It's true that it's hard to imagine a loop coming back off a slightly open hook on the swivel. But impossible? I wouldn't have believed you could throw a feeder 40 yards into 10' of water, and come back with a bream - hooked and lost by someone else, with my hook through the eye of the micro-swivel at the end of their hooklength. Or that you could cast a float into the river - and find you have hooked a fat angry dragonfly in the head on the way out. Both happened to me, and I think sod's law can push the boundaries of the possible
I have started using the Drennan quick snap swivels on still and running water there less twist on the hook length, the rubber sleeve pushes over and covers the hook link attachment
They are sold in sizes 12, 14, 16 and 18
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I have had the problem of the hook lenght loop suddenly coming of a a handful of times now, mainly after netting big carp.
Why it happens only with big fish I have no idea, I have resolved the problem by replacing the standard way of tying a loop on the hook lengths. By tying the loop in a sliding version effectively makes the connection very secure and it has not happend since I came up with the idea. This is the method I now use . Slip Knot - How to tie a Slip Knot
This is a better one without the hook
Grinner Knot | Ultima UK
Oh John, you'll get into a bit of an argument with that comment. First of there are claims that **** Walker didn't invent it at all and to be honest, I've never found any reference in his writings that mention he did or claimed that, I could be wrong though. In the USA it is known as the Uni Knot and may well have originated there, the grinner term may well be Walker's and is said to be named after his nephew (citation req'd?) who was always grinning.Strictly speaking that’s not a Grinner, it’s a Half Grinner. The great **** Walker invented the Grinner Knot for joining two lengths of line.