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Round, V-shaped or spiral, fishing clips are numerous and come in different shapes. They have undeniable advantages at the water's edge, but many of us still neglect them. Here is my opinion on the subject.
Easy and practical
The main argument concerning the use of staples is clearly its practicality and ease of use (although sometimesâeuros¦). Indeed, when you regularly change lures, when you are a beginner and you are not necessarily comfortable with knots, having recourse to this accessory is a real time saver. Moreover, they are reliable and you don't have to redo the head of the line which is inevitably shortened after ten or fifteen knots.
Really faster?
When you have mastered your knots, it only takes a few seconds to tie them. Whereas, and I speak from experience, small staples are sometimes difficult to open and close with our big fingers (and I'm not even mentioning the case of winter) and sometimes even the section or the shape is not suitable for the lure's eyelet. That said, this last argument can also be true with a big fluoro.
A damaged and unverified leader
Moreover, when using staples, one tends not to check the condition of his fluoro or his knot. Inevitably this scratched leader will end up at one time or another by giving way, on a snag orâ?¦ on a big fish!
Really reliable?
Are the staples really reliable? Yesâeuros¦ As a general rule, but most of us have already lost a big fish on a staple that opened during the fight. Like leaders, hooks, or knots, staples deserve to be checked and changed on a regular basis. Having said that, it will not occur to me that this is a point of weakness and that a knot is much safer. As proof, there are no suitable staples for exotic fisheriesâeuros¦
Indispensable for swimming fish and large fluoro
When using swimming fish, the use of a staple allows the lure to have freedom and gives it a more natural swimming action. In this spirit, this accessory is particularly suitable, but a Rapala knot does the job just as well.
In the same spirit, when you use a large diameter leader, for pike for example, it is difficult and painful to make a knot at each change of lure and the clip is then almost indispensable. But here again, many fishermen have abandoned them in favor of the rapala knot of the Kreh or the Perfect Loop .
The case of soft lures
For soft lures, I can't say that the use of a staple reduces the chances of capture, and in fact I don't think so. But I don't see any point to it.
Indeed, a staple will not bring anything to the swimming of your lure and in case of snags, which are globally quite common when fishing on the bottom, it will always be savings and a small gesture for the environment.
