I am getting a bit more mature, so I have trouble seeing up close to tie a fishing knot. Therefore, before I go out on the water, I tie snaps on all of my fishing rods. The plain snaps work very well for all the lures I use including kastmasters, spoons, crank baits, bass jigs, trolling lures, surface lure, etc. I seem to catch just as many fish now as I did when I just tied the lure directly to the line, so it works for me. The best part is that I unsnap and snap lures quickly if I see an unexpected boil or a striper school in deep water.