Gandolf,

The Carter's Sculpin

Hook: 2X Size 10 or 12
Thread: Black 6/0
Tail: Black rabbit fur
Body: Black Chenille or Black dubbing brush
Collar: black or grizzly hen hackle
Eye: black or silver dumbell eyes
Beard: 8-10 strands of Black Krystal flash

Very straight forward and easy to tie. Tie in the tail and body material. Tie in the eyes on the top of the hook shank. Tie in the hen hackle and make 3 wraps behind the eyes. Advance the thread in front of the eyes and tie in the Krystal flash. Trim Krystal flash off just past the point of the hook.

Cast it out, and retrieve it with short 3 to 6 inch strips with a one or two second pause between strips. Absolutely top producer for late winter and spring bass, bream and crappie. It is a bit more effective for crappie when tied in bright colors like white and purple etc. but black is the best bass and bream color.

Good Luck

Jim Smith