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    Great SM fly

    Last week, I took some #1 offset worm hooks and tied a Spirit River I-Balz (5/32) to the bend under the eye and attached a Slider grub in a Texas fashion. See a pic at http://www.fishin.com/forums2/album....achmentid=3655

    Smallmouth seem to love this set up, and I can quickly vary the color to match the water conditions. The only problem is that I have to cut the fly off and retie it every time a change grubs.

    I've used a similar technique with Aberdeen hooks in sizes 4 and 6 where I put the I-Balz even with or below the hook point. I then trim the underside of the grub with a razor from the 2nd nub back to the tail. This allows the hook point to penetrate the plastic easier with the smaller gap. These work great on trout and panfish.

    I use a Fenwick 756 fiberglass rod with a WF floating line, and these are about as heavy a fly as this combination wants to cast.

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    Thanks to Peter's post, I was able to upload the fly. Here it is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wildirish317 View Post
    Thanks to Peter's post, I was able to upload the fly. Here it is.
    Thanks but the credit goes to Angela who works with me. She wrote up the detailed instructions with the graphics. Thanks Angela!

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