01-19-2007, 03:54 PM
Hey,
I wanted to get your takes on using dressed trebles versus flies/streamers behind spinners/spoons. I had this discussion briefly with TubeDude, but I am curious as to what other lure makers do. I found that not only is making a dressed treble harder than it looks, but it is terribly time consuming as well. Though I would like some nice trebles to trail some basic spinners I have made, especially the recently lead spinner body models, it seems much easier just to quickly tie a simple spinner fly. I have checked a couple of different sources for technique on dressing a treble, and though a fairly accomplished tier, I still struggle getting enough material (swuirrel tail, marabou, etc.) on the hook, and spinning it and distributing it properly, while maintaining equal lengths to all portions I am putting on. Those three little hooks make it a challenge as well--kind of like sparring with the mother-in-law. I may come out on top, but I ain't gonna look pretty when it's over [
] (my mum-in-law is actually fantastic, so j/k). Any thoughts or ideas?
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I wanted to get your takes on using dressed trebles versus flies/streamers behind spinners/spoons. I had this discussion briefly with TubeDude, but I am curious as to what other lure makers do. I found that not only is making a dressed treble harder than it looks, but it is terribly time consuming as well. Though I would like some nice trebles to trail some basic spinners I have made, especially the recently lead spinner body models, it seems much easier just to quickly tie a simple spinner fly. I have checked a couple of different sources for technique on dressing a treble, and though a fairly accomplished tier, I still struggle getting enough material (swuirrel tail, marabou, etc.) on the hook, and spinning it and distributing it properly, while maintaining equal lengths to all portions I am putting on. Those three little hooks make it a challenge as well--kind of like sparring with the mother-in-law. I may come out on top, but I ain't gonna look pretty when it's over [
] (my mum-in-law is actually fantastic, so j/k). Any thoughts or ideas?[signature]