Sometimes, down-sizing is the way to go to get skittish bass to hit. I call these little guys Tiny Toads for obvious reasons. I make them out of 1/2" triangler balsa with the slot for the hook cut into one of the “points”. They cast fine with my 3 wt, but you’d better hang on. It’s surprising how many large fish will take a small meal if it looks like easy pickings. Fun to make, fun to fish and effective.
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Jim, what size hook and legs on this Tiny Toad? Did you cup the face?
Thanks in advance,
Dennis
To fish your bugs James, I would have to learn to swim. I could NOT risk loosing one to a snag. They look too much like jewels to me. Now our old hair bugs…that’s another story. 
…lee s.
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Thanks for the kind words, but they are so easy to make, I cast them where the fish are.
I’ve attached a pic-tutorial that might help explain the steps. Feel free to contact me if you have any specific questions.
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Lee,
Thank you for the kind words. That said, they are actually easy to make and don’t take too long so I cast them whereever I think the fish are.
Very creative. Thank you for sharing with us.
That looks very fishy!