Brown Boa Bottom Walker

Materials:

• Brass dumbbell eyes - 1/36 ounce
• Realeather craft lace (latigo card, 1/8") - chieftain
• Bernat Boa Yarn - dark mink
• Eagle Claw 249WA-3/0 Weedless Hook
• Coats & Clark Trilobal Polyester Thread (40-wt.) - chona brown
• Bullet Weights Rubber Grip Sinker - 1/16 ounce

The rubber grip sinker is crimped to the hook shank behind the eyes.  A sapphire or emeryl file rounds off any sharp edges on the sinker.

Puffy Paint Bait

Tied this bottom bouncer last night and painted it using Puffy Paint.  It might be displayed in one of my wife's shadow boxes rather than my tackle box.

There's no chance of that happening... ;)

Materials:

• Gamakatsu Weighted Superline EWG Hook 5/0 -1/8 ounce
• Rosey's Powder Coating - olive gray 85% gloss
• Deluxe Craft Fur from Hancock Fabrics - black and sage green
• Sinful Colors Professional Nail Hardener  - clear
• Coats & Clark Trilobal Polyester Embroidery Thread (40-wt.) - olive
• Googly eyes (4mm)
• Nickel dumbbell eyes (1/20 of an ounce)
• Tulip Puffy Fabric Paint - red, black, and neon green
• Tandy Leather Factory Premium Leather Remnant - white

More Weighted EWG Baits

Tied these with thoughts of river bass in my mind.  They are fairly simple to tie.  Painting the leather with glitter is fun.  You can create a simple pattern that may remind you of a plastic worm from yesteryear.

Or, leave it alone and just fish it.  It's likely that the fish won't care. ;)

Materials:

• Tandy Leather Factory Suede Remnant - dark brown
• Coats & Clark Trilobal Polyester Embroidery Thread (40-wt.) - chona brown
• Gamakatsu 3/0 Weighted Superline EWG Hook - 1/16 of an ounce
• Harbor Freight Powder Paint - black and red mixture (1:1 ratio)
• Tulip Glitter Puffy Paint - green and orange

Baitfish

Materials:

• Coats & Clark Extra Strong Nylon Upholstery Thread - black
• Coats Metallic Thread (40-wt.) - silver
• Rosey's Powder Coating - olive gray 85% gloss
• Deluxe Craft Fur from Hancock Fabrics - sage green
• Gamakatsu Weighted Superline EWG Hook 5/0 - 1/8 ounce
• Darice Craft Fur - silver (discontinued)
• Hammered-silver #1 Colorado blade, split ring, and ball-bearing swivel
• Sinful Colors Professional Nail Hardener  - clear
• Spirit River Real-Eyes Plus 3/16" - nickel/pearl

If the hook point should nick the lure's blade while in use, I will reduce the size of its blade and/or split ring.

Spinfly

A bottom bouncer for smallmouth bass.  Cast it with a braided or fused line.

Materials:

• Gamakatsu Weighted Superline EWG Hook 3/0 - 1/16 ounce
• Spirit River Real-Eyes Plus 7/32" Dumbbell Eyes - nickel/yellow
• Harbor Freight Powder Paint Mixture - plum brown (1:1 ratio of red to black)
• Coats & Clark Trilobal Polyester Thread (40-wt.) - chona brown and electric orange
• Darice Craft Fur - brown and orange

More Current Tamers

 Materials:

• Premier Yarns LashMax - caffeine & kryptonite
• Harbor Freight Powder Paint Mixture - black, red, & yellow (2:2:1 ratio)
• Tandy Leather Factory Premium Leather Remnant - brown
• Coats & Clark Trilobal Polyester Thread (40-wt.) - chona brown
• Sinful Colors Professional Nail Hardener (03) - clear
• Northland Gum-Ball Jigs (1/4 ounce) with 1/0 red hooks
• Lion Brand Suede Yarn - coffee

Quarter-Ounce Current Tamer

Materials:

• Premier Yarns LashMax - caffeine & orange fizz
• Harbor Freight Powder Paint Mixture - black, red, & yellow (2:2:1 ratio)
• Tandy Leather Factory Premium Leather Remnant - brown
• Coats & Clark Trilobal Polyester Thread (40-wt.) - chona brown
• Sinful Colors Professional Nail Hardener (03) - clear
• Northland Gum-Ball Jig (1/4 ounce) with 1/0 red hook