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<blockquote data-quote="Bobkat" data-source="post: 364865" data-attributes="member: 8010">Pretty good method comparison video 7.&nbsp; I agree about the slo mo feature - took me a while to figure it was slow mo rather than slow retrieve, but I’m a slow learner.Years ago I remember Tony Dean advising using a snap, never a snap swivel, and the ?Palomar knot. Like you, first thing I do is remove the split ring from the crank, unless I’m in a huge hurry during a boil or something).&nbsp;&nbsp; Then use a snap for fast changes with a Palomar knot.&nbsp; My question: In his video the snaps are all symmetrical, the only ones I ever use, but seems more and more snaps and snap swivels are being made with one side a bit deeper than the other side rather than smooth rounded symmetrical shape.&nbsp; The off round shape seems to me, a relatively mediocre fisherman, to be the dumbest design, serving only to de tune a carefully tuned crank bait as soon as you begin to reel it in.&nbsp; Sticks the nose of the crank to one side of the snap!&nbsp; What’s the purpose of that?&nbsp; &nbsp;Again, thanks for the video and your own personal experience.&nbsp; I love learning something new every day.&nbsp; One more question: In your opinion, like he says, maybe little difference between them but is any particular method better on a really super slow retrieve?&nbsp; Probably a stupid question as a nice symmetrical swivel should allow a good side to side motion of the crank bait in any case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bobkat, post: 364865, member: 8010"] Pretty good method comparison video 7. I agree about the slo mo feature - took me a while to figure it was slow mo rather than slow retrieve, but I’m a slow learner. Years ago I remember Tony Dean advising using a snap, never a snap swivel, and the ?Palomar knot. Like you, first thing I do is remove the split ring from the crank, unless I’m in a huge hurry during a boil or something). Then use a snap for fast changes with a Palomar knot. My question: In his video the snaps are all symmetrical, the only ones I ever use, but seems more and more snaps and snap swivels are being made with one side a bit deeper than the other side rather than smooth rounded symmetrical shape. The off round shape seems to me, a relatively mediocre fisherman, to be the dumbest design, serving only to de tune a carefully tuned crank bait as soon as you begin to reel it in. Sticks the nose of the crank to one side of the snap! What’s the purpose of that? Again, thanks for the video and your own personal experience. I love learning something new every day. One more question: In your opinion, like he says, maybe little difference between them but is any particular method better on a really super slow retrieve? Probably a stupid question as a nice symmetrical swivel should allow a good side to side motion of the crank bait in any case. [/QUOTE]

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