Agreed - the Dreamweavers are solid but also more than twice the cost.
I pulled a new dipsy leader off a piece of foam tube stashed on the boat and realized I'd tied them at the end of last season (our first season). Right idea, wrong equipment. I'd used what I had at hand - panfish swivels (stamped Eagle Claw). We haven't actually had a breakoff (shocking) but they've now all been replaced with quality swivels, 30# big Game (or some #12 fluoro) and they're in a Plano leader box.
I'd like to avoid donating to the lake gods for as long as possible. This stuff adds up