Quote Originally Posted by James Smith View Post
Eric,

On a more serious note, I do tie a baby bunker style minnow pattern with polar fiber that has been my top producing bass fly for the past 10 years or so. While I tie it in a variety of colors, olive over chartruese over white or all black are my two most productive color patterns. When I retrieve this fly, I use very rapid 18 inch long strips followed by a 2-3 second pause. When I pause the retrieve, the fly slowly sinks towards the bottom. I tie this pattern unweighted for this purpose. I would guess that between 90 - 95% of the strikes occur when the fly is slowly sinking. It looks like an injured or panic stricken fish that is on its last legs (fins) and it is simply too easy a meal to resist. My best day with this pattern was 84 bass and 9 large bream all on the same fly. It was a bit chewed up and missing an eye, but the fish just couldn't leave it alone. While this is not a belly-up dead fish fly, it does represent a dying fish so it's sorta like what you were asking about.

Jim Smith
James how about posting a picture of this fly