Ken -

Have you considered not weighting the streamers and going to a full sinking line??

One of my favorite streamers is a pine squirrel zonker tied and then wrapped as a collar over the front half of the shank, very much like some of Night Angler1's streamers ( leech patterns ). I fish it unweighted off a class II full sinking line, as a sculpin or baitfish with cross stream and up stream movement.

The trout love it served up that way. Probably wouldn't work if you are fishing it as a leech or whatever on a dead drift, but might be worth a try at $6.00 per cast !! Also, easier, quicker, and cheaper to tie.

John