When fishing with soft plastics such as senkos and fat ikas etc, should I be using a swivel on my line to help iliminate line twist? If so, would tieing a swivel to my line, then adding another 12" of line that is tied to the hook work best?

I will be using berkley xt 10 lb line.

nate

Im a no swivel guy to me it's just somthing else that could fail when I hook that monster bass. The only time I use swivels are on caralina rigs.

Im a no swivel guy to me it's just somthing else that could fail when I hook that monster bass. The only time I use swivels are on caralina rigs.

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Im a no swivel guy to me it's just somthing else that could fail when I hook that monster bass. The only time I use swivels are on caralina rigs.

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Im a no swivel guy to me it's just somthing else that could fail when I hook that monster bass. The only time I use swivels are on caralina rigs.

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x5  LOL

x6,

keeping this thread rollin ;D

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I speak the truth what else can I say 8-)

It's unanimous. No swivel here either.

Falcon

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I only use a swivel on a rig I am trolling, on baits that have an inline cable construction-designed to spin or when chunking in current (saltwater).  

Never in fresh water.

I used to use swivels for everything and had myself convinced that it was helping with line twist. I was wrong KVD line conditioner has done the most for me with controlling bird's nests on my spinning rig. Thank goodness I finally saw the light. Two less knots and better control over casts since I can reel the lure higher.

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snaps for cranks

barrel swivels for c-rigs

otherwise tie directly to the lure/hook

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X16. swivels are nice for people like my dad who can't see the line well enough to tie. but i don't know how many i've seen break while on the lure.

X17. Swivels are just another link in the line that can fail. Not to mention two additional knots.