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Moonpath	05/03/2025 01:11PM   My question is whether these dressed trebles really work better than non dressed lures? I have seen some being offered by Stu Ostoff on BW journal. They look really cool and probably work. I remember they were very pricey. Any thoughts?
cburton103	05/03/2025 08:50PM   Moonpath: "My question is whether these dressed trebles really work better than non dressed lures? I have seen some being offered by Stu Ostoff on BW journal. They look really cool and probably work. I remember they were very pricey. Any thoughts? " Stu Osthoff swears by the Klos lures. Here’s the thing though - he’s comparing his previous method of trolling a spoon to more or less vertical jigging in known lake trout producing spots. So I think what’s the major difference maker for him is the different presentation and spending a higher percentage of his time in known spots fishing deeper vs trolling basins. Does it matter whether you’re using a Klos or a 1 oz jig with a big plastic? Probably less so than the difference between trolling and vertical jigging a productive spot. That’s my take, at least. I’ve fishing both ways (including with the Klos, which I’ll use again when I’m up there in a month), and I think it’s always more fun to catch fish casting vs trolling. There’s just something about feeling the fish hit, and not immediately dragging the fish behind a canoe moving 1.5-2mph to start the fight off extra lopsided. Do dressed trebles make a difference? Maybe, but my guess is it’s probably a pretty small effect. Didn’t stop me from buying some to swap out on some lures with :)
shock	04/01/2025 05:48AM   i've added dressed trebles to almost all my spoons/cleos
cwallace	03/18/2025 07:36PM   VMC would have what you are looking for, clam also does dressed trebles as well.
Moonpath	05/05/2025 09:05AM   Good analysis. There as so many variables that effect fishing success its hard to isolate any particular one, especially for a lure. I also tie my own flies and agree it is relatively easy to mimic the Klos lure tails. I also use other kinds of tails. If you take a tube jig and then cut the top half of a curly tail plastic, you put what remains on the hook of the dressed tube jig. You immediately have what I have found to be a more effective lure. That is why fishing is to fun, you can be creative and create your own lures.
mnsportsmanjr	03/18/2025 05:50PM   I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for but I typed "Feather Dressed Treble Hook" into Amazon and "Bladed Treble Hook". See below Feathers Bladed Treble Hook
Sundem2005	04/27/2025 01:19PM   SammyN: "Hi all, I really like the look of the Klos Boys trebles. Evidently my googlefoo isn't good enough to find them. Can someone post a link to dressed trebles like they have? Here is a pic for reference. I actually like the look of all three, and would like to add them to some of my spoons. I know you can buy dressed trebles on ebay, but I'm looking for ones like they have (blue, purple, or a spinner). Thanks!" I've made almost the same ones after seeing there's. Crankbaits: ( they have multiple options in their catalog this is what I got) https://www.wlure.com/collections/lipless/products/fishing-lures-lipless-l676l?variant=38627784332 Dressed Treble hook: (dressed treble hooks on Amazon I got 2 different colors) https://a.co/d/7HugECt
cburton103	04/29/2025 10:41PM   Sundem2005: "SammyN: "Hi all, I really like the look of the Klos Boys trebles. Evidently my googlefoo isn't good enough to find them. Can someone post a link to dressed trebles like they have? Here is a pic for reference. I actually like the look of all three, and would like to add them to some of my spoons. I know you can buy dressed trebles on ebay, but I'm looking for ones like they have (blue, purple, or a spinner). Thanks!" I've made almost the same ones after seeing there's. Crankbaits: ( they have multiple options in their catalog this is what I got) https://www.wlure.com/collections/lipless/products/fishing-lures-lipless-l676l?variant=38627784332 Dressed Treble hook: (dressed treble hooks on Amazon I got 2 different colors) https://a.co/d/7HugECt" Thanks for the info and the links! I’m going to pick up a few of those as backups to my Klos lures so I can fish closer to the bottom with a better backup plan!
SammyN	03/17/2025 09:02AM   Hi all, I really like the look of the Klos Boys trebles. Evidently my googlefoo isn't good enough to find them. Can someone post a link to dressed trebles like they have? Here is a pic for reference. I actually like the look of all three, and would like to add them to some of my spoons. I know you can buy dressed trebles on ebay, but I'm looking for ones like they have (blue, purple, or a spinner). Thanks!
Savage Voyageur	03/18/2025 08:02AM   I can’t help you on the links but these are very easy to make yourself. I have tied 1000’s of flies and anyone can do this. If you don’t have any equipment to tie you really only need a vice. Just clamp a treble hook in a simple vice, one hand you hold the feathers or hair, other hand you wrap with thread and tie off the end. Then clear fingernail polish to seal. Done.