Over the last week I've set my fly rod aside (gasp!) for the ultralight spinning rod. I've been fishing the cove of a lake that is full of nice largemouth bass. In the afternoons darn near every cast results in at least a bite, if not a hooked fish. Very few of these fish have been less than 12". 18 1/2" is the largest I've gotten from there.

I'd like to go after these fish with my fly rod if I can. The lure I've been throwing has been so successful for me that I'd like to see if I can imitate it at the vise.

This is what I've been using:


An ugly thing, but really productive right now.

Any thoughts on how to create something similar? I was thinking maybe a twin-tail of rabbit strip and maybe a pamered rabbit body. I'll probably use dumbell eyes for weight as it needs to be hopped along the bottom and hook point up should be a good thing.