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    Question Smallmouth flies?

    What's your favorite smallmouth flies? I'm asking cause I finally caught a pretty good smallie last summer in the creek that is closest to my house. I was thinking about tying up a few this winter.

    thanks in advance,
    hNt
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    Try brown buggers. Hang on & take a deep seat. This next ride's gonna make LSD seem like baby asprin

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    I caught my biggest smallmouth on a yellow marabou muddler. I've gotten a lot more of them on rubber legged woolly buggers in white,yellow or olive. Tie some with dumbell eyes to get down faster. Gurglers and hair bugs work too.
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    Clousers worked slowly on the bottom; buggers from gray, brown, olive and black; gray deceivers; leech, black; all work well. I think any of these properly put in front of a smallie will get you a good battle.

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    Here's four to get you started.



    Two go back over 50 years; two weren't even around 10 years ago. The rubber spider needs no intro, I would have one in the box for those unusual days when Smallmouths key in on a hatch. The #4 Stealth Bomber is a multipurpose slider, diver, or popper depending on how you twitch it. The Hairy Fodder variation shown here has an elastic ring that allows changing dumbell eyes to give it the right weight. (There's a rattle in the body too.) Lefty's Red and White is a classic mid-depth fly. This one has brush guards.
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    Tequilly streame has work well the past year for me. Or a clouser cray fish
    sandfly/bob
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    No question....a brown Woolly Booger, sz 8, and 6. The bass probably think it's their favorite food....crawfish.

    Quote Originally Posted by hungNtree View Post
    What's your favorite smallmouth flies? I'm asking cause I finally caught a pretty good smallie last summer in the creek that is closest to my house. I was thinking about tying up a few this winter.

    thanks in advance,
    hNt

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    This fly is from a buddy of mine.
    Used this fly many times and it is an absolute consistent producer for me.

    Joe

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    Helga Might
    (Brian M. Wiprud original pattern)
    A key aspect is the coloration of black abdomen, olive thorax and brown head.
    Ingredients:
    Hook: #6 Mustaad Streamer 38491
    Tail: Root beer Krystal Flash and Brown or bar-dyed marabou.
    Abdomen: Black polar chenille, palmered large black saddle feather
    Thorax: Olive Polar Chenille.
    Head: Brown chenille, medium to large lead eyes (unpainted.)
    Thread: Brown or Olive
    For a closer look at Brian's work, click on an photo to view a larger image.
    1. Tie on lead eyes under the shank so hook point will ride up.
    2. Tie in marabou tail, flanked each side by four strands of root beer Krystal Flash.
    3. At base of marabou, tie in black saddle feather and black pearl braid. Wrap the braid forward to the eyes.
    4. Palmer the saddle feather on top, but 1/8" short of the eyes. A glaze of Krazy Glue on the pearl braid will help keep the saddle feather durable during fishing.
    5. Behind lead eyes, tie in brown chenille and olive polar chenille. Wrap thorax in Olive chenille.
    6. Wrap head/eyes in brown chenille, tie off and you're done.

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