Jitterbee Try

Decided to give it a shot to see if I had enough of the right stuff and I think it's okay, but got some more needs and hooks on the way. So what do you guys think?

Oh this is on a #10 hook.

Skip

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I would say you nailed it. Nice Job!
NightProwler

Looks good skip!!!

Thanks guys!

That's a nice looking fly Skip, good work.

Looks nice, i like the gold/copper tone head u have, yellow ajd orange would look good to. A straighter hook may help like a longer one i am not trying to dog it out bt the curved one gives it a bulky look and i like that!

Looks really good, definitely would get anything that eats bees and wasps to rip it up..

Thats a bream killer right their you are gifted skip."WOW"

Thank you guys I sure appreciate the kind comments! Working on some more and thinking these will not only work on a fly rod, but under a bobber with a spinning rig. I just ordered some more hooks (Like I really needed more hooks, but I just get the fever), but have a good many like this and am making a guy some flies for gills and this was one, but think I may add a tiny tuff of Flame Marabou the the butt. Something about a fire tail like on soft plastic worms that gills can't leave alone as when I was primary a bass fisherman back in the 1070's we used some of them and the gills would eat the tails off. Have a ton of beads I plan on using on stuff like this and will post more later.

Skip

That's a knockout Skip. A small red tail works good for me sometimes, chartreuse on other days. A #5 fly rod and that bug would add up to a happy day for me.

How about just tying in some red thread over the curved part of the hook shank?

That give me another idea, I have some Antron yarn that I could do that with or maybe do that and leave a short tag to hang out. Have to try that, thanks!

Skip, I used the yarn and squirrel tail hair. (Gray). The catch was no different that day. I love that bait. I use it mainly on a flyrod.. I also use the variegated chenille. Works great.