Product Review: Stringease Fastach Easy Clip Swivels

No matter the species less is more when it comes to connecting hardware and when I am after a few brook trout dime sized split rings and shiny gold snap swivels admittedly decrease my chances.  Enter the Stringease Fastach Clip Swivels, small, sleek and black they made a visual impact on me straight away but I couldn’t help to wonder how they would perform out on the water.

 Back in June I Started to fish the swivels set up on two rods. First while spending some time casting around the weed edges and large stones of a shore line I came to find just how strong these little guys are while snagging then turning over several smaller rocks.

 Really I had no concern with the potential strength or lack thereof with anything from fastach has they produce for musky anglers and I prefer lighter lines such as a 6lb fluorocarbon however a smaller gauge of the wire which retains a greater strength is a definite improvement over those old brass snaps to which we grew accustom. Satisfied with their strength I wanted to check their quality and considering most of the swivels I purchase unfortunately do anything but swivel consistently I was rather anxious to do a bit of trolling.

   As the spring turned to summer and the shallows began to warm many trout headed for the temperate stability of deeper water. By this time salmon fishing was in full swing and the trout ponds seemed to empty with the suddenness of broken mono.  Still the odd few take to the lakes and ponds for a try at a dog day brookie; trolling the edges and trenches twisting lines like hounds guts. Except for the one boat with the gear from stringease who remained twist free and trout happy.



The Fastach swivels gave us no problems during our trips trolling and even though I admittedly haven’t used everything on the market Stringease does in fact make the best I have sampled.  In fact I like these swivels so much that after fishing them over the span of the trout season I have decided to stock them in my new store opening on the first of May 2012.      

 What I most look forward to with the stringease products is the ice fishing. I love running three rods and keeping one as kind of a what if rod. You know…a rod with a different bait or lure every few minutes; the rod you think about as you sit working your main setup…what if I tried this or what if they are in the mood for that are the usual thoughts from which it gets its name.  For such an ever changing set up tying knots and opening snap swivels become a chore with frozen fingers which is why  I can’t wait to break out the stringease Fastach clips this coming trout season.

  I keep near to 100 different types of trout enticing tackle in my box and on days where the bite is not so easily induced I like to move through options quickly and the stringease gear will defiantly help me do just that. Overall I like the way one must attach tackle to the swivel also the small and tough design fits my kit very well. As for the price they are worth every cent, one couldn’t go wrong with a box full and I for one will be keeping these sweet new additions in my arsenal from here on.