treble hooks on spinnerbaits

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

I'd like to see a picture of that if possible


"Ken Blevins" wrote in message
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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

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

Warren, interesting setup.... Do you mean attached to the spinnerbait hook
there are three trailer hooks, one after the other in a chain, with a #2
treble like the caboose bringing up the rear?

What size of head and blades worked best with that many hooks?

Were all the regular trailer hooks turned up, down, or alternating?

What kind of hook keeper worked best?

Which hooks were primarily responsible for your hookups... main shaft hook?
Trailer hooks? Treble?
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"go-bassn" wrote in message
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Last fall Kevin Worth showed me what he called the smallmouth killer. It's
an all-chatreuse spinnerbait (blades too), with 3 standard spinnerbait
trailer hooks & a #2 treble on the end.

I used it at Champlain to catch my 19-13 sack of 5 smallies on day1 of the
divisional, and most were caught on the treble.

Warren
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"Nikolay" wrote in message
ff.rqh...
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

Hi Joe...
Warren, interesting setup.... Do you mean attached to the spinnerbait hook
there are three trailer hooks, one after the other in a chain, with a #2
treble like the caboose bringing up the rear?

Exactly

What size of head and blades worked best with that many hooks?

This lure is designed to burned just under the surface, kind of the opposite
of "slow-rolling". Smallies will come up even from 25-30' depths to hit it.
3/4-1 oz is standard weight, with medium sized chartreuse painted blades.

Were all the regular trailer hooks turned up, down, or alternating?

Turned up generally

What kind of hook keeper worked best?

I never asked Kevin, but I think I use Strike King. They're about 2/0 I
think.

Which hooks were primarily responsible for your hookups... main shaft
hook?
Trailer hooks? Treble?

It varied, but on my glory day on Champlain more than half were caught on
the treble, which was trailing the back of the skirt by several inches. The
bait is designed to catch the bass that takea half-hearted swipe at the
bait.

Warren