Larry L wrote:

Both my notes and my reference books make a "wiggle" nymph tied on two hooks
with a hinge in the middle seem like a good idea.

I experimented with them a bunch several years ago on larger nymphs (green
drakes, October caddis and stoneflies).

I've never fished such
a tie and wonder ... are they really worth the effort

no.

or are they just
another sounds good and looks good in the vise but doesn't fish that well,
tie ...

yes.

I think segmented leech patterns for winter steelhead MAY be slightly more
effective than the non-segmented ones, but since these flies are fished
right on the bottom, and therefore often hung up and lost, I don't think
the extra time, effort and cost are worth it in the end.

JR