I fished the Barrier dam area last October, the weekend we had the great floods up north. (where I usually fish)

Everyone was snagging the old boot kings that were lying in the soft water, using the usual corky/yarn long leader setup.

I tied on a #1 50/50 Dick Nite and was working the current and I caught quite a few silvers. The hooks are a bit soft on the size 1's too but I was casting them with my Loomis 1141 so the extra play in the rod helped with the hook bending out.

There were some nice bright silvers in there that day. I hadn't fished there since springers about 10 years prior.