Foam hair wing bass bug

[flymanaj 0]

[mikechell 0]

Neat looking bug, flymanaj.

Add a few legs in there when you tie in the hair, and in my opinion, it would be perfect. Probably doesn't need legs, but I like the look of them.

[flymanaj 0]

This fly is a first try. Its a product of a late night mixed with a little bourbon. The next version will probably have legs and some Krystal flash in the wing. I like the way they look too!

[FlaFly 0]

We all know that Mike is a leg man.

[mikechell 0]

Not ONLY ... but yeah, of course.

[Philly 0]

Nice. I have an old balsa popper I picked up at flea market similar to it I picked up at a flea market for $1. Painted black. It has a black feather on each side for a wing and a V cut out of the front for the mouth. I've been meaning to make one out of foam. I actually got the body shaped, just haven't gotten around to finishing it.

[add147 0]

Now that is a very COOL looking fly indeed!!!!

[flymanaj 0]

Thanks. I got the idea from the old wood lures with hair wings.

[FlaFly 0]

I've got a few of those old bream bobbers that were shaped like dirigibles (see pic below). More recently they're made of Styrofoam. I've been thinking of cutting one in half, making two pencil-popper type bodies. I would think you could make one of these bass bugs out of one.

[thinkingredneck 0]

I think all top water flies need legs. Great fly!

[flytire 0]

add some appendages and you got yourself a good looking cicada fly pattern

 

add some feathers

 

[Adam Saarinen 0]

First ever rubber legs on flies were from a pair of underpants! I'm sure they have underpants in Dollartree Mike!:-) I also read once that none of the flytying rubberlegs have as good a movement as the rubber strands found in old style underpants!

[FlaFly 0]

especially from a hula dancer's underpants.

[Swamp Fly 0]

especially from a hula dancer's underpants.

When did Hula Dancers start wearing underpants?!!! My world is imploding!

[FlaFly 0]

Well if they did, they'd certainly have great movement!