Getting ready for Summer Bass

[JakesLeakyWaders]

Lots of shaping, sanding, painting, applying finish, threading legs and tying in marabou, deer hair and saddle hackles.

 

[jifigz]

Nice. Nothing beats bass crushing a topwater bug. The basic foam gurgler still gets my vote as best.

 

[Fly-Swatter]

+1

 

[acesedgley]

NJ Troutbum's deer hair patterns are simple and effective on LMB as well.
Nice job on the poppers.
I have the biggest problem with pulling legs through the bodies. Looks like you have that down.

 

[Hooligan]

Polar white Sparkle minnows and Todd's Wiggle minnow are my two go-to patterns. If they're not hitting one of them, they probably aren't hungry/aggressive.

 

[JakesLeakyWaders]

@ acesedgley

I tried different size needles to thread the legs. I use a pair of pliers to carefully thread the needle through, plus I wiggle it around to loosen the hole a bit. Then I carefully pull on the legs till the short ends come through. Then cut to length.

 

[Jimbot]

Well done