Snaps for bladed jigs?

[Munkin]

What is everyone using besides the regular snaps? Looking at like cross lock snaps or something similar as the regular ones look like the weak like.

Allen

[Bassin Dude 365]

Using the same ones as you. Using the size 3 and they are rated at 40#. I think a 4 would be too big as I have to enlarge the holes slightly to get the size 3 in there.

[21XDC]

VMC Crankbait snaps are the best in size 0.

[jmt870]

VMC Crankbait snaps are the best in size 0.

What’s the trick to getting these on the blade? I can’t hardly do it with out bending the snap.

[SteveD]

I'm not a lure maker just a lurker in this forum but remember reading an article on Aaron Martins win on the Upper Bay. He talked about replacing the snap on his Z-Man chatterbait with a heavier wire snap. He felt like the smaller diameter wire cut into his line. Makes sense to me. The Jackhammer comes with a Decoy egg snap which is heavier wire than the one on the the ZMan. #2 I believe.

[21XDC]

I also use a #2 Evergreen wide snap that I order from Japan.

The blades I use have a different hole set up. For other blades I mash the last bend closed on the snap just a tad.

[jmt870]

I ended up bending the closing end also. After I messed up a couple first!

[21XDC]

[rfdong]

Decoy Egg snaps