I have always been a "live bait" fisherman and recently obtained a bass boat from a friend. Now that I will be using this boat and doing some bass fishing I am going to change to artificial bait. I have purchased some spinners and jigs....now I want to know if anyone can help me with the correct way to attach these lures to my fishing line.....just bought a new rod and it is pre-spooled but need to know where to go from there.....nice web site with pics would be helpful....if not, any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much....sorry for the lack of knowledge!

BassNC

just your plain clinch knot   just like how u would tie on a bait hook  

This will get you started.

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

learn to tie a polamar knot. the fast-tie knot tyer also makes a good knot.

What kind of line are you using ?

Thanks for the info.......very much appreciated!

-BassNC

learn to tie a polamar knot. the fast-tie knot tyer also makes a good knot.

x2. Very easy to learn too

I use a Uniknot on everything but topwater and use a Rapala knot for that.

Another vote for the polamar knot.  I use it on everything except large, treble hook lures.

I use a palomar on pretty much everything.  

So here's my question:  when fishing minnows, lipless cranks, etc, where there's a split ring already attached to the bait for a line tie, does it impede the action of the bait to put a snap onto that split ring?  (or, to put it a different way, if i take the split ring off the line tie and just have the snap connected to the bait, will i get the same action as if i'd left the split ring there?)

I hate to re-tie lures...rather just tie one good snap onto the end of the line and then change it a few times.

I think everyone growing up used the clinch knot.  When I started bass fishing and learned the palomar...I found myself retying a lot more often due to the fact it took so little time to tie the palomar.  I can tie the palomar in a fraction of the time it takes to tie the improved clinch or trilene knot.

I used the palomar since I started fishing last year. I used a swivel on one of my rods for all of my wire baits, still caught plenty of fish.

hey simon, heres the thing. in you are referring to a real snap like a saltwater type it will affect the motion because it is bigger and heavier than the original split ring. if you are referring to the normans speed clips then throw them away unless you are using them to catch bluegill.

keep in mind that bass generally dont feel like coming into your boat or your hand. they tend to fight being cought. in that fight bass and most other fish will twist and jerk and pull and jump and wrap you up and all sorts of other things. when these things happen the bass can actually pry open some clips and unhang itself. thereby causing you to not only lose a fish, but a 5 dollar plug in the process :'(

practice a polamar knot, and check out the fast tie knot tyer if you need help with knot tying.

when fishing minnows, lipless cranks, etc, where there's a split ring already attached to the bait for a line tie, does it impede the action of the bait to put a snap onto that split ring? (or, to put it a different way, if i take the split ring off the line tie and just have the snap connected to the bait, will i get the same action as if i'd left the split ring there?)

No, it does not impede the action. In fact it can even help especially with lipless crankbaits because it can even increase the vibration caused by lipless cranks. However, do not use snap swivels with lures that need to have perfect balance, like Jerkbaits, topwater, etc... Using a snap swivel in that situation would throw of the balance and will make the lure much less effective.

Also, yes the swivels will come open and break every once in a blue moon, but not very often.