Just Saying: I Was Right - Best All Around Panfish Fly

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No doubt in my mind.

Would you swap out the rubber tail for feathers?

[fishinwrench]

Biots maybe.

[DaddyO]

Man one photoshop error... and a guy never hears the end of it. . I really like the fly to. I wonder if I down size it... will it work on trout?

OK. I gotta say, this cracked me up!! I'm still laughing as I type this.

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Biots maybe.

Good call... I'll have to try both. Headed to Meramec Springs in a couple of weeks. Let you know. Although as heavy as it is, it will be perfect for the big holes at Bennett Springs.

[fishinwrench]

I've never had much success with heavily weighted fly's. I prefer to pull it down via weight the leader, but TETO.

[grizzly]

Good call... I'll have to try both. Headed to Meramec Springs in a couple of weeks. Let you know. Although as heavy as it is, it will be perfect for the big holes at Bennett Springs.

I would avoid biots if possible due to durability, lack of movement and lacking ease of use(for some people). You have a nice pattern going here, only thing I would think about is adding rubber legs for an antenna look(might resemble a stonefly of sorts). . .

[Mac's Orphan]

For panfish I use a fly something like a cross between a Wooley Bugger and a Griffith's Gnat.

An 8 - 12 dry fly hook of your choice with nothing but crummy hackle tied on it - no tail, weight or body and any color hackle because bluegill or crappie really don't care as long as it looks "buggy".

Wrap a hackle tight and push it back, wrap another and do the same.

Just keep wrapping hackle on the hook and push it tight towards the back until you need to tie off a head.

It floats very well, but if it sinks, it still works just fine.

Never tried it on smallmouth with a sink tip or sinking line and weighted fly, but I'd bet it would work.

Might need a different hook like a 3906B.

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That sounds like an interesting approach... might have to try that.

For panfish I use a fly something like a cross between a Wooley Bugger and a Griffith's Gnat.

An 8 - 12 dry fly hook of your choice with nothing but crummy hackle tied on it - no tail, weight or body and any color hackle because bluegill or crappie really don't care as long as it looks "buggy".

Wrap a hackle tight and push it back, wrap another and do the same.

Just keep wrapping hackle on the hook and push it tight towards the back until you need to tie off a head.

It floats very well, but if it sinks, it still works just fine.

Never tried it on smallmouth with a sink tip or sinking line and weighted fly, but I'd bet it would work.

Might need a different hook like a 3906B.