Bluegill Slider

Curtis  - September  21, 2015

I'm a sucker for bluegill and crappie flies. And although carp aren't the most popular quarry on my fly rods, I've caught enough of them to know enough to have a good fly selection for them as well.

So the Short Stack Slider is a combination and culmination of a few patterns I've fished for both crappie and carp over the past number of years. One of my favorite crappie patterns is called the "Matacrappie" and consists of a wire body, a throat, legs and barbell eyes for weight.

As it turns out, I also ended up catching good numbers of carp and catfish on the Matacrappie as well. And in terms of Crappie, it did a good job. 

However, there were two things I needed to change on the pattern. First, it needed to sink a bit slower and it also needed to land "butt up" to be a bit more enticing for carp. That's where the the Short Stack slider came about. So give it a try for all sorts of warmwater fish. It's a fun tie and gives you a good exposure to deer hair with a relatively simple stack and trim job.

Material List
  • Hook: Fulling Mill 5045 Jig Force Barbless Hook - 08
  • Thread: Veevus GSP - Black - 100 Denier
  • Eyes: Pseudo Eyes - Red - Small
  • Body: UTC Ultra Wire - Black - Brassie
  • Body: UTC Ultra Wire - Hot Yellow - Brassie
  • Legs: Speckled Centipede Legs - Speckled Yellow - Medium
  • Collar: Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair - Yellow
  • Collar: Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair - Yellow
  • Under Collar: Arizona Diamond Dub - Midnight Fire
Materials & Alternate Materials Listed Below
UTC Ultra Wire
UTC Ultra Wire

UTC Ultra Wire - Brassie Size

$2.49
Fulling Mill 5045 Jig Force Barbless Hook
Fulling Mill 5045 Jig Force Barbless Hook

Fulling Mill 5045 Jig Force Barbless Hook

$13.25
Speckled Centipede Legs
Speckled Centipede Legs
Speckled Centipede Legs

Speckled Centipede Legs

$3.50
Veevus GSP
Veevus GSP

Veevus GSP

$4.99
Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair
Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair
Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair
Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair
Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair

Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair

$4.50
Pseudo Eyes
Pseudo Eyes

Pseudo Eyes

$6.50
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub

MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub

$2.95

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