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AFW MIGHTY-MINIS DEMAND STRENGTH
Upgrade your gear with AFW Mighty Mini Stainless Steel Snaps, Swivels, and Split Rings – 3x stronger than brass. Crafted for durability, these components ensure smooth connections for a powerful fishing experience
100% STAINLESS STEEL
Made entirely from stainless steel, these swivels resist corrosion, guaranteeing longevity in saltwater and challenging fishing conditions.
BREAK TEST ALWAYS STATED
It's more than gear, it's a legacy of excellence. Join fellow anglers in trusting AFW for an unparalleled fishing experience.
3 TIMES STRONGER THAN BRASS
Outperforming others, the enhanced durability ensures reliability, minimizing the chance of failure in demanding fishing scenarios.
DON'T LET SIZE FOOL YOU
The Mighty-Minis boast a smaller but equally sturdy design, minimizing visibility underwater and reducing the chances of startling cautious game fish.
Choose between AFW Mighty-Mini Crane Swivels, Snap Swivels and Split Rings for rigging fishing leaders and lures based on your specific needs and fishing conditions.
PERFECT MATCH
Use for your rigs, attaching lures and ultimate connection protection. They have less drag and provide enhanced rotation for more strikes.
RETAIL PACK
Convenient ready-to-use quantity for multiple fishing sessions, catering to occasional anglers who prefer smaller quantities.
BULK PACK
A budget-friendly choice for enthusiastic anglers, guaranteeing ample stock for those who need larger quantities at a more economical price per unit.
MIGHTY & MINI
The Mighty-Mini Swivels are designed to be smaller without compromising strength to catch your prize fish.
Bruno
Reviewed in Brazil on January 31, 2025
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Bruno
Reviewed in Brazil on January 31, 2025
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KC
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
high quality stainless so they don't rust, work well and are strong.
KC
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
high quality stainless so they don't rust, work well and are strong.
Sabine E.
Reviewed in Germany on February 8, 2024
Sehr gute Qualität , wir benutzen diese Wirbel in Norwegen !
Sabine E.
Reviewed in Germany on February 8, 2024
Sehr gute Qualität , wir benutzen diese Wirbel in Norwegen !
B
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2024
I was in search of good coastal snap swivels for salmon and ling fishing so I bought these #3 / 170# AFW snap swivels.My current mixed bag of coastal snap swivels either were too loose and opened at the worst possible times, or the swivel part was faulty and wouldn't rotate with a load.Try this test with your current snap swivels or bead chains: Tie one to the mainline on your rod and hang it in the air with a 2# or so weight. Now hold just the fishing line and spin the weight quickly and see if your swivel actually spins with a load. My other snap swivels and bead chains totally failed or barely rotated.I tried the test on an AFW snap swivel and it spun like a charm. I even chained multiple snap swivels and the only one that rotated was the AFW snap swivel.Now on to the negatives of this product, the size. This thing is tiny. The total length is about 1 and 7/8". The actual part you push in is about 3/4". Because I bought the #3 / 170# snap swivels, it requires quite a bit of force to open up, and that is a good and bad thing. You'll be guaranteed there'll be no accidental openings BUT it'll be hard to open on the boat with or without gloves, but especially in the wet or cold.10% fishing and 90% gear shopping. Tight liines!
B
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2024
I was in search of good coastal snap swivels for salmon and ling fishing so I bought these #3 / 170# AFW snap swivels.My current mixed bag of coastal snap swivels either were too loose and opened at the worst possible times, or the swivel part was faulty and wouldn't rotate with a load.Try this test with your current snap swivels or bead chains: Tie one to the mainline on your rod and hang it in the air with a 2# or so weight. Now hold just the fishing line and spin the weight quickly and see if your swivel actually spins with a load. My other snap swivels and bead chains totally failed or barely rotated.I tried the test on an AFW snap swivel and it spun like a charm. I even chained multiple snap swivels and the only one that rotated was the AFW snap swivel.Now on to the negatives of this product, the size. This thing is tiny. The total length is about 1 and 7/8". The actual part you push in is about 3/4". Because I bought the #3 / 170# snap swivels, it requires quite a bit of force to open up, and that is a good and bad thing. You'll be guaranteed there'll be no accidental openings BUT it'll be hard to open on the boat with or without gloves, but especially in the wet or cold.10% fishing and 90% gear shopping. Tight liines!
Sh Nayef J. Althani
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2024
Strong and small
Sh Nayef J. Althani
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2024
Strong and small
lucas
Reviewed in Mexico on April 9, 2024
Son pequeños pero muy resistentes...
lucas
Reviewed in Mexico on April 9, 2024
Son pequeños pero muy resistentes...
benjamin m. worden
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
Great swivels for the price. Fish with confidence with this product. Will definitely continue using this brand.
benjamin m. worden
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
Great swivels for the price. Fish with confidence with this product. Will definitely continue using this brand.
J. McCurry
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023
These snap swivels have amazing strength for their size. Their secret, that's not so secret, is that they are 100% stainless steel. The stainless steel bodies on these instead of brass bodies like on other "stainless steel" swivels is what lets them be so strong and yet so small.As an engineer who deals with different types of materials regularly, I was somewhat baffled as to why most stainless steel swivels had such a low breaking strength rating. As I researched and found that most of them use brass bodies, I guessed that there may be some ultra premium swivels out there from manufacturers who had built the tooling to deal with the more difficult forming of stainless and were likely charging 10x the price or more for their products. I am often using stealthy presentations where smaller hardware is a definite advantage, so I was entirely willing to spend a lot if I could find snap swivels made of 100% stainless so they could be both strong and small.I found the products that I was looking for from AFW and they aren't much more expensive than the run-of-the-mill swivels that claim to be stainless but are partially brass so they have to be larger and weaker. These swivels are absolutely outstanding. Being a skeptical engineer, I did test the strength on a couple of each size. Every single one was at least as strong as their rating. They are so strong that my challenge in testing was trying to fit something through the tiny eyes on the swivels that would be strong enough to not break before the swivels broke.I am sure that there's a very slight risk of the line being tied to these swivels breaking a tiny bit sooner due to being tied around smaller wire on these swivels than on other, larger swivels with similar or lower breakage ratings. That's physics within the line material, though, not a fault with these swivels. If that concerns you, just use a bigger size. For whatever physical size you choose, these swivels will be stronger than any others. My only possible complaint would be that the wire used here is so strong that it's more difficult to get the snap opened and then closed again compared to other snap swivels of the same size. I have relatively large hands, so this can be a challenge for the smallest sizes of these. Small needle nose fishing pliers exist for a reason, though, and I'll gladly use them in return for having a product that's smaller and stronger.With over 30 years of engineering experience and over 40 years of fishing, I can say it's rare to find a product that is just superior to others for nearly any use case. This is one of those products. Unless you absolutely must have a chrome finish, there's no reason to use snap swivels other than these.
J. McCurry
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023
These snap swivels have amazing strength for their size. Their secret, that's not so secret, is that they are 100% stainless steel. The stainless steel bodies on these instead of brass bodies like on other "stainless steel" swivels is what lets them be so strong and yet so small.As an engineer who deals with different types of materials regularly, I was somewhat baffled as to why most stainless steel swivels had such a low breaking strength rating. As I researched and found that most of them use brass bodies, I guessed that there may be some ultra premium swivels out there from manufacturers who had built the tooling to deal with the more difficult forming of stainless and were likely charging 10x the price or more for their products. I am often using stealthy presentations where smaller hardware is a definite advantage, so I was entirely willing to spend a lot if I could find snap swivels made of 100% stainless so they could be both strong and small.I found the products that I was looking for from AFW and they aren't much more expensive than the run-of-the-mill swivels that claim to be stainless but are partially brass so they have to be larger and weaker. These swivels are absolutely outstanding. Being a skeptical engineer, I did test the strength on a couple of each size. Every single one was at least as strong as their rating. They are so strong that my challenge in testing was trying to fit something through the tiny eyes on the swivels that would be strong enough to not break before the swivels broke.I am sure that there's a very slight risk of the line being tied to these swivels breaking a tiny bit sooner due to being tied around smaller wire on these swivels than on other, larger swivels with similar or lower breakage ratings. That's physics within the line material, though, not a fault with these swivels. If that concerns you, just use a bigger size. For whatever physical size you choose, these swivels will be stronger than any others. My only possible complaint would be that the wire used here is so strong that it's more difficult to get the snap opened and then closed again compared to other snap swivels of the same size. I have relatively large hands, so this can be a challenge for the smallest sizes of these. Small needle nose fishing pliers exist for a reason, though, and I'll gladly use them in return for having a product that's smaller and stronger.With over 30 years of engineering experience and over 40 years of fishing, I can say it's rare to find a product that is just superior to others for nearly any use case. This is one of those products. Unless you absolutely must have a chrome finish, there's no reason to use snap swivels other than these.
Alex R.
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022
Fantastic product. Made in USA from a durable stainless steel. Great value for your money.Pros:- swivel is smooth and spins great, without getting stock and tagging line- hard to beat this price for such qualityCons:- only suggestion is to have one more loop on the clip. For comparison, added a picture of the Krok swivel with three loop arounds
Alex R.
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022
Fantastic product. Made in USA from a durable stainless steel. Great value for your money.Pros:- swivel is smooth and spins great, without getting stock and tagging line- hard to beat this price for such qualityCons:- only suggestion is to have one more loop on the clip. For comparison, added a picture of the Krok swivel with three loop arounds
Emile
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2018
Fantastic product and great value
Emile
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2018
Fantastic product and great value
Comdet
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018
While I'm sure these are great for fishing, they are also perfect for swivel connections when building clapton wire. The rotation is very smooth so no risk of it binding and snapping the wire. I'm using two of the size 5 swivels and it's compact but big enough for the task. I would not get something smaller than size 5, and a larger size would be fine as well.I've tried the cheaper swivels and, while they could be fine for fishing, they don't stand up to the rapid rotation they are subjected to when wire building. These are a little more expensive, but are well worth the cost in terms of durability.
Comdet
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018
While I'm sure these are great for fishing, they are also perfect for swivel connections when building clapton wire. The rotation is very smooth so no risk of it binding and snapping the wire. I'm using two of the size 5 swivels and it's compact but big enough for the task. I would not get something smaller than size 5, and a larger size would be fine as well.I've tried the cheaper swivels and, while they could be fine for fishing, they don't stand up to the rapid rotation they are subjected to when wire building. These are a little more expensive, but are well worth the cost in terms of durability.
The Honest Critique
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016
There are not that many 500lb or larger snap swivels on Amazon. In fact I only found two. So I purchased both the Dr. Fish (500lb) and the American Fishing Wire (600lb) units.These 600lb snap swivels utilize .086" diameter wire that is so stout I almost had to use a pair of pliers to unhook the snap. Wow, the snap part of this snap swivel is awesome. However, the barrel swivels are identical in size and shape to my 350lb Sea Striker BCBS40 Size 4/0 swivels. The difference is in the materials. AFW uses all stainless steel and the Sea Strikers are made of brass.The back of the AFW package says that their stainless steel snap swivels are 3X stronger than brass. I don't know about 3X, but I am staring at two identical looking swivels and the AFW rating is 1.7 times better in the same size. Wow!So how do the AFW snap swivels compare to the Dr. Fish snap swivels? Well, there is a 100lb test difference so the Dr. Fish only uses .080" wire, and the snap is significantly longer, which combine to make the snap easy to open with your hands. Also Dr. Fish utilizes ball bearing swivels.I frankly like both units and cannot decide which is better, so I made half a dozen leaders out of 49 strand 7x7 stainless 600lb cable I also got from AFW and I am going gator hunting. We will soon know who is the master of 500lb plus snap swivels.
The Honest Critique
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016
There are not that many 500lb or larger snap swivels on Amazon. In fact I only found two. So I purchased both the Dr. Fish (500lb) and the American Fishing Wire (600lb) units.These 600lb snap swivels utilize .086" diameter wire that is so stout I almost had to use a pair of pliers to unhook the snap. Wow, the snap part of this snap swivel is awesome. However, the barrel swivels are identical in size and shape to my 350lb Sea Striker BCBS40 Size 4/0 swivels. The difference is in the materials. AFW uses all stainless steel and the Sea Strikers are made of brass.The back of the AFW package says that their stainless steel snap swivels are 3X stronger than brass. I don't know about 3X, but I am staring at two identical looking swivels and the AFW rating is 1.7 times better in the same size. Wow!So how do the AFW snap swivels compare to the Dr. Fish snap swivels? Well, there is a 100lb test difference so the Dr. Fish only uses .080" wire, and the snap is significantly longer, which combine to make the snap easy to open with your hands. Also Dr. Fish utilizes ball bearing swivels.I frankly like both units and cannot decide which is better, so I made half a dozen leaders out of 49 strand 7x7 stainless 600lb cable I also got from AFW and I am going gator hunting. We will soon know who is the master of 500lb plus snap swivels.
multifuel
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2013
These appear to be well made and strong- i tied it off and pulled it as hard as I could and it didn't break so I would safely assume they are rated to proper class.The size is VERY small for the class- they appear to be at least 30% smaller than my other Tsunami swivel clips at same class (88lbs actually) -Kind of un-nerving as they look like 30 lbs class swivel clips, perhaps smaller.I paid 5 bucks recently for a 8 pack of the previously mentioned 88lbs class so this is an absolute bargain. I bagged a few up to give to my buddies as an inexpensive gift seeing as ho w I have a BIG bag of little clips. For what it's worth- they couldnt believe these are 70lbs swivels! they are very small and knowing what I know now i would have gone to larger class just to make it easier to open and close while pitching around in 3-4 seas changing lures! for freshwater these are probably awesome at this size.Us saltwater guys may wish to consider heavier/larger of same brand- these are just a tad to small IMHO for the conditions we see , even at 30 lb mono trolling.
multifuel
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2013
These appear to be well made and strong- i tied it off and pulled it as hard as I could and it didn't break so I would safely assume they are rated to proper class.The size is VERY small for the class- they appear to be at least 30% smaller than my other Tsunami swivel clips at same class (88lbs actually) -Kind of un-nerving as they look like 30 lbs class swivel clips, perhaps smaller.I paid 5 bucks recently for a 8 pack of the previously mentioned 88lbs class so this is an absolute bargain. I bagged a few up to give to my buddies as an inexpensive gift seeing as ho w I have a BIG bag of little clips. For what it's worth- they couldnt believe these are 70lbs swivels! they are very small and knowing what I know now i would have gone to larger class just to make it easier to open and close while pitching around in 3-4 seas changing lures! for freshwater these are probably awesome at this size.Us saltwater guys may wish to consider heavier/larger of same brand- these are just a tad to small IMHO for the conditions we see , even at 30 lb mono trolling.
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