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Some of you may know I drive a tractor trailer for a living. I'm usually out 2 days at a time & have a 10 hour layover about half way through my route. Since things have slowed down a bit after the Super Bowl, I've been taking a tying kit with me on the road & spending about an hour tying up some flies. The rest of the time I grab something to eat & get some much needed sleep. Here's the results! Hope you like them!

 

Buggers & Clousers, just can't have enough of them!

 

Tied on Daiichi size 1 worm hooks. Cactus chenille bodies.(Hareline brand)

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Daiichi 1710 hooks in size 4, brass bead heads. Electric blue Flashabou in the tails

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The Buggers are tied on Tiemco 3761 in size 2, the Clouser on a VMC 9255 in size 1/0. Holographic silver Estaz Metallique used in the bodies.

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Thanks for the comments! Kirk, I don't tie as fast as I used to, and since I'm tying while sitting in the sleeper berth of my truck, it's not the ideal place for speed anyway! If I can tie 5 or 6 flies like these in an hour, I'm good with that. I'm real happy with the way these turned out, I now have to get out & catch some fish with them!

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birddogs, they'll work for Trout, Redfish & Flounder I'm sure! Maybe add some barbell eyes or other weight to them. Perhaps weed guards too.

 

I primarily tie them for Crappies & Perch and size 2 & 4 work well ( we have both White Perch & Yellow Perch here) and would use them in these sizes for stream Smallmouths, but I've tied similar Buggers up to 2/0 on both saltwater hooks & straight shank worm hooks for LM Bass & occasionally for schoolie size Stripers.

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