I just bought a 9" ms slammer. It has a little clip or something on the front of it. It does not look real strong to me. Do you tie to this or straight to the lure? Also, will the palomer knot work? Are the hooks that came on it good? I am going to fish it mostly at night. I plan on reeling it real slow on top, but should I ever pause it? or jerk it or anything else? When would you reel it faster to get it under the water instead of on top? Should my drag be tightened down all the way or a little loose so a fish doesnt rip the hooks out? Sorry about all of the questions. I am just trying to learn everything I can.

Leave the snap on the nose and tie to that. You don't want to tie to the screw eye directly on the Slammer, it spreads your knot out too much.

I would consider changing the hooks to either 2/0 Gamakatsu Round Bend bronze trebles or 2/0 Owner Stingers.

I always preach the slow and steady on top method. To me, that is the can't go wrong method with the Slammer. It never hurts to vary or try different things though.

A lot of people swear by the palomar knot. What knot to use is a whole other topic worth many pages of writing :) Use what you think works best for you.

Personally, I never lock my drag. I fish tight drags but not locked because big fish have a habit of breaking stuff close to the boat / shore when you pull too hard with 25lb test. Modern reels with good drag systems should be able to release the line in an even, steady flow, even when set to high tension. This is a big reason why round saltwater style reels are popular for swimbaits. You can get a lot of drag on a Calcutta TE and it still pays out smoothly.

On that same subject, if you are mainly fishing at night, stick with 25lb test. I see a lot of people who are very keen on using 20. There's no reason to fish 20 at night! Most times, there's no reason to fish 20 at all with big baits. But that's another topic too lol.

When you hear the explosion on the bait, start reeling fast until you feel pressure then sweep back to the side and keep reeling. It's fun :)

thanks...ive got the slammer, the rod, and the reel is on the way...im really excited about fishing it...hopefully i can add some pics of some trophies

I do like to pause the slammer. I cann't tell you how many times I pause a bait just because I need to do some thing and BAM. I have used the pause with the Slammer with great success. ;-)

I saw another lure with that on it as well. Confused too.