| Carolina Keepers may be a godsend. If you're | | | | them loose to aid in avoiding snags in the |
| like me and don't like to spend your valuable | | | | brush or in rocks.Line twists with Carolina |
| fishing time tying knots, these are for | | | | Keepers is almost non-existent and you can |
| you.If you use Carolina Rigs, you are going | | | | feel much more confident with your rig by not |
| to love these babies. They make the rigging | | | | having a couple of more knots on a swivel. I |
| process so much faster and you can change | | | | like the idea of being tied directly to the |
| leader lengths on the fly. They can also be | | | | hook and not needing to "feel" through the |
| used for catfishing and using live bait. My | | | | swivel.One thing to be careful of is what |
| preference is plastics.Rather than having to | | | | happens when you hang up. For instance, if |
| tie to a swivel, then tie a leader to a | | | | your weights become hung on the bottom |
| swivel, then tie the leader to the hook | | | | between rocks and you pull hard on the line |
| (already I'm getting tired), you simple tie | | | | to free it, the Keepers might slide down the |
| to the hook. Here's how it works...To put a | | | | line. If this happens, you might want to move |
| Carolina Keeper on your line you simply | | | | them up the line, cut off some line and retie |
| squeeze the Carolina Keeper with needle-nose | | | | the hook. This is because when the Keepers |
| pliers. It has a slit that opens when | | | | slide on the line, they can scrape and damage |
| squeezed and you place the line through the | | | | the line. Just be careful and check your line |
| hole and release the pliers. Use the same | | | | often.I have never been the best at tying |
| method to adjust the leader length. Pretty | | | | knots (or wanting to) and these eliminate |
| tough, huh?The Carolina Keeper is great for | | | | that. I hardly ever get hung up anymore. If I |
| use with sliding sinkers because it | | | | do, popping the weights up and down will |
| eliminates the need for split shot or swivels | | | | dislodge them almost every time, and this |
| to keep your sinker above the bait. The | | | | method seems to go through grass real |
| Keeper can be easily adjusted up or down the | | | | well.You can find Carolina Keepers in your |
| line to change your leader length. You can | | | | favorite sporting goods store or by searching |
| easily make adjustments without having to | | | | online. Have fun.---- |
| change the whole rig. If it slips or if you | | | | |
| are using a larger weight, adding a second | | | | By Bobby IvieBobby Ivie is an avid fishman |
| keeper will keep the weight in place.One good | | | | and owner of He makes the biggest part of |
| idea is to use two Carolina Keepers on the | | | | his living on the Internet, |
| hook side below two lighter weights. This | | | | NetBizWorkshop.netThis article may be |
| will cause the weights to make a noise, | | | | reprinted as long as this source box is added |
| especially if you shake them in brush piles | | | | and the source box hyperlinks are kept |
| (even more so with tungsten weights). Also, | | | | intact. |
| the weights banging against each other knocks | | | | |