mustad ball bearing swivels

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jw
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mustad ball bearing swivels

#1 Post by jw »

time to make some tope rigs. ive seen more fish lost by the end trace failing than anything else, so decided to splash out on mustad welded ball bearing swivels. total crap come apart while trying to pull the knot tight
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#2 Post by gannet »

Mustad, probably made in China.
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#3 Post by eric »

Boycie showed me the Berkley's ones when he was teaching me to conger, indestructible and cheaper than the mustads
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#4 Post by jw »

gannet wrote:Mustad, probably made in China.


is everything not made there?
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#5 Post by gannet »

jw wrote:
gannet wrote:Mustad, probably made in China.


is everything not made there?


99% appears to be.(Some Mustad hooks still made in Norway,surprise,surprise.
Bought some Stren braid last week."Made in USA" on box and "Made in Japan" on braid spool.(Not complaining.)
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