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. |
