I've snelled some hooks before and agree the rig does seem to hook fish better. Never double snelled but have used multiple hooks for crappie and white bass.
Western Australia salt water. Use them on heavyish handlines up to 150Lb mono. Heavier than that I have to use the Thumb knot or Nail knot, which aren’t bad. Thumb knot is much easier to tie however.
Try the double snell with strip or fillet bait, hook protruding either side,top and bottom of the bait, it’s effective.
Where are you fishing mate?
A former co-worker (we're both retired now) would tie huge tandem-hook flies to imitate 8-10" alewives and caught stripers 25+ pounds with them in the Kennebec estuary in Augusta.
Lol, you're a knot guy aren't you? I like them too, I've a book on knots and nets. I once made major repairs on a large hoop net that was to be discarded from the instructions in that book.
No, I don't use dropper loops. Snap-on swivels are what I use. It's state of the art and makes life simple out on the water.
Your talking convenience and enjoyment aren’t you mate. Good on you bro.
Well so long as crocs and sharks don’t muck things up grabbing your catch, it’s hopeless here running long lines, the buggers rip everything to shreds. And don’t even talk about Rays running off proudly with your whole set, stupid things.
Run a cheap mono trot out and it’s no biggy if it’s torn to cactus, but run a clipnswivel rig with monowire trace and you will be out of pocket 90% of the time. Sounds really civilised your set up, you’re really blessed mate.
It’s all toothy critters here mostly, even heavy wire trace is bit through clean.
That’s why we pull things in as fast as possible before something grabs it.