Best Swivels and Clips for Surfcasting

In this video I talk about what the best swivels and clips are for surfcasting.
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[@louisvega3141]

Thank you. Finally very informative review!

[@happywrench3044]

Makes changing out leaders in a quick. Leader direct braid, good luck tieing the fancy knots in the the pounding surf at night.

[@zohargonen3731]

Thanks for the informative content always my dude

[@mistflip69]

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[@StripedBassHunt]

I have fished some before they defiantly catch fish!!

[@themedhunter]

Super helpful! Great video

[@ovaldigital563]

Thank you!!!

[@dprsftech]

@Finn Hawley I saw you were giving away a Profumo custom bait recently. I started fishing with Mike Profumo around the year 2000 before he made baits but he makes some absolutely sick stuff. He a great guy and angler too. Getting wind knots drove me nuts for a while. While “they” say it’s best to let out your line behind a boat with nothing on it and reel it back in between your thumb and forefinger a few times will remove it. No longer being a boater I just started pulling my line out a little farther than my max casting distance with nothing on it and walking it out a few times and doing the same thing I mentioned has prevented my outings from this problem. I also reel all the way back through the guides where I’m holding it between my thumb and forefinger and you can see it un-screwing like a reversing corkscrew. I’ll take the ten or so minutes doing this before an outing to not have a wind knot and especially avoiding one on the dark having to correct it and or retie in the dark.

[@KCsniper79]

I’ve always tied direct to the fluoro with an FG knot, but I do get wind knots every once in a while, I am gonna try tyin a swivel when I start the new season, maybe I can see a difference, keep up wit the vids I definitely like to watch em.. ✌🏼

[@isaaccarlson8549]

Made a difference for me!

[@StripedBassHunt]

You will still get wind knots but I think that it is less.

[@kcirmusic1]

Would it make sense to attach a Spro swivel to an Anglers clip? I'm surf fishing for bull reds off the Texas coast using circle hooks and cut bait. Thanks.

[@mark_m1966]

Do you remove the nose split rings from the plugs? I've removed those rings from my lures but have hears both opinions.

[@owenventura7090]

I somehow always manage to reel the swivel into my guides and cast and break guides no matter how hard I try to pay attention , so that’s why I tie direct

[@user-ot3pe2sk2n]

I can’t believe that u have over 1000 subs already I was the 5th sub to u

[@anxietyfreedom96]

I have issues with getting bug plugs on and off of TA clips. What would you recommend?

[@ronin36963]

Use the TA clips for all plugs except for poppers..I tie those direct

[@kingbulldog107]

i do clinch not with fluoro on swivel and clip, what knot do you recommend for the braid to the swivel?

[@StripedBassHunt]

I am about to make a video on knots stay tuned!

[@jones1394]

Have you ever had one to open up or cut your line.

[@thegoods2240]

I've been fishing 50 years and have never had any luck with swivels preventing line twist, not even ball bearing swivels. And yes, I close my bail by hand, and no, I do not reel against the drag. Some situations like live bait line just twists, it is what it is. I use an Alberto knot for line to leader because I reel a swivel into the tip far too often, especially at night. A bead can help but sometimes a fish will grab the bead,or even just the swivel, and if it's a bluefish, bye bye $20 plug!

[@StripedBassHunt]

I think that some line just gets more wind knots then others. I do think that a swivel will minimize some of the line twist. I do understand reeling it into the rod tip at night but I got used to it over time and now I rarely reel it in to the rod tip.

[@jones1394]

do you or have you put a swivel on a TA clip?

[@ATREZ0123]

Good question. I have seen this but I don't know it's good to do. Sometimes tins, jigs , spoons etc will come with a swivel already connected. So the question is should a clip be used in those instances?

[@karlneumann6833]

What are your thoughts on tying direct leader to main line ? Do you always use swivels?

[@StripedBassHunt]

I always use swivels I thing they reduce the amount of wind knots I get.

[@chrisleoleis6020]

Spro prime clips are better imo