Tactical Anglers Fishing Clips

I have fully incorporated powerclips into my surf fishing and my boat fishing toolbox. I discovered them when watching Tackle Advisor's youtube video : Tactical Angler Power Clip: Fastest Simplest and most secure way to attach your line to your lure. I did use a set of split-ring pliers to remove extra o-rings on my lures per Tackle Advisor's advice in the video to make it easier to clip on. I ordered a set of 50lb clips (which was the smallest available when I ordered) to use surf and pier fishing. It has made changing out between lures a breeze. I have used it on weighted jig heads, Krocodile, Kastmaster, LC Flash Minnows, and Coltsnipers with no issue. While these are good for ocean/bass, they are way too big to use with ultralight gear like trout. I'm curious about the 25lb ones that were recently added but I haven't personally used them yet. I do know I wouldn't use 50lb for trout. I also ordered the 125lb clips and used them on a recent boating trip where it handled my surface setups of surface irons, flatfall, butterfly, and larger Coltsnipers with no issues. I even sent down some heavier jigs to the bottom to yoyo and it handled my 9oz lure with no problem. Unfortunately the fishing was slow so I didn't get to test this with a heavy fish, only some decent bass, but I have confidence it will hold at least as well as a swivel. It did take some practice to get the lures onto the clips. It helps if the clip is already tied to line since you have more to pull against versus just on the clip. I'd recommend trying out the clips at home a couple times on your lure before trying it for reals wherever you go. One amazing usecase: someone had a hot reel on our boat, and I had too much slack and when I moved out of his way, my lure got wrapped around the guys line. Someone was able to get to my lure, unclip it, and free my line. This happened in about 3 seconds. The other fisherman didn't lose his fish and I didn't lose my lure or have to setup again.

Been using these for couple of years now. Make change out of your artificials quick and easy. No more clipping, tying, clipping, tying…..pic has the clip used on a surface iron and a personal best calico!

I live at the ocean and use the mid to larger size clips when i'm fishing for rockfish. they make changing my lures/bucktails super easy. I've caught up to a 40# rock from a bridge and have never had one fail.

I had high hopes for these, and I imagine that they would do well for casters. I bought these to use for vertical jigging application. I like to venture out and try random things fishing. At first these were great, kept the jig on while jigging. Then i started to catch fish with them. Turns out that during the fight, the fish runs and gets just enough leverage to remove the jig. At first I thought it was a fluke, but after 5 jigs, I kinda learned the lesson. Jigging worked great, but when you hook up you will only have a fish when it comes up. I will be keeping these to use for casting though because they are tough! I landed a 40-50lb greater amber jack on a 75lb clip. Too bad I only got the fish and not my jig back. That is the only reason for the 4 stars.

these are easy to put on the line and easy to put on and off most lures. these 25lb versions are not too small for reasonably sized hands, I'd assume. I even used it for plain hooks when I didn't want to use a lure. the only issue is that there are many lure variations. some lure attachments are very wide diameter, some have a very small attachment area, some are wound like a keyring, etc...and not all will easily fit on this size clip. some will fit better on the 50lb version while some will fit better on this 25lb version. but as long as it fits, it seems to work well without changing how the lure normally works. a trick is to (before getting out on the water) put one of these on each of the more difficult to attach lures, when your hands are not slimy and you can take your time. then when you are out on the water you can attach the lure clip to the line clip very easily. in those cases you will have 2 clips per lure, but so many come in the box and it should not make any difference to the lure action.

The power clips definitely deliver on convenience for lure changing. They are a lot faster than re-tying or using a safety clip. I haven't strength tested them, but they showed no signs of wear after a day of snapper fishing in salt water. They are kind of pricey for what they are - glorified stainless steel paper clips. But the convenience they deliver makes it worth the purchase.

As a beginner fisherman, I really enjoy being able to simply and quickly swap lures instead of having multiple rods and setups. Being able to focus more on reading the conditions and casting means I'm able to spend more of my time actually fishing and enjoying my time instead of tying knots over and over. Here most of the fishing is saltwater and the clips have held up very well so there won't be any issues in freshwater. The clips work great with leaders and drops, popping corks etc. One downside though is depending on the clip and your guides, you can't reel in past the clips sometimes which is pretty minor.

Once you try this clip you'll ever go back to your old clips.