fly fishing snaps

The forums are very quiet

The Global FlyFisher forum has existed for almost as long as the site, and the oldest posts are more than 20 years old. Forums aren't what they used to be. Social media has taken over a lot of their roles, and the GFF form is very quiet ... to put it mildly.
We keep everything online for the sake of history, and preserve the posts for as long as possible, but as you will see, quite a few of them aren't in a good shape, but rely on old images hosted elsewhere, which are no longer available, odd codes from old systems and much more, which can't be shown in a decent way.
But the posts are here, and you can - if you insist - start new threads. But don't stay awake waiting for replies, because they are unfortunately few and far apart.
Martin

Fly fishing - Fish Better

I recently purchased a package of fly fishing snaps. That is the only way I know how to describe them. They are tiny hooks that you tie onto the end of your leader and they make changing flies a breeze. Or maybe a snap? Any way, I got them in a Cabellas or Bass Pro Shop. They work great on a 9 weight for changing big flies quickly. I do not have the original package and have no idea what they are called or where to buy more of them. They came in several sizes and I bought the second largest size. They wouldn't probably be good for dry flies or small nymphs, but with bigger stuff they work well. Do any of you fine fishers know what they are called or where I can order more. I am not close to the place where I got them. I'm not even sure where it was. I checked the online catalogues of both stores and could not find them.

Thanks

Hi Bob,
They are called Micro snaps, and yeah, Cabelas did have, but discontinued. I don't believe that they got very many good reviews.
Paul

Thanks, Paul,

I did find them at Bass Pro and they are called No-Knot Fas-Snaps. To all of the purists out there, I have been tying tiny knots for almost fifty years and these little things are great. I am a purist, too, but believe me, these little buggers are not cheating or giving in to hype in any way. I have no intention of using them with a size twenty dry fly but for big streamers and my world famous crayfish flies I wil use them forever. They wont make a bit of difference in appearance or presentation but will reduce my profanities. Yesterday I was changing flies in a 38 degree wind with a light mist. Numb finger tips and foggy glasses are not conducive conditions to tying tiny knots.

Thanks Bob, I've been looking for those snaps as well.. I have only had one fail, and luckily it happend when swaping flies. They work well for swapping quickly between big warm water flies... But no wouldn't make much sense for fishing with smaller flies.

Hi Bob,
They are called Micro snaps, and yeah, Cabelas did have, but discontinued. I don't believe that they got very many good reviews.
Paul

Thanks, Paul,

I did find them at Bass Pro and they are called No-Knot Fas-Snaps. To all of the purists out there, I have been tying tiny knots for almost fifty years and these little things are great. I am a purist, too, but believe me, these little buggers are not cheating or giving in to hype in any way. I have no intention of using them with a size twenty dry fly but for big streamers and my world famous crayfish flies I wil use them forever. They wont make a bit of difference in appearance or presentation but will reduce my profanities. Yesterday I was changing flies in a 38 degree wind with a light mist. Numb finger tips and foggy glasses are not conducive conditions to tying tiny knots.

Thanks Bob, I've been looking for those snaps as well.. I have only had one fail, and luckily it happend when swaping flies. They work well for swapping quickly between big warm water flies... But no wouldn't make much sense for fishing with smaller flies.

Since you got this far …


The GFF money box

… I have a small favor to ask.

Long story short

Support the Global FlyFisher through several different channels, including PayPal.

Long story longer

The Global FlyFisher has been online since the mid-90's and has been free to access for everybody since day one – and will stay free for as long as I run it.
But that doesn't mean that it's free to run.
It costs money to drive a large site like this.
See more details about what you can do to help in this blog post.

The Global FlyFisher was updated to a new publishing system early March 2025, and there may still be a few glitches while the last bits get fixed. If you meet anything that doesn't work, please let me know.
Martin - martin@globalflyfisher.com