03-11-2014, 10:50 PM
The wooly bugger was designed as a smallmouth fly. It will pretty much catch anything that swims. Use Arctic fox or rabbit for the tail instead of marabou. The action is just as good, and the hair is a lot more durable so the fly will last longer.
I've been catching bass on black or dark brown buggers with no hackle tied on a size 4 jig dragged slowly near the bottom. I think it resembles a leech or small minnow.
I've also been doing well with a simple craw pattern. Stiff hair (I use black bear, but bucktail would probably work too) and a couple of pieces of krystal flash for the antenna. The body is chenille, with zonker strips cut to about 1" for the claws and eight rubber legs.
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I've been catching bass on black or dark brown buggers with no hackle tied on a size 4 jig dragged slowly near the bottom. I think it resembles a leech or small minnow.
I've also been doing well with a simple craw pattern. Stiff hair (I use black bear, but bucktail would probably work too) and a couple of pieces of krystal flash for the antenna. The body is chenille, with zonker strips cut to about 1" for the claws and eight rubber legs.
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