SANTECSKU: 793301

SANTEC - BARREL SWIVEL WITH SAFETY SNAP 7933 FISHING ACCESSORIES

$1.60 USD
Size: #1/0
SANTEC - BARREL SWIVEL WITH SAFETY SNAP 7933 FISHING ACCESSORIES
$1.60 USD
Size: #1/0
Type: Swivels & Snap
Material: Brass & Stainless Steel Wire
Item code: 793301
Color: Black Nickel

Santec Barrel Swivel With Safety Snap 7933

The Santec 7933 joins a barrel swivel to a safety snap, in twelve sizes from #12 up to #5/0. A barrel swivel is the first rung of the swivel ladder: two eyes swaged into a plain barrel body, no rolling element inside, the simplest and cheapest form there is. It sheds the mild twist that bait rigs, sinkers and slow-turning lures create, but rotation slows once heavy load is on it. A crane swivel keeps turning under sustained load, and a ball-bearing swivel turns most freely of all at the highest cost. Choose the barrel where twist is moderate and you need a lot of connectors in the box.

Key Features

  • Barrel swivel body — the simplest and most economical swivel form
  • Safety snap — safety-pin style: the tag wire is pushed past a retaining bend and captured inside the loop, so two movements are needed to release it
  • Twelve sizes, #12 through #5/0 — the widest span in the Santec snap-swivel range
  • Per-size packs

How To Rig It

  • Leader to lure or trace — Uni or improved clinch to the swivel eye, lure on the snap. Push the wire fully past the retaining bend; a safety snap left resting on the bend is not locked.
  • Float and dropper rigs — In #12 to #8 it joins a hooklength to the main line under a float, keeping the trace from wrapping and letting you change hook size in seconds.
  • Sinker and bottom rigs — Hang the sinker off the snap so weight can be changed as the tide builds, leader knotted to the swivel eye above.
  • Sizing — #12–#6 for float and light freshwater rigs, #4–#1 for general estuary lure work, #1/0–#5/0 for heavy jigs, big baits and bottom traces. Undersize the fitting and the snap fails first.

Specifications

Size Qty Per Pack SKU
#12 13 pcs 793312
#10 13 pcs 793310
#8 12 pcs 79338
#6 11 pcs 79336
#4 11 pcs 79334
#2 10 pcs 79332
#1 9 pcs 79331
#1/0 8 pcs 793301
#2/0 6 pcs 793302
#3/0 5 pcs 793303
#4/0 4 pcs 793304
#5/0 4 pcs 793305

Model 7933, sizes #12 to #5/0.

Recommended Pairing

  • #12–#6: float, ultralight and pond outfits, 2–10 lb line
  • #4–#1: light to medium spinning and casting outfits, 10–25 lb braid with a 15–30 lb leader
  • #1/0–#5/0: heavy casting, bottom and jigging outfits, 40 lb braid and up with a heavy leader