Snoodline Success, But...

[4Shore]

I am running a straight line now 1000' of #7 franklin. Can I add snoods to this line or do I need to go to softlay?

[Scott McGuire]

I am running a straight line now 1000' of #7 franklin. Can I add snoods to this line or do I need to go to softlay?

I just tied mine on with a slip knot (same I use to put bait on a straight line). They didn't budge.

[4Shore]

So tie a knot at the top of the snood and then tie the main line to it with a slip knot?

If the Franklin will work why do folks recommend the softlay?

[Scott McGuire]

So tie a knot at the top of the snood and then tie the main line to it with a slip knot?

If the Franklin will work why do folks recommend the softlay?

The snoods I bought already had an overhand knot. I'm using locktite, but I still haven't figured out how softlay/locktite/franklin really differ.

[4Shore]

franklin tends to be stiffer from what I can tell. Doesn't "cut" thru the necks as well when you pull on the line.

[eshoremd]

lol ill take the fourth generation when that comes out as well.

[POLECAT]

Comms and recs who do a lot of crabbing usually want a stronger line than the narrower diameter lines like #5, 6 & 7 Loktite or other brands. Stronger line means larger diameter and when 1/4" or 5/16" diameter lines are used it becomes less efficient to use a slip knot to attach snoods to it. A different attachment method is used whereby the knot is made using the bungee rather than the main line. It also makes for a neater appearance and less wasted line length. There's a very practical reason for all of these differences.

[Scott McGuire]

Update: I had a couple of extra trap snoods laying around - so I scavenged the snubbers, and found that they slide much better. I plan to retrofit my snoods once I locate a source for the proper fuel hose. This is going to be a PIA and the exact reason I purchased pre-made snoods, but I guess I learned my lesson: always buy from Jerry.

BTW - another interesting observation: my snoods seem to be a mixture of 5/32" and 3/16 bungee.

[SteveL]

Update: I had a couple of extra trap snoods laying around - so I scavenged the snubbers, and found that they slide much better. I plan to retrofit my snoods once I locate a source for the proper fuel hose. This is going to be a PIA and the exact reason I purchased pre-made snoods, but I guess I learned my lesson: always buy from Jerry.

BTW - another interesting observation: my snoods seem to be a mixture of 5/32" and 3/16 bungee.

You would probably be better off in the long run either making or purchasing all new snoods and re-doing the entire line.

I purchased all the materials from Jerry to make a snood line with soft lay about 10 years ago, it was the best thing I ever did to increase my crabbing efficiency. Handling 5/16 inch soft lay is really nice, its a little more bulk but its worth it, and ten years later it works just like when it was new.

The fully baited 5/16 line is split into 2 separate 600 ft lengths, each one fits in a 3.5 gal bucket,and both buckets fit in my cooler.

[Cabyn Fever]

My brothers and I have always used a straight line with slipknots and we roll it up on a garden hose reel. As kids, we coiled the line in a basket and always had problems with tangles. How do you keep snoods from making a birds nest when coiled in a container?

Chuck