Do you tie directly on to the eyelet of the slammer or do you tie onto the split ring thing that it comes w/. My buddy has one and hes used it once and the eyelet seems to already worn a groove from the split ring. I was wondering if that would affect how the bait runs? Maybe i should take off he split ring and tie directly on? I just picked up the 9" slammer at Bass World West and i wanna get i right before i make the first cast w/ it. Thanks brutha.

Tsunami

Use a snap absolutely. What will happen if you don't have a snap is that the line will get off to one side of the line tie and cause the bait to run a little crooked occasionally. I also feel that a knot tied around the eye of the bait is not going to be as strong as a knot tied around a thinner piece of metal.

I wouldn't worry about a groove in the eye or whatever. I have baits that must have about 100,000 casts on them and there's no problem with a groove in the eye or anything. I personally believe that once your bait gets worn in a little and the paint gets rubbed off the eye, the joint, and the hook eyes, the bait makes a little more of a high pitched squeak which I think is good.

good luck and enjoy

Hey Rob, have you experimented with open loop knots?
I still opt for snaps or split rings too with any crank. But I was just curious.

I haven't tried. I might try it if the water was really clear and I thought that the snap was spooking the fish, but I haven't seen it be a factor so I haven't messed with it.

With the really heavy lures, the last 2 feet of your line tends to get really abused by casting, and I think the snap helps to lessen that abuse some. It's another good reason to use a small bit of florocarbon as leader since it's much less prone to getting rouged up and stretched out.

Thanks Rob, cleared that up now im ready to fish. Much appreciated.

Tsunami