Backwater Bass Bent Back

October 2008

Tied By Raymond Meneses

 

Hook:

  Stinger 2/0 or bigger

Thread:

  Red or Olive 3/0

Flash:

  Of Choice
Body:
Chartreuse Cactus Chenille

Tail :

  Olive Buck tail and Peacock Hurl

Head:

  Red and Olive Hackle

 Tying instructions:

1)           Prepare the hook by putting in a slight bend about 1/3 from eye. Bend just enough to get the hook to swim point up.

2)           Starting right from within the bend of the hook wrap the cactus chenille forward to the bend and tie off.

3)           Tie in a clump of buck tail on top of the shank at the bend. (hook point up). This must extend beyond the hook and also acts as a weed guard by protecting the hook point.

4)           Tie in some flash above the buck tail. This can be slightly longer than the buck tail..

5)           Top of with 5 or 6 peacock hurls.

6)           Just ahead of the Buck tail tie in a red hackle buy the base, curved side down and wrap forward in tight turns forming a neat collar.

7)           Just in front of the red repeat with an Olive hackle.

8)           Form a neat thread head, whip finish and cement.

 

 

 

Winning Senior Fly Tied by Paul Leisegang

 

 

 

Runner Up Tied by Peter Dippenaar

 

Fishing suggestions:

 

Fish with a floating line parallel to margins. Rest between strips.