Over the last couple of seasons, many of you have asked us to do a video on the Bart-O Minnow. This is the real deal. Bart stopped by and we finally did it. Enjoy!
Recipe:
Thread: White G.S.P.
Hook: TMC 8089 6 or 10
Tail: Bucktail, Iclandic Sheep
Collar: White Ice Fur
Lateral Line: Peacock herl
Flash: Silver and Pearl Flashabou
Throat: Red rabbit fur
Head: Pearl EP Sparkle brush colored with cool gray prisma marker
Eyes: 5.0 Pearl 3-d molded eyes glued on with Zap-a-Gel
Fishing note: This has been one of our guide’s best patterns for big river Smallmouth. We tie it unweighted to give it a unique suspending action in the water. Big fly big fish. These can be purchased on our smallmouth fly shop at this link.