While barrel swivels may work fine for the bottomfishing crowd, if you want your swivels to twist under load or while trolling, you need to use a ball-bearing swivel, like the solid-brass ball-bearing ...

Usually the link between line and leader, snap swivels can play an important role in allowing for a quick change of rigs and lures while keeping twists and kinks out of everything between man and fish ...

This week we have a very important answer to a very important question: when is the right time to use a snap, or should I use a snap swivel, or should I tie my fishing lure directly to my fishing line ...

Anglers can catch trout using those no-knot "fast snaps" -- or at least, I did on one recent fly fishing outing. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I always figured those no-knot “fast snaps” ...