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Originally Posted by swampy45
Ive lost PLENTY of hooks off cross locks...
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Do you remember to close them?
As far as snaps are concerned cross loks are the best that I have tried. Duo locks and coastlocks are ok too but come open on accident more. I haven't tried the fastach clips although for the most part hear good things about them.
I primarily use the 60 lb size cross loks but will use 80 lb ones for targeting bigger fish. I really like the little 30 lbers for trout and for attaching pike flies. The main way that cross loks fail is from people over stressing the metal trying to get their lure on. If you bend the snap open more then what it naturally opens you just weakened it and more often then not at least in my case when you lose a lure it is because the cross lok broke in that spot due to previously being over stressed.
The biggest weakness of cross loks is that they can be tough to get on certain lures because of their shape.