Something New......

[AtticaFish]

Been doing alot of fly fishing for SMB & LMB so I have been finding some new flies to play with. I started to think if I could use this with spinning tackle. Top one is my fly (my edited version of Arkansas Bucktail) and others are attempts at putting it on a jig head....



Middle left is on a 1/8oz. & other 2 are 1/64oz. on long hooks. It is supposed to mimic a shad from the profile... has a tall body, but is thin with the bucktail only coming out top and bottom. This would also match a baby bluegill... I am getting in some new supplies this week and want to put this together with black/gray buck tail to match the shad color better. May even work on fall walleye as the shad school up and die off? Will see...

Here is the link to the video with the fly if anyone is interested... you need to see the video if you want tying insturctions... :o lol - The Arkansas Bucktail - It's near the bottom of the page.

[sticksteer]

Now thats a killer looking pattern !! Good job!

[OKSTATEjiggy]

Those Arkansas Bucktail jigs look good, Attica. I've caught caught a bunch of bass on the fly pattern

[LedHed]

Tight jigs - your new stuff - is outstanding

[skiptomylu]

Not sure I would try that same pattern using some Fox hair as it should have a bit more action, but it looks good as is too!

I have a lot of both buck tails and fox tails and I have got to think this could be tied using either and the fox is not a stiff and will not flair as bad.

I am not a big hair fisherman so maybe someone else can say what they think about tying this using fox, but I think that is what I would try. Also not sure I wouldn't try using a tungsten cone head and a fly hook, maybe still be able to use it on a spinning rod?

Skip

[Fatman]

Nice looking jigs

Fatman

[AtticaFish]

Thanks for the comments guys.

OKJiggy, I missed a huge large mouth on that fly about 2 weeks ago. Didn't have the bead chain eyes and was stripping it fast near the top of the water. It blew up on it and I pulled it right out of his mouth. :o

Skip, never have tried fox hair so don't really know the action or colors available. All I know is bucktails, between clousers and jigs have caught me ALOT of river smallies. I like the idea of the cone head on the fly, that might get me down in the current better with my FR. I know, I know... this is crappie.com, sorry........

[jigtwins]

Nice looking baits. I never tried to catch bass on flies before. Maybe I'll have to give it a try!

[AtticaFish]

Nice looking baits. I never tried to catch bass on flies before. Maybe I'll have to give it a try!

WHAT??? Well, warm water fish are all I have available to me without driving an hour and a half, so I go after what I can. Yeah give it a try for sure!! If you want some more links to some good bass flies, shoot me a PM. - AF

[Pup]

Those are bass getters for sure. Round out your hair colors to include olive, brown, and orange for the brown bass. I like your application of a fly pattern to a casting jig.