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Originally posted by AkKings:
I use bead chain swivels alot and the only ones I've seen break were attached to crescent sinkers, just my .02 worth.
Funny you should mention that AK. The first-ever failure I had 25 yrs ago was on one attached to a 3 oz crescent weight. I never did like the chains because they were made with a terminal ring that had a "squared off" profile that would ruin your knots as you tightened them.... had to tie in a round profile snap to prevent a weak spot in the line.

Never dreamed the weak spot would end up in the bead chain itself! After that happened, I took a pair of wire cutters and replaced all the chains with snap swivels.

As I think back now, I can't remember when I finally gave up on crescent sinkers altogether. I much prefer cannonballs on a dropper nowadays.
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