Here's a couple that I like.
This first one maybe Allan remembers or... maybe not. It was from 2003. But the last guy to show (Shawn Rhoderick) caught about a dozen crappies on about 2 dozen casts. He was using a "marabugger" of his own creation. Simple as all get-out to tie. Needless to say, we all went in to the garage and tied a few of them. Hook: Mustad 3906B or equivalent Thread: Chartreuse Eyes: Bead chain Tail and body: Chartreuse Marabou Rib: Silver mylar tinsel Tie bead chain eyes on near front of hook. Take thread to rear. Take one marabou plume. Pull the ends together and tie on as a tail, approximately the length of the hook shank. Hold butt end of plume towards rear and tie in a short piece of mylar tinsel. Take thread forward. Twist marabou plume into a "rope" and wrap the body. Tie off the plume and cut off excess. Wind the rib up to the thread and tie off, clip excess. Wrap a thread head and whip finish. Takes a good two or three minutes per fly (my kind of fly). We're now calling it the "Shawn-bugger". Allan -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN Dick's Dandy: (Dick Strock) #8 3XL streamer hook Tail Red hackle tail 3/8" long. body 9 strands of peacock herl spun into a chenille. beard red hackle tied down. wing White over black bucktail (Sparse) Do not let the wing extend past the bend of the hook more than 1/8"or the fly will foul. This fly MUST be fished with a sinking tip line. Adding split shot ruins the action of the fly. Use short and long strips with long pauses. The fish will most offen take on the pause. The fly will suspend if tied correctly. It's a simple fly to tie but very effective.
