Fly To Flasher Connection - Snap or Snap Swivel?

[ReelPower]

I'm prepping for the annual Olcott pilgrimage August 5-8. I was thinking about my flasher/fly connection and the proper action for the fly.

Would a single snap from fly leader to flasher be the best way to put action on the trailing fly? Would the the fly "whip" more while the swivel on the front end of the flasher handle any line twist?

Or is the snap swivel connection the way to go?

Flasher/fly game is pretty new to me so pardon the potentially stupid question.

Jarrett

[rustyrat]

Overhand loop knot is all you need to use on the fly leader. Use a snap swivel on the rod line. simple and no issues.

RR

[Legacy]

overhand loop knot

[ReelPower]

TNX...googling how to tie the overhand loop knot asap.

[Iceman]

The Fish Doctor recommends a swivel minus the snap. The overhand loop knot gets beat up real fast on mature kings & is prone to failure prematurely. I picked up Ball Bearing swivels from Bass Pro in Auburn NY.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... _THUMBNAIL

[ray koziatek]

I've only used the overhand fo about 10 years and havent had one fail yet but ill keep a close eye on them from now on but out of fairness i only hit L O about 100 days a year ,so maybe if you fish a lot you get failures at the knot....

[Iceman]

I see your point Ray, shakers certainly will not damage your manly overhand knot

[Pike Hunter]

http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/ ... html?cat=4

[Chasin Tail]

I've run the overhand knot for 10yrs and have had very few problems. Once in a while if the flasher gets spun around it will break only because it gets spun up.