Results 1 to 7 of 7
  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2017
    Location
    Waverly, Iowa
    Posts
    2,655

    Take off split ring or not

    I purchased some Mustad Fastach clips in order to be able to change out cranks and topwaters quickly. My question is, am I ok to leave the split ring attached to the bait and then attach the fastach clip to the split ring, or is that going to mess with the action of the bait?

  2. Lead sled driver 11pounder's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Broken Arrow Oklahoma
    Posts
    11,370
    #2
    Pull the split ring, I've never been able to get them to run right with both.

  3. Tin Boats Moderator Pokie Pa's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Lake Ariel, Pa.
    Posts
    7,272
    #3
    I leave the split ring on with my Fastach shallow cranks. DD and Jerkbaits,I take them off. Just my way of doing them BUT I do switch baits often till they tell me what them want.
    Tim Messer ~ Lake Ariel, Pa.
    US Army 1968 ~ 1971

    2019 Ranger RT188 ~ Merc PRO XS ~ MK Ultrex

  4. Scraps
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Havertown, PA
    Posts
    9,586
    #4
    I've slowly been overcoming my laziness and removing the split rings.
    2017 Phoenix 819
    2016 200ProXS, s/n 2B359849, Mod 1200P73BD

  5. Winter can end now..... BoatBuggy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    St Lawrence Ontario / Sam Rayburn TX
    Posts
    12,205
    #5
    I remove the split ring when using Fastach clips.
    2013 Ranger Z520c, 2013 Yamaha 250 SHO
    2018 Ranger RT198p, 2013 Mercury 150 Optimax

  6. Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2017
    Location
    Waverly, Iowa
    Posts
    2,655
    #6
    For those that remove the split ring, do you do that because it negatively impacts the action of the bait or are you just more concerned with another possible point of failure?

  7. Winter can end now..... BoatBuggy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    St Lawrence Ontario / Sam Rayburn TX
    Posts
    12,205
    #7
    I remove it because my fat fingers and bad eyes find it difficult to twist the split ring out of the Fastach.
    2013 Ranger Z520c, 2013 Yamaha 250 SHO
    2018 Ranger RT198p, 2013 Mercury 150 Optimax