Ken, I haven't seen the article you are talking about, but Russ Bassdozer
talks about treble trailer hooks for spinnerbaits. Looks like less work to
me. Give it a try! (look at bassdozer website, feathered trebles article)

Cheers

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004, Ken Blevins wrote:

This past Thursday I lost several fair size bass because I wasn't paying
attention.[ plain and simple].Friday I got my copy of Bassmaster and read
the article on spinnerbaits with treble hooks by Kelly Jordan [I
think].Saturday morning I cut the barb off of several old spinnerbaits,
got out the propane torch , heated up the shank and twisted an eye in the
end .I then took a red treble hook ,put on a slip ring, slipped it over the
eye and a new spinnerbait is done.I ended up making four in different color
skirts and about ready to leave for the lake..
With the extra hooks maybe I can snag one and keep it on the
hooks[regardless of my attention span}I'll post my results later this
evening
Ken