MY BAD....

[WAHOONBOX]

WHILE THAT OTHER FORUM IS BUSY MANDATING THE EFF WORD AS CONSTITUTION ON SFC.....I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A SPRO SWIVEL

I AM THE FIRST TO ADMIT I DON'T KNOW HALF THE THINGS I SHOULD ON OFFSHORE RIGGING....BUT I DO TRY TO STAY ON TOP OF THINGS.......BUT HERE IS ONE THAT I FELL OF THE HORSE BEFORE SADDLING UP

WHY JUST THIS VERY WEEKEND IN THE BFT RIGGING SCHOOL.....I WAS INSTALLING A TOPSHOT TO MY MAINLINE USING A #340 SPRO INLINE SWIVEL.....

WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE AND UNEXPECTED....ONE OF THE GUYS SAID...."BOX, .....WHICH END OF THE SPRO GOES TOWARD THE RODTIP?"

IF YOU THINK I WAS SPEECHLESS BEFORE.....WELL TRUST ME.....THIS WAS NOW A NEW TYPE OF SPEECHLESS AFFLICTING MY CHORDS....I FELT LIKE MARIE OSMOND LAST NIGHT GASPING FOR BREATH ....TRYING TO ANSWER AND TRYING NOT TO FAINT!


"WHICH E N D GOES TO THE RODTIP ?????" I UTTERED TO MYSELF GEEEZUS H THRICE!!!! W H I C H E N D H E A S K E D ???? DUUUUUUUUUUUH

HERE I HAVE A GROUP OF GUYS RELYING ON ME TO SHARE SOME KNOWLEDGE AND I DON'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT THEY ARE ASKING HERE!!! NOW THE HORROR HAS REALLY SET IN.......

OKAY .....I AM TOLD THAT O-SEA-D MADE A POST OR THREAD CONCERNING THIS TOPIC AND OBVIOUSLY I MISSED IT!!! I WILL NOW GO TO MY ROOM....... WILL SOMEONE PLEASE FIND THIS THREAD SO THAT I CAN LEARN!! I CAN NOT FIND IT!!!

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH CAPT BRIAN.....HE WAS JUST OFF THE BEACH FLYFISHING WITH CHARTER CLIENTS FOR THE ALBIES....I COULD HEAR THE WIND IN THE RECEIVER AND NEW I HAD INTERUPTED HIS CHARTER

'BRIAN, I HAVE A PROBLEM"....I WENT ON WITH MY SWIVEL STORYLINE TO HIM....BLAH BLAH BLAH ......

HE KINDLY TOLD ME THAT THE SPRO INLINE SWIVEL DID INDEED HAVE A LONGER END AND THAT THE LONGER END POINTS TOWARD THE RODTIP AND BOAT WHILE IN THE WATER

WELL BLOW ME DOWN AND SHACKLE ME IN THE ANCHOR LOCKER IN A 30 KNOT WIND.....! .....WHERE'S MY FREAKING TAPE MEASURE????!!!

UNTIL LAST NIGHT ...AND AFTER MY CROWD HAD LEFT....... I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS SWIVEL HAD A RIGHT AND A LEFT....A WRONG AND A RIGHT....A BIND UP WAY AND A NON BINDING WAY........IT'S LIKE THE SWIVEL IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.... 1/3 AND 2/3RDS...

CAPT BRIAN SAYS: THE "BEVEL END " INSIDE THE SWIVEL APPARENTLY WORKS BETTER AND IS IN LESS STRESS IF THE LONG END IS POINTING TO THE RODTIP WHILE IN THE WATER

I LEARN SOMETHING EVERY SINGLE DAY.....YESTERDAY I LEARNED NOT TO WASH PONEYTAILS WORKOUT CLOTHES WITH MY FISHING SHIRTS....TODAY IT IS SWIVELS.....THAT IS WHY I HAVE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN ....HE IS THE BEST....MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.

SO......THOSE OF YOU THAT USE THE SNIPER BRIDLE SYSTEM.....MY APOLOGIES ....PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS....PAY ATTENTION TO DA DETAIL .....LONG END OF DA SPRO GOES TOWARD RODTIP

MAYBE NOW THERE WILL BE FEWER MISHAPS AMONGST US DOWN DEEP.

ROCK ON EXTREME....ROCK ON

[Gusman]

Good info to know....thanks for clearing this one up!

[Nimrod]

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[gradywhite273]

thats cool, only on sfc.

[Tunaman40]

Thank you for the info BOX , now I am off to see how many swivels I have rigged backwards...... Tight lines

[birdhunter]

Okay now that this secret is out of the WAHOO I mean BOX, what about a barrell swivel, did I hear you something about a difference it the sides of a barrell swivel?

[WAHOONBOX]

Thank you for the info BOX , now I am off to see how many swivels I have rigged backwards...... Tight lines

DON'T THANK ME....THANK EXTREME MEASURES CHARTERS........

[Sweet Caroline]

Holy smokes. I, like many would not think it would make a difference even if you were to notice one hole longer than the other. I have never noticed anything on the packaging that describes right and left, right or wrong. You would think that it would be on the packaging if there was a right or wrong way. Now the million dollar question is, did the guy that asked the original question actually notice the difference or was he just being a smart ass trying to get a laugh.

[WAHOONBOX]

Holy smokes. I, like many would not think it would make a difference even if you were to notice one hole longer than the other. I have never noticed anything on the packaging that describes right and left, right or wrong. You would think that it would be on the packaging if there was a right or wrong way. Now the million dollar question is, did the guy that asked the original question actually notice the difference or was he just being a smart ass trying to get a laugh.

HE ASKED A VERY SERIOUS QUESTION .....AS I STATED BEFORE ...HE ....I THINK IT WAS GUSMAN....SAID HE READ A POST FROM O-SEA-D ABOUT THIS VERY SUBJECT....I AM SEARCHING FOR THE THREAD NOW.

[Glenn W]

I LEARN SOMETHING EVERY SINGLE DAY.....YESTERDAY I LEARNED NOT TO WASH PONEYTAILS WORKOUT CLOTHES WITH MY FISHING SHIRTS....TODAY IT IS SWIVELS.....THAT IS WHY I HAVE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN ....HE IS THE BEST....MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.

Now most of us already know that the Beast has an uncanny eye for the details, but I had no idea his expertise extended to domestic chores. On the other hand, his shirts always do look "snuggly soft"
Thanks for the tip Brian, Marty, and John.
BTW, if you don't mind asking for me, I've been having this problem with ring around the collar and-----