Brush Back Baitfish
Hook: Varivas 2600 V size 2/0
Belly: Arctic fox fur and EP fibers
Top: Finnish raccoon
Eyes: 8mm Silver Perfect Pupil
Head: Thin coat of Clear Cure Goo
This was the fly I was trying to tie when I tied the Fox Fur Minnow.
It’s a great imitation of tall, narrow baitfish.
The materials used in this fly give it tons of movement which is rare with flies with this particular profile and it tracks straight which is even rarer.
Very nice! It would be a killer smallmouth fly here!
Gregg
I’ve been wanting to try these out in the local bass ponds, I just need to tie some on hooks that aren’t so expensive.
We crushed smallmouth last season on similar looking ep peanut butter flies.
A peanut butter with more swimming action was what I going for with this fly. I’m going out tomorrow to see how it does on the largemouth. If I do any good I’ll definitely post about it.
cool purple. Marc seems to think that it’s better (or at least interesting) to have a dark downside and a clear upper. A least it makes the fly visible from everywhere, and since those colors are nowhere to be seen underwater except on our flies anyway…
ever tried that ?
Interesting. I’ve always assumed that the black back/ purple belly combo was used because it looked like a silhouette of a baitfish in low light or as viewed against the sun. I need to ask Marc about his thoughts on this.
Thanks.