Hertzog suggests the use of a Thin Blade Spoon as a changeup lure for winter steelhead. However on the rivers I fish the rock demons claim more than their share of these spoons.
I have resorted to a cheap howmebrew version made from a #7 or 8 colorado or Indiana spinner blade. I put a golf ball in my bench vise and rest the front end of the blade on it and use a rubber hammer to shape a reverse curve on the front of the blade.
When rigged with a sliding lead in front of the swivel or with a slinkey this blade has a seductive side to side wobble that gives off a bright flash and draws fish from hiding.
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