Snelling?

[Poseidon]

Do most of you folks snell your own hooks?

[bassnbucks]

I snell a bunch at home for blackfish.It saves time when the bite is on and you lose a rig.

[MrAC1980]

Yes its simple after some practice and doesn't make sense not to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9qx5z23erc

[Poseidon]

Yes its simple after some practice and doesn't make sense not to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9qx5z23erc

That's interesting. I was taught to hold the hook part, put the line through the eye and wrap the shaft starting at the eye and moving towards the hook.

I always wet the line before pulling everything tight.

I wish I knew how to put stuff on You tube....!

[DeniseNCC1701]

I do a lot of bottom fishing, and got tired of paying for rigs all the time. So yepper, I snell my own. Youtube is a wonderful thing.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Here is a very easy snell

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kbkBjiEOFio&autoplay=1

[SaltLife1980]

I snell all my own hooks.. Esp before a blackfish trip so i can get back into the water faster

[Bucktailboys.com]

Here is a very easy snell

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kbkBjiEOFio&autoplay=1


Very simple! Thanks Gerry.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Very simple! Thanks Gerry.

Simpler the better for me :)

[MrAC1980]

Here is a very easy snell

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kbkBjiEOFio&autoplay=1

I know there are many diff ways to snell a hook, and this is a new one for me! Never seen the line go through the eye twice. 2 things I didn't like about your method was when using heavy leader like 50 or 60lb there isn't enough room in the eye of the hook and secondly you still have to precut your leader lengths. What I like about the method I linked, you can snell a hook onto the end of your leader without having to precut them, so if I'm just using a spool of 50lb mono I can just continue to make rigs right on up the spool with minimal waste.

[Debralee]

I know there are many diff ways to snell a hook, and this is a new one for me! Never seen the line go through the eye twice. What I like about the method I linked, you can snell a hook onto the end of your leader without having to pretie them.

I just saw that on Extreme Fishing this weekend. Had me and my husband keep rewinding and fast forward while we tried to do it. not as easy with the 40lb line.

[PeteyHD]

Takes a little bit of practice but once you get the hang of it you will be a machine. Not only do you save money but you don't have to rely on someone else's snell to land a good fish. Major benefit is you can choose your favorite hook and line of choice (I always buy bundles of straight leader).

[catsmeow]

Hey PetyHD,
Tie all my own rigs. Can you tell where I can buy leaders bundles ? Thanks.... Walt

[PeteyHD]

Hey PetyHD,
Tie all my own rigs. Can you tell where I can buy leaders bundles ? Thanks.... Walt

Not sure where you live but if your up in North Jersey site sponsor Fairfield Tackle has them. Also a non sponsor sporting store in Garfield has them.

[MrAC1980]

Not sure where you live but if your up in North Jersey site sponsor Fairfield Tackle has them. Also a non sponsor sporting store in Garfield has them.

Yupp I get mine at the place in Garfield too. I think they sell for $1 a bunch of 3-4ft pieces.

[NautiDawg]

Great u-tube link.
Thanks.

[Capt. Lou]

Inshore Snelling can be accomplished using several methods, however one that I use on occasion is the loop snell that allows U to push slack onto the snell to lock softer baits on hook . This snell is common on west coast steelhead streams where egg skeins or crawfish r common steelhead baits.
Comes in handy in different bait situations as noted above .:cool:

[Dupes]

What is the benefit of snelling a hook vs. a simple knot like a palomar or a clinch knot?

[Finprof]

A simple tool called the Tie-Fast tool can help you snell a hook in half the time.
It is actually a nail knot tool and is the only tool I ever ran across that helps to make an easy nail knot for attaching a leader to a fly line.
A version comes with clippers and a jig eye cleaner that has more general uses.
It is so easy to snell a hook with this thing that even an old guy with shaky hands and bad eyes can do it.

[Capt. Lou]

What is the benefit of snelling a hook vs. a simple knot like a palomar or a clinch knot?

Stronger than MOST knots under certain conditions. It also limits the movement of the hook to dome degree in specific bait presentations . Eliminates abrasion on hook eye when fighting large fish on lighter tackle .
A good snell will allow u to land big tough fish whereas a simple knot may weaken under the pressure ! It will not move so abrasion on hook eye eliminated .

[dfish28]

I like this one, coffee stirrers work well...

http://youtu.be/v69NCrvyVxk

[Dupes]

Stronger than MOST knots under certain conditions. It also limits the movement of the hook to dome degree in specific bait presentations . Eliminates abrasion on hook eye when fighting large fish on lighter tackle .
A good snell will allow u to land big tough fish whereas a simple knot may weaken under the pressure ! It will not move so abrasion on hook eye eliminated .

Thank you Capt. Lou.

[frugalfisherman]

Here is a very easy snell

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kbkBjiEOFio&autoplay=1

That's the way I do it. Only problem is if your line is already attached to something you can't use it. Also someone mentioned it's hard getting your line back through the eye. If you cut your line at a 45 degree angle it will have a point making it much easier to push through.

[Capt. Lou]

That snell actually is a nail knot , used by many fly anglers to attach a leader to fly lines. This can be accomplished w/ o tube as well !!

[Chrisper4694]

I've been Snelling with the power snell knot. It's pretty easy and strong plus it protects the line from wearing down on the hook eye weld/ connection

[jmurr711]

anone use a uni snell? i been using this for awhile & its been working well

[PeteyHD]

anone use a uni snell? i been using this for awhile & its been working well

I use this snell sometimes works fine for snelling a hook to a leader already attached to something when you can't access the tail end.

[Jigman13]

Tried tying them the other day and drove myself nuts... I just couldn't get the line to lay right when snugging up the coils... There was a cross pattern on the outside of the coils too. Gave up after an hour lol...

[jmurr711]

I use this snell sometimes works fine for snelling a hook to a leader already attached to something when you can't access the tail end.

i use it with the heavy leader as sometimes the eyes to small to slide 65lb leader through twice

[Chrisper4694]

the easiest fastest snell in the world: you take the hook hold it at the bend pointed up, pass the line through the eye towards where you're holding it and pinch it with the hook. wrap it up how ever many times you can depending on the line/hook size. then just pass the tag end through the little loop you're pinching with the hook. wet it and snug it up pulling tag and standing ends slowly.

it's hands down the easiest and quickest snell, but definitely not the strongest, not even close. I use it to snell octopus hooks for whacky rigging senkos for largemouth bass and it gets the job done if you need a quick snell (good for bent eye hooks to keep the force of the hook set in line with the hook shank and gives it a little pivot to increase hook up ratio.

i'm sorry i can't find a picture or video of this snell so i hope the explanation is enough, real easy once you see it.

[PeteyHD]

the easiest fastest snell in the world: you take the hook hold it at the bend pointed up, pass the line through the eye towards where you're holding it and pinch it with the hook. wrap it up how ever many times you can depending on the line/hook size. then just pass the tag end through the little loop you're pinching with the hook. wet it and snug it up pulling tag and standing ends slowly.

it's hands down the easiest and quickest snell, but definitely not the strongest, not even close. I use it to snell octopus hooks for whacky rigging senkos for largemouth bass and it gets the job done if you need a quick snell (good for bent eye hooks to keep the force of the hook set in line with the hook shank and gives it a little pivot to increase hook up ratio.

i'm sorry i can't find a picture or video of this snell so i hope the explanation is enough, real easy once you see it.

Isn't this the one in the video Gerry posted on this thread?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kbkBjiEOFio&autoplay=1

[Chrisper4694]

No, but that's just as easy. It's basically a reverse of that one. You spiral it up and pass it back through the line loop.

[gwl2oneida]

I started snelling after I watched mikey topaz set my tipup rigs on the ice. A lil practice and I find using long tag ends is the trick to making it easy.

[Chrisper4694]

I learned to always snell a circle hook because of the way it pulls the hook (rather than if you tie to the eye with a typical knot like palomar...which i use for most other knots)