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.
- 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