Tom L Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I've been testing these flies on Lake Geneva. The fly is an evolution of the Stick Minnow that I posted back in Dec of last year. So far, I'd caught smallmouth, largemouth, rockbass, pike, and perch with them. Hook: Gamakatsu SC-15 Size# 2 - 3/0 Thread: Ultra Thread 210 Red (for injury mark) or Mono Thread 0.006 (for no injury mark) Back: Chart, Yellow, Red, Brown, Blue, White, Purple, or Pink Craft Fur Belly: White Craft Fur Tail: 10 strands of Pearl Krystal Flash and Craft Fur (same color as the back) Lateral Lines: 6-10 strands of Flashabou Eyes: 3D Holographic eyes Size 4mm - 7mm iBait Rattle & Depth Charger This is the Rattle and Depth Charger version of the iBait. Both start out and finish similarly. The tying process of these versions is the same as the regular version. Just the hook and starting out are different. iBait Floating is coming...... The floating minnow version is coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonn Graham Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 What hook are you using? Are you weighting some or all of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mike G Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Great news for Distinctive Fabrics. I am curious whether these are floaters too. I would make them and dip the head in Softex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve S. Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Reminds me of Clouser's Floating Minnow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Look great, I've yet to play with your craft fur bullet heads. Would it be possible to use a smallish barbell eye tied in Clouser style and yet create a bullet head over and around the weight so as to keep hook riding up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikea Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Baitfish are awesome, nice mess of flys Tom. I've never used that style, how do you fish it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 What hook are you using? Are you weighting some or all of them? I've been using Daii Chi 2546 and Dai Riki 930 in size 4, 2, 1/0, and 2/0. These are stainless steel saltwater hooks. Most of the flies are not weighted, only a few are. These are very light and slow sinking flies. To get them deep, I've been using sinktip and fulll sink lines. Great news for Distinctive Fabrics. I am curious whether these are floaters too. I would make them and dip the head in Softex. I'd stuffed ear plug foam inside the head, but eventually they'd sink Initially, I coated the head with Loon's Hard Head Clear and used a rotating wheel to dry them. It took several days to finish a fly, because I had to coat them 3-4 times to get the thickness I wanted. Now, I'm doing CCG. Would it be possible to use a smallish barbell eye tied in Clouser style and yet create a bullet head over and around the weight so as to keep hook riding up? I've not yet to try the Clouser style dumbbell eyes on these, but I had experimented with jig hooks (60 or 90 degrees). To make the fly rides hook-point-up, I stacked the lead wire on the back of the hook, this way: I also had substituted craftfur with marabou, and the result was as effective but not as durable. Baitfish are awesome, nice mess of flys Tom. I've never used that style, how do you fish it? I've been using sink tip line (type 4) and full sink line (type 6) to get the fly down in 10-25 fow. Cast it out, count down, and strip. Rapid strips of 10"-15" work best. Strip, pause, strip-strip-strip, pause. Once I feel a bump, I strip faster until a feel a weight before lifting the rod tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim A Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Nice flies, Tom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Just added the recipe and SBS in the original post above for those interested in how the iBait was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I've been testing these flies on Lake Geneva. The fly is an evolution of the Stick Minnow that I posted back in Dec of last year. So far, I'd caught smallmouth, largemouth, rockbass, pike, and perch with them. iBait1.jpgiBait2.jpgiBait3.jpgiBait4.jpg Hook: Gamakatsu SC-15 Size# 2 - 3/0 Thread: Ultra Thread 210 Red (for injury mark) or Mono Thread 0.006 (for no injury mark) Back: Chart, Yellow, Red, Brown, Blue, White, Purple, or Pink Craft Fur Belly: White Craft Fur Tail: 10 strands of Pearl Krystal Flash and Craft Fur (same color as the back) Lateral Lines: 6-10 strands of Flashabou Eyes: 3D Holographic eyes Size 4mm - 7mm .Step01-iBait.jpg.Step02-iBait.jpg.Step03-iBait.jpg.Step04 - iBait.jpg.Step05 - iBait.jpg.Step06 - iBait.jpg.Step07 - iBait.jpg.Step08 - iBait.jpg.Step09 - iBait.jpg.Step10 - iBait.jpg.Step11 - iBait.jpg.Step12 - iBait.jpg Depth Charger and Rattle versions are coming............ The new instructions are great Tom. The text on the picture makes it extremely easy to follow. Just two tiny questions. Did we ever decide if these float or sink? Are at least some of these made with Distinctive Sparkle fur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted July 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Just two tiny questions. Did we ever decide if these float or sink? Are at least some of these made with Distinctive Sparkle fur? The fly is very slow sinking, almost like a suspending senko worm. You can wrap leadwire around the hook shank to make them sink faster. I also have a version for floating and a version for deep sinking. The deep sinking version use a 60 degree jig hook. I'll post them later. Yes, some of the flies are made of Distinctive Sparkle fur. Not sure you're aware that the Distinctive fur is slightly shorter (about 1" shorter) and slippier than the Hareline or Rainy's Craft fur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted July 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Just added the iBait Rattle and iBait Depth Charger in the original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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