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Bass Bully
How do you tie a Bass Bully?
Bass Bully is a streamer fly pattern for Bass. Find its 8 materials and 16 tying steps below.
The Bass Bully is a streamer fly designed to mimic small baitfish, ideal for targeting bass. It is weighted with dumbbell eyes to sink quickly and is fished with a strip retrieve.
- Difficulty
- 4 of 5
- Target species
- Bass
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At the vise
Materials
- Streamer Hook, Gamakatsu B10S, sizes 2-6
- Thread (140 Denier), Black
- Lead Dumbbell Eyes, Large, Black
- Olive Rabbit Zonker Strip
- Ice Chenille, Olive
- Chenille, Standard, Red
- Black/Olive Barred Rubber Legs
- Chartreuse Craft Fur
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Tying instructions
Place the hook in the vise and attach the thread at the front 1/3 of the hook shank.
Tie in the lead dumbbell eyes on top of the shank using cross wraps.
Continue the thread base to the bend of the hook.
Trim a section of Zonker strip to 1.5 times the shank length and secure it fur side down at the bend.
Tie in Ice Chenille at the base of the tail and wrap the thread forward to the midpoint of the shank.
Wrap the Ice Chenille forward to the midpoint and secure with thread, trimming the excess.
Tie in Red Chenille in front of the Ice Chenille.
Create a small ball of Red Chenille with 3-4 overlapping wraps, secure with thread, and trim excess.
Tie in two rubber legs along the near side of the shank with the rear-facing portions angled up.
Pull the forward-facing leg segments back along the near side of the hook.
Repeat steps 9 and 10 on the opposite side of the hook shank.
Pull all legs back and secure at the base of the tail.
Create a 3-4 inch dubbing loop with Chartreuse Craft Fur.
Wrap the dubbing loop forward and secure with thread at the rear of the hook eye.
Whip finish and apply Flex Seal.
Trim the craft fur to create a conical head.