Smallmouth Bucktail Streamer

Over the past summer, I have been tearing up the smallmouth bass on the local river. I started out spin fishing for them with Rooster Tail inline spinners, but lost the most productive lure on a rock. So I decided to try and imitate it with a streamer. Here's what I came up with:
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I used white buck tail fibers with a little gold crystal flash for the tail, gold tinsel overlaid with gold wire (for durability) for the body, white buck tail with gold crystal flash for the under wing and black buck tail for the over wing. I added clear fingernail polish to the head for hardness and more durability. I've also made some variations with different colors of buck tail and crystal flash. Black and white with gold works well on cloudy days, black and white with silver seems to be the ticket on sunny days. The other combinations are green and chartreuse with pearl, and brown and yellow with gold (baby smallie/baby brown trout?).

Mike,

That's a nice looking streamer.

Regards,
Scott

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Originally Posted by ScottP

Mike,

That's a nice looking streamer.

Regards,
Scott

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Thanks, Scott!

Nice Streamer! When smallmouth key on a pattern....you've found something. :)

I like it! Another pattern to work my need work skills on!
Mike

That's very good info about using the fly and a nice tied fly. Thanks for sharing,

Ronnie

What size hook(s) are you using? Is that a 6x streamer? Great fly. I'm going to give it a try.

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Originally Posted by billhouk

What size hook(s) are you using? Is that a 6x streamer? Great fly. I'm going to give it a try.

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Sorry, forgot to mention the hook size. I tie them in several different sizes, this one was on a #4, 3x long streamer hook. I also tie it with a #6 and a #8. Sometimes the smallies want a smaller mouthful. Also, I usually work them across and down and/or down and across, depending on the structure, the bank foliage, and the reactions of the smallies, with a very short (about 1-2 inches), erratic strip.

nice streamer.
try a gold with black back and a little orange in the belly

Mike,

Try a Silver Outcast. Very similar to your fly - color's a bit different and it has a peacock herl topping; great smallmouth fly. Here's a nice SBS:

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...073106fotw.php

Regards,
Scott

Thanks, Scott and wfg!! I will most definitely try both those suggestions. Mike