What size Hawaiian snaps?

[Rain City]

Isn't it funny that everyone hates them yet they're what everyone is taught to use? Who's the as*hat that started this *****?

 

[2Confused]

100% and lose less gear, sometimes Hawaiians come loose if line wraps around them or over time they get weak

 

[IronNoggin]

Standard ops on every single WC Troller.
Thousands have wandered through these old hands.
And no, none of the weaker wanna-be's cited here cut the mustard.
Period.

Nog

 

[Gong Show]

Standard ops on every single WC Troller.
Thousands have wandered through these old hands.
And no, none of the weaker wanna-be's cited here cut the mustard.
Period.

Nog

Then answer the question @IronNoggin
What size for manly hands?
Poor boy needs to know the bar.

 

[RiverBoy]

the gibbs stuff is nothing short of hot garbage. the thinner Gibbs wire is flimsy and rolls in your fingers; and they rust quickly. the thicker guage clips i find are easier to open because they aren’t springy. this is stainless commercial stuff i picked up at Redden in CR. i then add those black Mustad roller barrels. it’s a bomb proof combo that never fails.

 

[IronNoggin]

Then answer the question @IronNoggin
What size for manly hands?
Poor boy needs to know the bar.

Hell I don't know.
We only have one size on the boat, and to tell the truth, that is the only size I've ever seen.
Ain't certain what it would be in the grand scheme of things...

Nog

 

[tightlines]

I love the Hawaiin snaps - you don't have to pinch them very hard and wreck your fingers, just push the leading edge against the swivel or the lure you're hooking to and gain some mechanical leverage that way.....

 

[Derby]

Hell I don't know.
We only have one size on the boat, and to tell the truth, that is the only size I've ever seen.
Ain't certain what it would be in the grand scheme of things...

Nog

#5 for troll gear #6 for hali


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[sly_karma]

Now my internet and FB feeds are full of ads for Hawaiian snaps. You assholes, I hate youse all. May the fleas of a thousand camels nest in your pubes. If you have any.

 

[tubber]

No camels here.

 

[mikep]

Mcman snaps are easy to use. Used them for years......all others don't measure up to commercial abuse. Any event pincing them together is hard and doesn't work well. Slide the eye of the swivel into the groove between the 2 legs and work it in that way. When removing grab one leg with the swivel on the other side and pull apart whole sliding the swivel down and around the leg. Soooo easy even when cold. There is no other snap to use, make sure they are crome plated brass....PNT sells the real deal.

 

[Aces]

I just split them from the top with my thumbnail then push the swivel in. Never had any problems

 

[ChilliSpoons]

I find hooking them up is the easy part. Disconnecting them is where I often struggle.

 

[Stizzla]

I’m a certified idiot that can’t do anything right. But I’ve never had a problem with Hawaiian snaps. Never thought twice about them. Sounds like we have a bunch of sissies on here

 

[Rob H]

Mcman snaps are easy to use. Used them for years......all others don't measure up to commercial abuse. Any event pincing them together is hard and doesn't work well. Slide the eye of the swivel into the groove between the 2 legs and work it in that way. When removing grab one leg with the swivel on the other side and pull apart whole sliding the swivel down and around the leg. Soooo easy even when cold. There is no other snap to use, make sure they are crome plated brass....put sells the real deal.

Mike has got the technique right. The #4 and #5 will also come apart fairly easily by squeezing together first, but the #6 (halibut size) is way easier to disconnect by pulling the clip apart first before sliding the swivel down and around the leg.
...Rob

 

[Four-Reel Drive]

FTK 5PCS/Lot 1 Pack 2# 4# 6# Steel Fishing Swivel Hawaii Snap Fishing Hook Lure Connector Terminal Pesca Fishing Tackle|tackle|tackle fishing - AliExpress
buy mine here, size 6, 5pack for $1USD, better than paying 5.99 for 2 pack from gibbs...

oh and you can also buy lighthouse lures flashers on aliexpress for $8 usd :
Diving Board Trolling Flasher Trout Fishing Salmon Lighthouse Plastic Lure|Fishing Lures| - AliExpress

 

[chromatose007]

No one else is using Pig Tails??

 

[Derby]

Been using these for years

 

[Ian wagner]

I’ve been doing my hootchies the way shown in the pic for quite a while. I use size 4 snap which is about an inch. Mostly out of belief they’re a little less likely to foul up? Maybe I’m wrong but it’s what works for me. Barbed hook shown in the pic but it’s not mine. I just used it to show how I set mine up.

No need for a snap or a swivel on a hootchie rig with heavy mono just tie a double loop knot and always leave the snap attached to the flasher if you cut a little bit bigger hole in the head of the hootchies you can change hootchies bye just sliding a new one on this way you don't need to many pretied leaders

 

[Olde School]

Been using these for years

Like Derby uses. Got onto them about 15 or 20 years ago. HAVE NEVER LOST GEAR OR FISH due to this connection since.
2 other MAJOR benefits:
1) easy to work with cold hands
2) kids and newbs can use them easily