Brendan Ruch – a skilled smallmouth guide and owner of Ruch Angling in Pennsylvania will in this video demonstrate his favorite pattern for his bellowed smallmouth bass fishing. The Leggy Hair Day is a combination of several effective patterns and articulated flies like Bad Hair Day, Lucky Boy, reverse hollow tied flies and all build on a Circus Peanut platform. The thoughts behind this fly is tied in a dance style giving the fly a “long-hang-time” before sinking and adding much movement to the fly - giving a fly the smallmouth bass, aswell as many other species cannot resists.
Tail Section
Thread: Yellow.
Shank: 15 mm cut shank.
Tail: MFC marabou, olive barred cream & cream.
Body: Yellow Finesse Chenille.
Legs: Sili Legs in Shrimp Pink.
Front hackle: Yellow Hen saddle.
Middle Section
Thread: Yellow.
Shank 25 mm cut & Ahrex TP610 Trout Predator Streamer #1.
Body: Yellow Finesse Chenille.
Legs: White & Olive barred & Shrimp Pink Sili Legs.
Front “hackle”: White & Cinnamon Craft Fur - reverse tied.
Wire connection: Maxima Chameleon Wire 25 lbs. & Red bead.
Front Section
Thread: Yellow.
Hook: Ahrex TP610 Trout Predator Streamer # 1/0.
Body: Yellow Finesse Chenille.
Legs: Pearly white Sili Legs.
Weight: 6 wraps of lead wire.
Legs: White & Olive barred & Shrimp Pink Sili Legs.
Front “hackle”: White & Cinnamon Craft Fur- reverse tied.
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