Quote Originally Posted by publican57 View Post
I use to not do this but a buddy of mine using them for their convenience in changing lures. He said he does not see that it affects his fishing. Like some opinions please.
I see no problem with this. As long as you can tune the crank bait to run straight and dive deep it's ok.

I've been using snap swivels on my crank baits since the late 1950's and still use them today. I'm still catching bass and crappie with these things.