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Ty's Tantilizer
Tied by Skip Smith |
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| Ty's Tantilizer (Sunfish Pattern) Material List and Tying Instructions |
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| Hook: | Mustad 3366 sizes 1/0, 2/0, or Gamakatsu B10S sizes 2/0, 1/0 |
| Thread: | Tail: Gudebrod 6/0 Orange For Hair: GSP Grey or White 10/0 |
| Tail: | Three marabou blood quills (one Flor. Orange, two Flor. Yellow), White rubber legs, root beer crystal flash, flanked by Yellow wide saddle hackles, large Cactus Chenille to cover tie-down of tail material |
| Body: | Dyed coarse whitetail deer body hair (Orange, Flor. Yellow, and Olive) Dyed coarse whitetail deer body hair (Orange, Flor. Yellow, and Olive) |
| Eyes: | Solid Plastic 3mm doll eyes (stems removed) |
| Head: | Gudebrod 6/0 Olive Thread |
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This Fly is a diver pattern and was designed by Tim England, a well-known bass-bug tier from Colorado. I found it in an article by Chris Helm in the Spring 2003 "Flyfishing & Tying Journal". This may be a good fly in Colorado, but I found it to be an excellent fly in Missouri! The magic in this fly is in its' shape. If tied properly it will not flip upside down even when waterlogged. Also the grooves on the top of this fly cause a stream of tiny bubbles behind when retrieved correctly. This fly is a killer on lakes and small ponds. Other color patterns that I find that work well is a bullfrog (green and yellow) and shad (All white with some red crystal flash) If you like tying deer hair bass bugs, you got to try this one. Skip Smith
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