Quote Originally Posted by James Smith View Post
I'm with Quivira Kid on this one. I stopped tying buggers a number of years ago when I "discovered" mohair leeches. If I want a larger body profile, I switch to a leech pattern tied with a dubbing brush. Either way, I find them much faster, easier and cheaper to tie, more durable and every bit as productive. I tie mainly all black leeches. I may add a bead either for weight/color depending on what I'm fishing for or the water conditions. In small sizes 10-12, they work great for bass, bream and trout. In larger sizes (2 - 6) they work great for bass and larger trout.

Jim Smith
Jim's dubbing brush leech patterns are absolute killers for bass and big brim. He was kind enough to send me four of these flies and some extra dubbing brushes a few years ago and I gave them a complete test in the next couple of years. Absolutely deadly on bass and all panfish. Absolutely indestructible, except by fire and very few fish smoke these days. Jim definitely knows his stuff. 8T