm a snap swivel guy too figuring if I have a hard time in the light tying a spinner bait for sure I can't do it in the darker, low light conditions. I can't talk for everyone but us higher number in population still is us baby boomers. Plus all you younger guys/gals will get older too and this will become a problem. The new fishing lines are so clear I can just about see them in the light too. Any thoughts or comments??

While I'm on a roll with things that erk me why do so many topwater poppers come without split rings? I can't even put a snap swivel on them the loop is sunken in like a soup bowel so it's even harder to tie on to it. Are the lure designers thinking about us the end product users?? After working for the past 21 years for one of the top ten engineering groups in the country it makes me wonder. I did teach the engineers to keep there designs simple because someone has to repair it too. The end product user to them was number one. The bottom line is why make things so hard on us?

How does cutting and retying cut into our fishing Time? Being disabled and my fishing time is limited on certain days every minute counts. Even when we rent a boat time matters too. The hours and even the minutes seem to fly by. I want to switch lures as fast as possible.

I never see any fishing site nor bait manufacturer that has a suggestion or product feedback section? I would like to think they just never thought of it? The baby Booker population does have high number of fisherman but all of us as a whole should have some feedback to the manufacturers? If some products were made easier to use it could sway the sales. It's a win, win for all of us.

I often wonder why most of us don't take the time to post a review about a lure on a manufacturer's website. If we're having awesome success with it why not let all of us know about it? Plus if we have success with it and everyone knows about it the sales of it will pick up too. We all win. I see great things bring said about lures here but the reviews are slim to none at the manufacturers site? Why?

This has been an awesome sport for me and I'd like to give something back.

I'm of the older generation (66) and I don't use split rings or snap swivels on spinner baits or buzz baits. I've lost too many good bass because a snap swivel (even the expensive ones) came apart. Instead, I use a palomar knot. Easy and quick to tie and works well with all kinds of line. I tie it directly to the hook for soft plastics and jigs, to the eye or bend for spinner baits and buzz baits, and to a split ring for crank baits. I think the palomar knot is the best all around knot you can learn.

On my spinnerbaits I will cut a thin slice of clear tubing and slide it over where you tie on, and then use a snap with that.  Keeps the snap from riding up the arm.

A knot passes through cover (weeds and timber) better than a snap swivel.  Poppers seem to work better without a split ring or snap.  I suggest learning an improved cinch knot.  It is very easy to tie, even with my shaky hands.  You can always add a split ring to a popper, and then use a light #2 duo lock snap, but snap swivels are notoriously weak.  For spinnerbaits, you can slide a piece of 1/4" tubing over the R-bend, and use a duo lock to connect to the spinnerbait, but it won't be nearly as weedless or snagless.  For crankbaits, I remove the split ring, and use a duo lock snap.  No issues there.

 

Here's the snap I referred to:

 

 

On my spinnerbaits I will cut a thin slice of clear tubing and slide it over where you tie on, and then use a snap with that.  Keeps the snap from riding up the arm.

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also...everything J Francho said....i do... it works...

I only tie on baits. Never used a swivel.

I don't think the industry is going to change.  I use a mix of both.  I tie on the SB and Buzz baits.  One thing I do is try to check before leaving the house and have those baits tied on.  Saves the frustration of trying to do it in a hurry while I am fishing. 

 

I like Poppers but I really like Jitterbugs and they have big eyes to tie onto.  Maybe switch to them in place of poppers. 

 

I don't think a popper would work with a split ring and a snap right in front of the spoon that makes the pop.

why not just tie a nice size loop knot to the end of your life and try it like that?