I was bored this morning and decided to tie a few hooks. I did trebles a few days ago. Today I'm doing Circle Seas. The cover photo is a homemade 0.5 oz inline spinner with a No. 5 blade. The body is all stainless steel and nickel plated marine brass. The hook is an Eagle Claw Size 6/0 Circle Sea. The dressing is bright yellow bucktail.
Circles are harder to hook up but they do the fish a lot less damage so I try to use them as much as possible. I will often pinch down the barb as well.
This one is the same 0.5 oz inline spinner but they hook is an Eagle Claw Size 3/0 Circle Sea. The dressing is an inner splash of red with bright yellow over top and a collar of dark yellow. I like the splash or red on the inside.
The hooks are Size 2/0 VMC O'Shaughnessy Permasteel 4x Trebles. They are highly corrosion resistant and intended for salt water use. They can take a beating.
They are dressed with yellow bucktail. I sometimes add a splash of red on the inside or outside of the dressing and occasionally add stripes for interest.
We target Northern Pike. I often pinch down the barbs. The dressing generally lasts for one day before it is chewed off and has to be replaced.
These 2/0 hooks generally ride a 1/2 ounce to 3/4 ounce inline spinner. We use hooks as big as 5/0 attached to 1 ounce to 1 1/2 ounce inline spinners. We make all of the lures ourselves.
This is a 1 1/2 oz inline spinner wearing a dressed Eagle Claw 5/0 hook. The