A simple hollow tied baitfish pattern
Jari Koski
Tube fly
Medium
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smallmouth bass
striped bass
Tube | 3 mm plastic tube with a soft silicone sleeve to hold hook. Choose a clear or a colored tube and silicone to match. |
Thread | Veevus 8/0, white |
Supporting hair | White bucktail |
Supporting tube | Expando, medium braided tube, white, 10 - 12 mm or 3/8 - 1/2 inch diameter |
Main body, top | Silver Gliss'n'Glint, white CSF synthetic bucktail and silver Sybai SW Angel hair |
Main body, bottom | Gray and olive CSF synthetic bucktail, silver Gliss'n'Glint and silver SW Angel Hair |
Front body and head, top | Olive Snow Runner |
Front body and head, bottom | Translucent white craft fur from Sybai |
Eyes | Stick on 3D eyes, silver, 8mm |
LCR | Deer Creek hard or flexible |
Hook | Short shank, large gape hook to suite the size of the fly. Stinger hooks work well. |