I have a love-hate relationship with teasers. My mentor Tony Stetzko landed a 73 lb striped bass from the surf via black fly teaser. For this reason alone, I have kept coming back to teasers. I have tried rigging them every common method known. They all failed my field tests. Hence, I started using a 6” dropper loop at mid-leader. This method presents the teaser well and prevents the teaser from wrapping around my braided line. But! In rough water, the teaser can come off the dropper loop. In order to prevent this, I now use marine grade heat shrink tubing.
Making this rig is simple. First, make a six inch dropper loop at mid-leader. Second, pass the dropper loop through a three inch length of marine grade heat shrink tubing. And lastly, insert the teaser onto the dropper loop and apply heat to reduce the diameter of the marine grade heat shrink tubing.
