Yes, I have fished herring in anchovy teasers and have caught many springs doing such that. I try to use smaller herring when I use them in an anchovy teaser, herring 3 1/2 inches - 4 1/2 inches long. Any longer herring are to hard to spin and the herring head becomes to big to fit in the head. Also use herring that are skinny much easier to spin. The fatter the herring is I find them harder to spin. Another thing you can do is attach a 5 inch. piece of stiff stainless wire to the anchovy head. Pock two small holes side by side a centimeter apart into the side of the anchovy head and bend the wire in around the two holes to fasten the wire to the anchovy head. Cut the end of the wire to the length of your bait you are using. Now run the wire down the spin of the herring through the gill until the head goes into the anchovy head.. the wire helps to give the bait support. Also you can bend the wire at any point to create the exact spin you want. The wire works well with herring cause I find that herring tend to go softer a little quicker than anchovy when trolling. The wire can also be used with anchovy. It takes some time getting use to running a wire down every piece of bait you tie up. Some times I use the wire, some times I don't...
This summer trolling in Sooke at Otter Point, we trolled through a large school of herring and was lucky to scoop a quarter bucket of herring all in the 4 - 4 1/2 inch size, live bait! immediately I brought up my lines and tore of the anchovy and re baited with live herring into the anchovy holder. With in a few hours we had EIGHT large springs in the boat for our limit! All on the fresh live herring using anchovy heads.... The picture hangs on my wall....